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Translations will be added to this page as they become available. Tags. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Human Rights Human Rights and … Read more: 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Translations – State DepartmentContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights has elected Judge Marko Bosnjak as President of the Court for a term beginning on July 1. Read more: Marko Bošnjak Elected President Of European Court Of Human Rights – ForbesContinue Reading

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 240 national civil and human rights advocacy organizations, … Read more: Leadership Conference Letter Opposing H.R. 7343 (Mandatory Immigration Detention)Continue Reading

Geneva-based GANHRI, through its Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA), is responsible for reviewing and accrediting NHRIs (National Human Rights … Read more: Global human rights body defers reaccreditation of NHRC again – Nagaland PostContinue Reading

Human rights groups have urged a delegation of executives and representatives from the United Kingdom to pressure Saudi Arabia's leadership over … Read more: Human rights groups call on UK delegation to pressure Saudi Arabia over NEOM land grabContinue Reading

“The program is trying to establish a nexus of what LGBTQ rights in the human rights domain should be,” he said. The first of two training programs — … Read more: Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center Launches Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights ProgramContinue Reading

Attorney General Counselor Saddiq Al-Sour held a meeting on Sunday with Libya's representative to the Human Rights Council. Read more: Al-Sour discusses human rights developments with Libya's representativeContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights has elected Marko Bošnjak – the judge in respect of Slovenia – as its new President, to succeed Ireland's … Read more: Slovenia's Marko Bošnjak elected President of the European Court of Human Rights – PortalContinue Reading

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies named one of the partners to receive rapid research funding from the National Center for … Read more: Watson's Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies named a National Center for …Continue Reading

Europe's highest human rights court recently found that the Swiss government violated the rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat … Read more: Europe's Highest Human Rights Court finds Climate Inaction Violates Human RightsContinue Reading

Amnesty International rises serious concern given the absence of a perspective on human rights in the political proposal of the candidates. Read more: Electing human rights for the Dominican Republic – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

"In many European countries, we observe a rise in speeches and political forces that openly threaten respect for human rights, and Belgium is by … Read more: Amnesty's humorous video reminds candidates of human rights issues – The Brussels TimesContinue Reading

Caster Semenya's costly legal marathon enters its last lap as the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday begins … Read more: European rights court to make final decision on Olympic champion Semenya – France 24Continue Reading

“This is a dark day for Australian democracy,” Kieran Pender, the acting legal director of the Melbourne-based Human Rights Law Centre, said in the … Read more: Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years – Al JazeeraContinue Reading