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… human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, is a direct attack on the UN human rights system. ARTICLE 19 stands in solidarity … Read more: UN: US sanctions on Special Rapporteur an assault on human rights – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading

As Project Manager of the Human Rights Center ZMINA and associate professor of criminal procedure at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, … Read more: Preventing Torture in War: Insights from Ukrainian Human Rights DefenderContinue Reading

Holland Marshall's application to force Sudbury to provide 24/7 downtown washrooms for homeless individuals was dismissed by Ontario's Human … Read more: Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal dismisses appeal for washrooms for homeless – YouTubeContinue Reading

The 2025 Dialogue Series focuses on the Human Rights Economy (HRE), a framework that places people and the environment at the centre of economic, … Read more: The Hernán Santa Cruz Dialogues: 2025 | OHCHRContinue Reading

Brussels – The European Union has imposed new sanctions against Iran for continued violations of human rights. The restrictive measures target … Read more: Human rights, EU sanctions Iran for transnational repression of dissidents – EunewsContinue Reading

All three members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating human rights violations in Israel and the occupied … Read more: UN Commission Investigating Human Rights Violations Resigns | – IMEMC NewsContinue Reading

Alert! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding is a yearbook providing an analysis of the state of the world in terms of conflict and … Read more: Alert 2025! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding – World – ReliefWebContinue Reading

… human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Belarus. Paris-Geneva … The severe repression against Human Right Center Viasna -one of the leading … Read more: Belarus: Four years of arbitrary detention – crackdown on Viasna members must end – FIDHContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council. The letters surfaced on Monday. Pillay, 83, the commission's chair, said she was resigning “owing to age, medical issues and … Read more: Three members of UN commission investigating Israel resign amid Trump crackdownContinue Reading

Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments' human rights obligations. Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural … Read more: Database of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies' Statements on TaxationContinue Reading

Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. Read more: Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

UN Watch urged the UN Human Rights Council not to replace the three commissioners, but to terminate the COI altogether. “Replacing one biased trio … Read more: UN Watch Hails Resignation of Entire UN's Anti-Israel Inquiry: “This is All Due to U.S. …Continue Reading

Three members of a UN commission charged with investigating human rights abuses in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory have quit. The … Read more: LIVE: Hamas says 'war of attrition' in Gaza as more Israeli soldiers killed – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer. Read more: Hermandorfer Confirmation Threatens Our Rights and DemocracyContinue Reading