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During the review, the Mauritian delegation highlighted that Mauritius is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights as … Read more: Mauritius UPR: Expand the mandate of the National Human Rights Commission | ISHRContinue Reading

Amnesty International reports that the growing incursion of technology into more areas of public life has troubling implications impacting women … Read more: Briefing: Gender and Human Rights in the Digital Age | Amnesty International USAContinue Reading

The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says his office is following up on reports of a mass grave discovered near … Read more: VOA 60: UN human rights chief investigates report of mass grave near Libya-Tunisia border …Continue Reading

Prize winners will get a paid trip to Strasbourg and their entries will be exhibited at the Council of Europe's headquarters. The photos and videos … Read more: Two more weeks to enter the Council of Europe´s photo and video competition for young Europeans!Continue Reading

In 2018 the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Egypt's “crackdown against civil society organisations, human rights defenders, … Read more: Amnesty International urges Egypt to lift travel bans imposed on humans rights lawyersContinue Reading

Manama, July 9 (BNA): Mohammed Khalid Al Hazza, the Acting Attorney-General, Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Chief, met with Mazen Shaqoura, … Read more: SIU Chief meets High Commissioner for Human Rights MENA representativeContinue Reading

Geneva – July 9, 2024. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States have underlined the critical importance of technical cooperation and … Read more: GCC Underlines Importance of Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building in Human Rights FieldContinue Reading

Sarajevo, July 9, 2024. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, … Read more: Minister of State for International Cooperation Meets Minister of Human Rights and …Continue Reading

The senior government lawyer now advising Sir Keir Starmer made his career pushing legal boundaries and holding companies and states to account in … Read more: Human rights lawyer, Israel critic: Meet England's new attorney-general – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Media freedom, human rights and journalists' groups urge European governments and policy makers to ensure media freedoms and fundamental rights … Read more: EU must do more to prioritise protecting media freedom and human rights in Türkiye – IFEXContinue Reading

News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 9 Jul 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory – Ramallah, 9 July 2024: Gaza City [EN/AR]Continue Reading

Critics warn the changes could worsen the statelessness problem for those with genuine ties to Malaysia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more: Malaysia's human rights commission to seek royal support to block citizenship law changesContinue Reading

In too many corners of the world people lose lives and homes, face injustice and inequality. Suffering can stop and sustainable peace can be achieved … Read more: Human rights as a tool for crisis prevention and early warning | Press Releases | AsiaContinue Reading

Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in Mandalay Region, Tanintharyi Region, Rakhine State, and Shan State from July 1st to 7th. Read more: Human Rights Situation weekly update (July 1 to 7, 2024) [EN/MY] – Myanmar | ReliefWebContinue Reading