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Our immersive exhibits celebrate murals from each community (Fort St. John, Keremeos, Nanaimo and Vancouver) and the message of hate to hope. Read more: Mural exhibits – BC's Office of the Human Rights CommissionerContinue Reading

Carl Erskine was a star pitcher for the Dodgers in the 1950s but his impact on the world as a fierce fighter for human rights was so much more. Read more: Carl Erskine, Dodgers legend, human rights icon, dies – USA TodayContinue Reading

The Commission had issued an order on the plea of a senior citizen on October 3, 2023..human rights commission. kozhikode rdo. harshil r meena. r … Read more: Human Rights Commission slams Kozhikode RDO for not acting on its order – OnmanoramaContinue Reading

Dear Senator: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 240 national organizations committed to … Read more: The Leadership Conference Supports the Confirmation of Judge Rebecca PennellContinue Reading

The ruling also applies to the UK. Earlier this month, Mr Sunak raised the possibility of the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) … Read more: Lord Cameron: European Court of Human Rights plants seeds of own destruction by overreachingContinue Reading

Led by Ambassador Julie Turner, U.S. Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, and Chun Younghee, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director … Read more: U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Consultations on North Korean Human RightsContinue Reading

On 9 April 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“Court”) rendered its rulings in the “Climate Change Cases”: (i) Verein … Read more: European Court of Human Rights Rules on the Positive Obligations of Convention States in …Continue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre is seeking to intervene in the hearing on behalf of AZC20 – an Iranian man who was detained for over a decade while … Read more: High Court challenge to Albanese Government's ongoing detention regime beginsContinue Reading

… human rights group's Center for Applied International Law, says the rise in settler violence in the occupied West Bank is linked to the war on … Read more: Settler violence backed by Israel's 'impunity': Human rights group – YouTubeContinue Reading

These sanctions come in response to the ongoing human rights violations occurring in Belarus since the 2020 presidential election. According to … Read more: Canada imposes additional sanctions on Belarus officials over ongoing human rights violationsContinue Reading

Russia's Rebuke of Human Rights in Ukraine and Syria, plus Advocacy for Justice in Ethiopia and DRC … The 55th session of the United Nations Human … Read more: PHR at the 55th UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Webinar: An equitable path to net zero; Landmark ruling finds that Switzerland's inadequate climate action violated human rights; Webinar: … Read more: Court rules national climate action is a human rights issue – Global Government ForumContinue Reading

On 9 April, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights participated virtually in the Round Table … Read more: Ukraine: round table on current legislative initiatives for the implementation of the European …Continue Reading

Ottawa is imposing sanctions on 21 officials in Belarus accused of human rights violations since the country's 2020 presidential election, … Read more: Canada imposes new sanctions on Belarus officials over human rights violations – YouTubeContinue Reading