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United Nations experts are raising the alarm over what they say are credible allegations of “egregious” human rights violations by Israeli forces … Read more: U.N. Experts Alarmed Over Reports Of Human Rights Violations Against Palestinian WomenContinue Reading

… rights of anti-corruption human rights defenders, and prevent and combat corruption and its impact on human rights. Choose a language to view … Read more: Côte d'Ivoire: Authorities must respect human rights and protect the side of anti-corruptionContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia, as the de facto controlling power in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria, … Read more: European Court Fines Russia for Rights Violations in Breakaway TransnistriaContinue Reading

The mission of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is to pursue equality and equity for all races and ethnicities under law. Read more: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawContinue Reading

… Human Rights, Columbia University. His research and teaching focus on the history of human rights and human rights education, with current … Read more: Glenn Mitoma | Institute for the Study of Human RightsContinue Reading

On 20 February 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation League for the Defence of Human Rights in (. Read more: The Iran Notes – Civil society under attack – FIDHContinue Reading

… Human Rights (ECHR). The judges were unanimous in their opinion that the ID check was discriminatory and that Swiss courts should have taken this … Read more: European Court of Human Rights finds Switzerland guilty of racial profiling – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

International outrage over human rights abuses in the war on Gaza has not yet turned into concrete action against Israel, writes Azza Radwan … Read more: When will the West uphold human rights? – Opinion – Al-Ahram WeeklyContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Switzerland guilty of three human rights violations Tuesday. According to the court, the Swiss … Read more: ECHR finds Switzerland in violation of human rights in racial profiling case – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

… human rights bodies to scrutinise the government's record in this area. A Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights … Read more: United Nations Rapporteur to report on the government's record on tackling VAWGContinue Reading

How worried should Asia be about the impact of Trump 2.0 on the climate, human rights and the energy transition? Donald Trump 2024 election campaign … Read more: From climate 'quiet quitting' to human rights decline, how will Trump's re-election trouble Asia?Continue Reading

“You cannot legislate facts out of existence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling on the UK Government to reconsider the … Read more: UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda 'undercuts human rights': UN rights chiefContinue Reading

Venezuela has ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations. It comes following the detention of human rights … Read more: Venezuela asks UN staff to LEAVE the country after detaining human rights lawyer Rocio …Continue Reading

Newshub can reveal the former Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt was blindsided by the Justice Minister's announcement on live television … Read more: 'Won't reappoint him': Fmr Chief Human Rights Cmmr blindsided by live TV announcementContinue Reading