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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

I never expected the state of human rights to lead me to reference the 1980s sci-fi film Back to the Future. Yet here we are. Read more: Reflections from the Secretary General on the state of human rights in 2023/24Continue Reading

… Rights Volker Turk highlighted the law's detrimental effects on human rights and refugee protection. The bill identifies Rwanda as a secure nation … Read more: UN warns of human rights impact of UK's Rwanda asylum law – XinhuaContinue Reading

Human rights defenders campaigning for the rights of these communities are targeted as part of a wider repression of dissent. The backlash has … Read more: The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2024 | Amnesty International USAContinue Reading

GENEVA, April 23 (Xinhua) — The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that … Read more: UN human rights chief condemns killings of women, children in Rafah – XinhuaContinue Reading

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said he is "horrified" by an apparent mass grave site found near a medical facility in Gaza's Khan … Read more: Gaza mass grave discovery horrifies U.N. human rights chief – YouTubeContinue Reading