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a guardian of our social rights. Tweets by @CoESocialRights. Department of Social Rights. Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law Council … Read more: The decision on the merits in European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Netherlands …Continue Reading

Through initiatives focusing in areas like atrocity crimes, dignity rights, human trafficking, and labor rights, CHR operates on a global scale. Read more: Michael Newton Appointed as a Member of the ABA's Center for Human Rights Advisory CouncilContinue Reading

No progress has been made in sending a U.N. human rights mission to Indonesia's Papuan provinces despite the appointment of Fiji and Papua New … Read more: Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia's Papuan provinces – Benar NewsContinue Reading

Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, examined the “atrocities” of the Iranian regime against Iranian … Read more: UN Special Rapporteur Discusses Human Rights “Atrocities” of Iran's Regime – Iran FocusContinue Reading

… human rights in North Korea as 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of publishing the report titled "Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights … Read more: Session 3 | On North Korean Human Rights in the UN Mechanism – YouTubeContinue Reading

The World Council of Churches (WCC) extended congratulations to Claudio González Urbina, who received the Chilean National Institute of Human Rights … Read more: WCC congratulates Claudio González Urbina for human rights awardContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in advance of their decision, arguing that the exclusion of same-sex couples was … Read more: South Korea's Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Same-Sex PartnersContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed Mai Sato, a Japanese lawyer and human rights defender, as its new Special Rapporte … Read more: UN Names Japanese Lawyer as Iran's Human Rights RapporteurContinue Reading

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and forty-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports … Read more: Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-First Session after Adopting … – ohchrContinue Reading

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to … Read more: Russia: Journalists Gershkovich and Kurmasheva's sham trials and imprisonment a chilling … – ohchrContinue Reading

'Human rights organisations, activists and defenders only exist to ensure that all persons can live with dignity,' says Oscar Calles. Read more: Human rights defender's story: Óscar Calles, from Venezuela | ISHRContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 23, 2024: Omid Assadi who is on death row after unintentionally killing a man in a car accident, is scheduled to … Read more: Omid Assadi at Risk of Execution in Karaj due to High Diya – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

'Equality, anti-racism and human rights': Sinn Féin launches international protection policy. Sinn Féin have launched an eight-page immigration … Read more: 'Equality, anti-racism and human rights': Sinn Féin launches international protection policyContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations to … Read more: The Leadership Conference Statement on the Killing of Sonya MasseyContinue Reading