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A vote by ministers of the 27 EU member states today to pass a law requiring big businesses to identify and address negative human rights and … Read more: Europe: New EU Due Diligence Law Governing Big Business Is a Groundbreaking Advance …Continue Reading

… human rights. Once in office, he devalued the peso, advanced an economic austerity plan, and tried to overhaul or change a long list of laws. Six … Read more: Argentina: Democracy and Human Rights Under President Javier Milei – WOLAContinue Reading

France advocates for the repeal of all legal provisions that criminalize homosexuality and transidentity. It does this in the name of human rights, … Read more: French action for LGBT+ rights – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – France DiplomatieContinue Reading

On 7-10 May, next steps were made in implementing the Action Plan on re-organisation of the offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate … Read more: Progress in Action: Advancing the Maltese Justice System – Human Rights National ImplementationContinue Reading

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell. Location. Geneva. We are receiving frightening and disturbing reports … Read more: Myanmar: Growing human rights crisis in Rakhine state | OHCHRContinue Reading

On 17 May 2024, indigenous Nahua leader and human rights defender Antonio Regis Nicolás was shot dead after being stopped by an armed group, … Read more: Killing of human rights defender Antonio Regis Nicolás from the community of Santa María OstulaContinue Reading

The City of Traverse City Human Rights Commission is honoring Grand Traverse Industries and J&S Hamburg South Airport's Project Feed the Kids f… Read more: TC Human Rights Commission Honors Grand Traverse Industries; Project Feed the KidsContinue Reading

“My husband has been abducted for writing and raising his voice against human rights violations across the country,” Zainab said. “He actively … Read more: Pakistani poet was abducted because of human rights activism, says wife – The GuardianContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Hugh de Kretser as the new President to succeed Emeritus Professor Rosalind … Read more: Commission welcomes new PresidentContinue Reading

“We've done everything we can to uphold these rights in our domestic courts, so now we're taking this issue to the European court of human rights,” … Read more: UK ministers to be challenged in human rights court over protest injunctions – The GuardianContinue Reading

Joselim, 17, from Peru, and Camila, 14, from El Salvador, will tell the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) how the climate crisis is … Read more: Children to tell Inter-American Court of Human Rights how climate change is affecting them …Continue Reading

S. 1881 would extend through 2030 the Administration's authority to impose sanctions on foreign persons who violate human rights, engage in … Read more: S. 1881, Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2024Continue Reading

Formerly incarcerated women, trans and gender diverse people alongside Flat Out and the Human Rights Law Centre are calling for governments across … Read more: Calls to abolish the strip searching of people in prisons | Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Hugh de Kretser as the next President of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Read more: Appointment of the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission | Our ministersContinue Reading