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GENEVA – Fourteen States will have their human rights records examined during the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council's … Read more: Human rights records of 14 States to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanismContinue Reading

Time and date: 14:30 – 18:00, Monday, 29 April 2024 (Geneva time, GMT +2 hours). The UPR is a peer review of the human rights records of all 193 UN … Read more: Afghanistan's human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review | OHCHRContinue Reading

The Code of Conduct applies to all our employees, as well as to our suppliers and contractors. Respect for each other means respect for human rights, … Read more: Human rights | TotalEnergies.comContinue Reading

As Amnesty published its landmark annual report, it accused the UK of weakening human rights protections nationally and internationally, … Read more: UK 'deliberately destabilising' human rights globally – annual report – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not “necessary” to prevent small boat crossings, Lord David Cameron has said amid Tory … Read more: Leaving European Convention on Human Rights 'not necessary,' Cameron saysContinue Reading

Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women's … Read more: Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban – The GuardianContinue Reading

The State of the World's Human Rights report has noted that over 4,000 children are living in emergency homeless accommodation, while tens of … Read more: Amnesty report on human rights highlights Irish housing crisis – RTEContinue Reading

On April 22, 2024, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Yang Xiaokun and Director of Governance and … Read more: China and the African Union Hold the Fourth Consultation on Human RightsContinue Reading

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other … Read more: 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)Continue Reading

The reports document the state of human rights in nearly 200 countries and territories across the globe. Read more: State Dept. Releases 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – LawfareContinue Reading

The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current … Read more: Climate change and human rights: how a landmark legal victory in Europe could affect NZContinue Reading

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said he is "horrified" by reports of a mass grave found near a medical facility in Gaza's Khan … Read more: Reports of mass grave found in Gaza, U.N. human rights chief calls for investigationContinue Reading

This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to … Read more: The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2024 – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Abdullahi Hassan is a Kenyan lawyer and a human rights advocate. He has worked with Amnesty International since 2018 where he has carried out complex … Read more: Amnesty researchers share their biggest human rights concerns in 2023-24Continue Reading