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The U.N. says 1.7 million of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are currently displaced. To discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and other … Read more: UN's top human rights official discusses humanitarian crisis in Gaza – YouTubeContinue Reading

During the fourth round of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) conducted here by the UN Human Rights Council, Chen Xu, head of the Chinese delegation for … Read more: China announces 30 new measures for human rights promotion at UN UPR session-XinhuaContinue Reading

A new narrative is emerging in Rwanda thanks to the work of Ladislas Yassin Nkundabanyanga and Youth for Human Rights – Read more: An Educator Champions Youth for Human Rights to Build Peace and Ensure a Decent Life …Continue Reading

Working towards peaceful transition in Iran. by documenting human rights abuses and … Read more: Abdorrahman Boroumand CenterContinue Reading

B.C. Supreme Court has overturned a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision awarding $150,000 to an Indigenous mother whose children were taken away. Read more: BC court overturns Indigenous mom's 0K human rights decision – Squamish ChiefContinue Reading

Tibetan and Uyghur activists protest outside of the United Nations Offices at Geneva during the review of China's rights record by the UN Human Rights … Read more: China tried, but failed, to prevent UN scrutiny of its human rights violations – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

The UK government must decide if it wants to risk undermining the robust system of human rights protections. Read more: What is rule 39? UK government tells civil servants to ignore European court of human rights …Continue Reading

Inquiry to review restrictions on media during April 2023 Downtown Eastside decampment. Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner has … Read more: Human Right Commissioner launches inquiry to shed light on exclusion zones and press …Continue Reading

In February 2023, Human Rights Watch published a report documenting the unlawful detention of Trinidadian nationals in life-threatening conditions in … Read more: Trinidad and Tobago: Secure Return of Trinidadians Held in Syria – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The new human rights-based approach launched today by the Mental Health Commission and the World Health Organisation covers everything from lack … Read more: New human rights model for mental health treatment aims to reduce use of physical restraintContinue Reading

The vast inconsistency between the People's Republic of China's (PRC) official participation at United Nations human rights reviews and its actual … Read more: The PRC's Universal Periodic Review and the Real State of Human Rights in ChinaContinue Reading

On one side was a group of mostly Western countries that roundly lambasted Beijing's “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang and Tibet, and … Read more: China's United Nations human rights review puts global divide on displayContinue Reading

Colombian human rights activist Yessika Hoyos, Jan. 22, 2024. | Photo: X/ @Ccajar. Previous; Next. Published 23 January 2024 … Read more: Colombian Human Rights Lawyers Receive Death Threats | News – teleSUR EnglishContinue Reading

Chen Xu, head of the Chinese mission to the United Nations in Geneva, right, gestures prior to the review of China's rights record by the U.N. Human … Read more: China Human Rights Record Comes Under UN Scrutiny – VOA NewsContinue Reading