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The Nigerian government has clarified that Nigeria was not a candidate in the 2024 cycle of UN Human Rights Council Elections, refuting claims … Read more: Nigeria Clarifies Non-Candidacy In UN Human Rights Council PollsContinue Reading

… human rights laws. And this, whatever is said by critics on Right and Left, must mean leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. Some try to … Read more: When we cannot even expel foreign criminals, it's time to leave the ECHR – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman urged international organisations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were … Read more: Ukraine's human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of POWs – Daily PioneerContinue Reading

Thailand has vowed to promote collaborative work among human rights academics and work with civil society organisations during its three-year term … Read more: Vow to promote human rights for UNHRC term – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

A European human rights organization has just illustrated the impact of the presence of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) at the … Read more: Stockholm Center For Freedom Highlights Archons' OSCE Warning About Turkish and …Continue Reading

Dr. Anna von Rebay, founder of Ocean Vision Legal, brought a human rights perspective to the conversation. She argued that whaling undermines the … Read more: Uniting to End Whaling in Europe: A Recap – Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyContinue Reading

The new school, run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is among hundreds of similar residential schools that have been established across Tibet by … Read more: Human rights take a new hit in Xi Jinping's Tibet – The Sunday Guardian LiveContinue Reading

Human rights conventions are international treaties that create legally binding obligations for state parties. Referred to, interchangeably, as treaty … Read more: Human Rights Conventions 1. Introduction – Brunel University Research ArchiveContinue Reading

Five African countries including Benin, Congo DRC, Gambia, Ethiopia, and Kenya have been voted in as new members of the United Nations Human Rights Read more: UN Human Rights Council snubs Nigeria, votes in Kenya, Benin, othersContinue Reading

Results from the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment will be publicly released next month. abc.net.au/news/human-rights-abuses-found-at-rio-tinto/ … Read more: Landmark report uncovers human rights abuses at Rio Tinto gold mine in BougainvilleContinue Reading

He also affirmed his backing for all national and community initiatives that contribute to promoting human rights and guaranteeing civil and political … Read more: Sheikh Fahad Yousef tours Central Prison, highlights human rights efforts | arabtimesContinue Reading

TEHRAN – The Iranian representative at the UN High Council for Human Rights has described Israel's airstrike on the Iranian Red Crescent's … Read more: Iran's human rights chief decries Israeli airstrike on Syrian hospital as war crimeContinue Reading

India News: Pakistani police filed a case against human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch, accusing her of aiding separatist groups in Balochistan … Read more: Baloch human rights activist charged with terrorism – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council has failed to adequately address the escalating human rights crisis in Afghanistan, according to the … Read more: Rights group criticizes UN Human Rights Council's response to Afghanistan crisis – Amu TVContinue Reading