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… Human Rights' Premises. The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General … Read more: Deeply Concerned about UN Personnel Detained in Yemen by Houthis, Secretary-General …Continue Reading

The Human Rights Commission and the IHC have both been granted leave to make submissions to the Supreme Court as interveners to discuss the wider … Read more: Mother of intellectually disabled, autistic man detained for 18 years to argue breach of … – RNZContinue Reading

Chevron and Israel: Profits Above Human Rights … Over the next decades, Chevron is expected to remain the top extractor of Israel's offshore gas.3 … Read more: Chevron and Israel: Profits Above Human Rights – Oil Change InternationalContinue Reading

Political prisoners are being brutally repressed in the women's ward of Iran's Evin Prison. As human rights activists, we stand in solidarity with the … Read more: Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against …Continue Reading

The SA Human Rights Commission (HRC) does not have the power to make “binding” directives against alleged violators of basic rights, … Read more: Appeal court sets out limits on Human Rights Commission's powers – BusinessLIVEContinue Reading

… human rights. "We're going to make our voices heard," said Liano Sharon, a Jewish business consultant and delegate who signed an alternative … Read more: Pro-Palestinian delegates to Democratic convention to push for Israel arms embargoContinue Reading

KARACHI: Rights activists, legal experts and teachers have said that salary is a fundamental human right and there … Read more: Withholding salary is violation of human rights, seminar told – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

… human rights violations, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Australia signed the ATT at New York on 3 June 2013 and … Read more: Governments' brazen flouting of Arms Trade Treaty rules leading to devastating loss of lifeContinue Reading

… humanity, war crimes or if it could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights or humanitarian law. Read more: Global: Governments' brazen flouting of Arms Trade Treaty rules leading to devastating loss of lifeContinue Reading

Harrow School's decision to open a new campus in China amid concerns over tough new education laws is “profoundly galling”, a human rights … Read more: Human rights activists rage over Harrow's China campus – The TimesContinue Reading

Under the patronage and attendance of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein, the Human Rights Department organized an … Read more: Under Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Patronage the Foreign Ministry …Continue Reading

Inequality and human rights ↘ Solutions and reform ↘. Ending special tax treatment afforded to superrich can cover estimated climate finance … Read more: Countries can raise trillion by copying spain's wealth tax, study findsContinue Reading

The newly appointed Chief Human Rights Commissioner says he's committed to continuing the commission's work protecting the rights of trans people, … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow defends appointment after 'trans agenda' commentContinue Reading

It also flies in the face of Bulgaria's constitutional guarantees and international human rights treaty commitments to ensure equality, non- … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Anti-LGBT Legislative …Continue Reading