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EEAS On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the EU Delegation to the UK convened a panel event, … Read more: EU Delegation marks 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – EEASContinue Reading

Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week's European court decision that says countries must better protect … Read more: EU court decision shows safe climate is human right: Ex-UN rights chief – Business StandardContinue Reading

German human rights groups bring court action amid rising dismay in country at deaths in Gaza. Read more: Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel – The GuardianContinue Reading

The delegation will be accompanied by two human rights officers from the SPT Secretariat. … The SPT is composed of 25 independent and impartial … Read more: UN torture prevention body to visit Albania – ohchrContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia's reputation in equestrian sport and as a sportwashing country is not particularly thriving. Known as a repeat offender of human rights, … Read more: The 2024 World Cup Finals Riyadh: on Human Rights, Sportwashing, and a Minor Media BoycotContinue Reading

Saunoamali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo is the acting Chief Human Rights Commissioner. OPINION: The New Zealand Government passed 13 bills under urgency in … Read more: Urgency and fast-tracking are risking our human rights | The PostContinue Reading

Seven North Korean defectors voice human rights concerns in English at Harvard University I escaped North Korea and went to China, where my broker … Read more: Seven North Korean defectors voice human rights concerns in English at Harvard UniversityContinue Reading

Robinson, who was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, praised Tuesday's mixed court decision as precedent-setting and … Read more: European court decision shows safe climate is a human right, says ex-UN rights chiefContinue Reading

… civil and human rights. Karen Fierro Ruiz, Federal Advocacy & Policy Manager of United We Dream, said: “Black, brown, and immigrant communities … Read more: ICYMI: UWD and Over 30 Human Rights Organizations Fight Back Against Dangerous …Continue Reading

SPRINGFIELD – To secure a border scope of accountability for protecting human rights, State Senator Mike Simmons advanced legislation to extend … Read more: Simmons advances worker's rights bill to extend deadline to seek remedy for workplace …Continue Reading

Vietnam on Thursday said human rights reports by U.N. agencies in Vietnam per the 4th UPR cycle have contained false, unjustified information and … Read more: UN agencies' reports on Vietnam's human rights 'unjustified' – VnExpress InternationalContinue Reading

Human rights campaigners say players in a 'really bad spot' after women's tour moves its biggest event to Riyadh for next three years. Read more: Tennis stars warned 'people are killed for speaking up' after WTA's Saudi deal – iNewsContinue Reading

… human rights. The court effectively concluded that humans have a right to safety from climate catastrophes — a move which immediately established … Read more: How a group of elderly Swiss women could take the UK out of the European CourtContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International France, as well as three other French rights groups, on Thursday announced that they had lodged … Read more: Human rights watchdog groups ask UN to address racial profiling by French police – JURISTContinue Reading