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Social Responsibility: The ISP integrates ISO26000:2010, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and OECD guidelines into a … Read more: IATA Launches the Integrated Sustainability ProgramContinue Reading

… Human Rights (UNGPs). Share. Article. 20 Oct 2025. Author: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and Lawyers for Human Rights. Day 1: Monday 20 … Read more: Day 1: Monday 20 October – Business & Human Rights Resource CentreContinue Reading

For instance, while in human rights law the notion of and need for individual claims is self-evident, other fields of international law—such as the … Read more: A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War?Continue Reading

Refugee decisions often depend on complex, personal narratives and require compassion, not just computation. Technology and human rights. Refugee … Read more: 2025: The human at the heart of digital justice – University of Wollongong – UOWContinue Reading

The presence of a missile found at an Aboriginal heritage site adversely impacted the human rights of traditional owners, a four-year investigation … Read more: Weapons maker Saab 'directly linked' to human rights harm over missile at Lake HartContinue Reading

2025 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcos Orellana, U.N. special rapporteur on toxics and human rights: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "I have written a letter to … Read more: UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights …Continue Reading

Amnesty international has raised concern over the state of human rights in Tanzania, following what it terms as a widespread violation of human … Read more: Amnesty International raises alarm over human rights violation in Tanzania ahead of general electionContinue Reading

Human rights advocate and former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness highlights the difficulty of retrieving the bodies of slain captives in Gaza … Read more: Live: Israel kills 97 Palestinians in Gaza since start of ceasefire – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Overall, the LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 is a reaffirmation of the EU's aspiration to be a global human rights leader. It sends a clear … Read more: EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

UN-appointed human rights experts have described the US strikes as "extrajudicial executions". The escalation between Trump and Petro comes on the … Read more: Trump ends aid to to Colombia, calls country's leader a 'drug leader' – BBCContinue Reading

Tanzania continues to face a deepening human rights crisis ahead of its October 2025 general elections. Despite findings and recommendations … Read more: TANZANIA: UNOPPOSED, UNCHECKED, UNJUST “WAVE OF TERROR” SWEEPS …Continue Reading

We write to express our deep appreciation to you for meeting with our group of international human rights organizations during the U.N. General … Read more: Letter to Chief Adviser Yunus: Follow-up on Human Rights CSO Meeting during UNGA 2025Continue Reading

In the narrow window prior to the 2026 elections, we urge you to expand human rights protections and ensure Bangladesh has the strong institutions … Read more: Joint Letter to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and human rights defenders … Read more: Tanzania: Authorities instil climate of fear and step up repression ahead of general electionsContinue Reading