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Myroslav Marynovych, a human rights advocate from Ukraine and a former Soviet political prisoner, said the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates "the … Read more: Ukrainian human rights advocate calls for synod on 'just defense' | The Catholic WeeklyContinue Reading

SPEAKERS: Mr. Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council; Mr. Asgar Jalalian, Deputy Minsters of Justice for International Affairs and Human … Read more: 27th Meeting – 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council | UN Web TVContinue Reading

… civil society organisations were central to responding to major crises in 2023. In Ukraine, volunteers documented human rights violations and … Read more: Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report findsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON – Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, released the following statement in response to a partial release of the … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Responds to Partial Release of Medical Examiner's Report on …Continue Reading

Moreover, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has repeatedly ruled that the military should only be used for law enforcement tasks in … Read more: Militarization and Human Rights: Don't Expect Big Changes from the 2024 ElectionsContinue Reading

It will feature three short presentations on various aspects of human rights followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. Speakers will include: l … Read more: Charity One World Centre's talk on human rights later this month | iomtoday.co.imContinue Reading

TEHRAN- Human rights have become a tool wielded by Western powers and fact-finding committees aim to amplify negative narratives on Iran. Read more: Selective Human Rights – Tehran TimesContinue Reading

This week, thirty civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to remove all provisions in the pending … Read more: 30 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Oppose Anti-DEIA Funding CutsContinue Reading

High-level dialogue between WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk The … Read more: Realizing the right to health in a world in turmoilContinue Reading

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the … Read more: HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter and Opens Investigation of Change Healthcare CyberattackContinue Reading

On 1 March, Anacleto Micha Ndong, an Equatoguinean human rights defender, was transferred to the Malabo prison of Black Beach on pre-trial … Read more: Equatorial Guinea: Jailed human rights defender at risk of torture: Anacleto Micha NdongContinue Reading

One Committee Expert welcomed that the national human rights institutes of Scotland and Northern Ireland had been reaccredited with “A” status by the … Read more: In Dialogue with the United Kingdom, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome … – ohchrContinue Reading

In a post-human-rights world, without the promise of the protection of the law against abuses of state power, you may well be next. Read more: Gaza, Assange, and the destruction of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsContinue Reading

In a new report, the charity has called for urgent action to resolve what it describes as an “ongoing human rights crisis” around DoLS, to ensure that … Read more: Charity calls for urgent reform to resolve “ongoing human rights crisis” around Deprivation of …Continue Reading