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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, should provide a public update of measures taken by the Chinese government and by his … Read more: China: UN should act on crimes against humanity | ISHRContinue Reading

The report details numerous human rights abuses and systemic issues plaguing the country. The report highlights that Iranian authorities continue to … Read more: Iran News: UN Report Condemns Regime's Human Rights Violations – NCRIContinue Reading

And of course, some governments have little or no interest in protecting human rights in practice, no matter what agreements they've officially (and … Read more: U.N. Panel Shows Why Civil Society is Vital to Human Rights on the InternetContinue Reading

Caritas Internationalis · 56th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council · 18 June – 12 July 2024 · Agenda Item 2: Interactive dialogue on oral update … Read more: Advocating for Sudan: Joint Efforts by CI, WCC, and JRS at the 56th Human Rights Council SessionContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said measures enforced by Argentine President Javier Milei are detrimental to human … Read more: UN rights office: Milei's measures undermine human rights – Buenos Aires HeraldContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 'HRC Equidade BR: Global Workplace Equality Program' is the leading benchmarking survey and report … Read more: Record Number of Companies Participate in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's …Continue Reading

(OSV News) — Catholic Church representatives have welcomed a ruling by Europe's top human rights court that countries have no obligation to allow … Read more: European church leaders welcome assisted-suicide ruling, but worry it will be human right in futureContinue Reading

Human rights groups say the United Nations should act and provide updates on human rights violations against Uyghurs. Read more: Human rights groups call for UN update, action on China's Xinjiang – VOAContinue Reading

Liberty, Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Watch, Freedom From Torture and Inclusion London, addressed journalists in Westminster this … Read more: Election 2024: Leading human rights organisations call for greater scrutiny … – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

UN Document in English on Iran (Islamic Republic of) about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 19 Jun 2024 by UN HRC. Read more: Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran – Report of the Secretary-General (A …Continue Reading

Directors from leading human rights groups have come together to call for greater scrutiny of human rights policy ahead of polling day on 4 July. Read more: World watching election to see if UK abandons rights-based order – human rights groupsContinue Reading

Forget having a women's cricket team or infrastructure, Afghanistan is denying basic human rights like access to education and healthcare to the women … Read more: Human rights question hangs over success story of Afghanistan's men | ESPNcricinfoContinue Reading

Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem and Israel. 19 June 2024. Read more: Human Rights Watch Statement at the 56th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario's (HRTO) denial of reconsideration for fifteen discrimination … Read more: Ont. Superior Court upholds Human Rights Tribunal's denial of reconsideration in discrimination caseContinue Reading