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He made the remarks at an event titled "Human Rights and Chinese Modernization" on Wednesday in Geneva. Zhu Hongli, deputy secretary general of The … Read more: Global experts applaud China's achievements in human rights protection – XinhuaContinue Reading

Human rights are an important part of our lives. In fact, they are so much a part of everyday living that we can often take them for granted. Read more: How young people can get involved in human rightsContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group examined the human rights record of China, one of the 14 states … Read more: UN Human Rights Council examines peer review of China human rights record – JURISTContinue Reading

Big Issue readers react to articles on human rights, the future of energy and the leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party gets in touch. Read more: Letters: The UK was known for championing human rights – until Rishi Sunak's governmentContinue Reading

They criticize the current draft for containing broad criminal provisions, weak human rights safeguards and excessive cross-border information sharing … Read more: HRW raises concerns about draft cybercrime treaty over possible human rights violationsContinue Reading

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused death and destruction and plunged human rights in Russia to dangerous post-Soviet lows. Read more: Human Rights In Russia Plummet To Post-Soviet Low – ForbesContinue Reading

In their reports, the two human rights organizations call for an end to the expansion of the petrochemical industry in these “sacrifice zones” and for … Read more: United States: Lives Devastated and Human Rights Sacrificed by Fossil Fuel-related …Continue Reading

Hong Kong's top court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of activist and human rights lawyer Chow Hang Tung of inciting others to join an … Read more: Hong Kong's top court overturns acquittal of human rights lawyer | ReutersContinue Reading

A five-member delegation from Russia headed by Mr Ilya Chechelnitskii, the first deputy head of staff of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the … Read more: Harare, Moscow in human rights deal – The HeraldContinue Reading

She commended China for ratifying several human rights treaties since the last UPR in 2018. "We appreciate the (Chinese) government contribution in … Read more: Nation's human rights progress praised – World – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

O'Flaherty, a leading international human rights solicitor, previously served as Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights between … Read more: Irishman Michael O'Flaherty elected as Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human RightsContinue Reading

At a meeting on Tuesday of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the SAR's justice secretary, Cheong Weng Chon, highlighted … Read more: Macao defends its human rights recordContinue Reading

The 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, held in Geneva, Switzerland from November 26-29, 2023, brought together a diverse and … Read more: Business and Human Rights – UM Today – University of ManitobaContinue Reading

The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial non-judicial institution that was established to promote the awareness of and … Read more: Professor Michael O'Flaherty elected Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of EuropeContinue Reading