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Photo by UN Human Rights Council on September 04, 2025. May be an image. Read more: A protocol to the @unitednations Convention on the Rights of the Child explicitly recognizing …Continue Reading

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel … Read more: US imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe | ReutersContinue Reading

Held regularly since 2008, the UN's Human Rights Council conducts a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of each member state every four and a half years. Read more: Immigration advocates denounce U.S. government's refusal to participate in UN review processContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) from the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF). The IFJ condemns the ongoing targeting … Read more: Myanmar: Global unions call for removal of junta-aligned human rights commission – IFJContinue Reading

“What we're seeing is an aggressive attempt to dismantle our fundamental civil and human rights by using Mavalwalla II as a test case for what they'd … Read more: Arrest of War Veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II Is an Attack on the Right to DissentContinue Reading

Litigation risk is increasing — Companies are facing growing litigation risk from both greenwashing claims and climate-related human rights cases, and … Read more: Supply chain risk: New developments in corporate human rights responsibilityContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine took part in a summer university program in the city of Lviv to discuss human rights, … Read more: In times of war, Ukraine university students discuss human rights and accountability – ohchrContinue Reading

As climate litigation spreads across Europe, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") is increasingly asked to evaluate whether insufficient. Read more: Climate Inaction and Human Rights: The ECtHR's Cautious Approach in De Conto and … – JD SupraContinue Reading

Responding to the US government's decision to impose sanctions against Palestinian NGOs, al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the … Read more: Israel/ OPT: US sanctions against Palestinian NGOs a blatant attack on human rightsContinue Reading

… human rights violations against Palestinians. Such obligations extend to any companies facilitating human rights violations in any country. The … Read more: PSC Campaign: Local Government Pension Scheme Divestment – DPG LawContinue Reading

Al-Haq, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan targeted for engaging with ICC, state department says. Read more: US sanctions Palestinian rights groups for supporting ICC Israel probe – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Barbara Bedont, the executive director of Defend the Movement Quebec, and Samir Freij, a Canadian citizen from Palestine, hold a news conference … Read more: Human Rights Lawyer and Palestinian-Canadian Hold a News Conference – CPACContinue Reading

Discover why Regent University ranks among the best law schools, earning #1 honors in Human Rights Law and national recognition in advocacy. Read more: Regent Law Rated #1 in America for Human RightsContinue Reading

PALESTINIAN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (Arabic: المركز الفلسطيني لحقوق الإنسان), Gaza City, Gaza; Organization Established Date 1995; Target Type … Read more: International Criminal Court-related Designations; Counter Narcotics and Counter Terrorism …Continue Reading