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The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. Read more: UN Human Rights Council calls for aviation fuel embargo against Myanmar – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

The draft resolution on the Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure … Read more: India abstains on UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in GazaContinue Reading

India on Friday opted to abstain from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Read more: India Abstains From UN Human Rights Council Resolution On Gaza Ceasefire | PragativadiContinue Reading

Its deputy Asia director Phil Robertson said instead of listening to the recommendations and fixing the problems identified by the global human rights … Read more: Human Rights Watch defends report on torture and deaths in immigration detention centresContinue Reading

Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Fair Housing Commission (WJXT, Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.). Read more: Jacksonville Human Rights Commission hosts fair housing expo, educates about affordable housingContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a decision on remote participation modalities for its hybrid meetings, appointed 14 Special … Read more: Human Rights Council Adopts Decision on Remote Participation Modalities for Hybrid … – ohchrContinue Reading

Our statements and positions underscored the U.S. commitment to promoting the universality of human rights, including by addressing discrimination, … Read more: Outcomes of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council – State DepartmentContinue Reading

A Tajik migrant living in Moscow, who asked not to be quoted by name for her safety, told Human Rights Watch she feared going outside, having already … Read more: Russia: In Wake of Concert Attack, Central Asians at Risk | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Across the world, intersex people suffer multiple human rights violations during their lives. In a vote human rights activists celebrated as … Read more: A “big victory” for intersex people and their rights | OHCHRContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights will deliver rulings in the cases of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland; Carême v. Read more: Environment and human rights: ECHR judgments – Portal – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

Congress should pass the Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act, reintroduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs … Read more: Congress Should Pass Legislation Strengthening Human Rights Safeguards on Arms …Continue Reading

The UN's top human rights body has called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel, in a resolution on Friday to help… Read more: UN Human Rights Council votes for end to Israeli weapons exports | The NationalContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution Thursday on Combating Discrimination, Violence, and Harmful Practices against Intersex Persons who … Read more: UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution to combat discrimination against intersex personsContinue Reading

A session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 20. Photo: Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images. The UN Human Rights Council on … Read more: UN Human Rights Council calls for halt of arms transfers to Israel – AxiosContinue Reading