Canberra set to become the first place in Australia to legislate the right to a healthy environment
The proposed new human rights laws will be introduced in the ACT Legislative Assembly today. Read more: Canberra set to become the first place in Australia to legislate the right to a healthy environmentContinue Reading
Protecting Human Rights in Constitutions | United Nations Development Programme
It identifies the rights one would expect to find in a democratic society which complies with international human rights norms and standards; … Read more: Protecting Human Rights in Constitutions | United Nations Development ProgrammeContinue Reading
ACT Government moves to recognise the right to a healthy environment in Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Law Centre applauds the ACT Government for introducing legislation to enshrine the 'right to a clean, healthy and sustainable … Read more: ACT Government moves to recognise the right to a healthy environment in Human Rights ActContinue Reading
Israel-Palestine Conflict, Surveillance of Teachers, and Pollution in Italy: the Weekly Round-Up
… Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). The treaty complements Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR (abolition of the death penalty in all cases … Read more: Israel-Palestine Conflict, Surveillance of Teachers, and Pollution in Italy: the Weekly Round-UpContinue Reading
Fuel and housing issues 'risk human rights' in rural areas – BBC News
Fuel poverty and a lack of affordable homes pose threats to the human rights of people living in the Highlands, islands and Argyll and Bute, a … Read more: Fuel and housing issues 'risk human rights' in rural areas – BBC NewsContinue Reading
Vietnam: Land rights defender Trinh Ba Phuong continues to be tortured in prison – FIDH
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International … Read more: Vietnam: Land rights defender Trinh Ba Phuong continues to be tortured in prison – FIDHContinue Reading
Europe's secret: human rights drive it mad too – The Times
… human rights”, as defined by their official arbiter, Strasbourg's independent European Court of Human Rights. Respecting the ECHR, we're told, is … Read more: Europe's secret: human rights drive it mad too – The TimesContinue Reading
Opinion: Human rights for Palestinians should not be controversial – The Denver Post
Being Palestinian American informs a lot of my perspective, and is part of why I root my policy, and decades of work, in human rights, as an academic … Read more: Opinion: Human rights for Palestinians should not be controversial – The Denver PostContinue Reading
China Foundation for Human Rights Development convenes council meeting
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The China Foundation for Human Rights Development on Wednesday convened. Read more: China Foundation for Human Rights Development convenes council meetingContinue Reading
US must improve seafood supply chain monitoring to spot Chinese violations, panel told
… human rights and the rule of law in China. The hearing arose after a four-year investigation by journalist Ian Urbina found that 357 of the 751 … Read more: US must improve seafood supply chain monitoring to spot Chinese violations, panel toldContinue Reading
Iran must safeguard basic freedoms and protect human rights: UN expert – ReliefWeb
News and Press Release in English on Iran (Islamic Republic of) about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 24 Oct 2023 by UN HRC. Read more: Iran must safeguard basic freedoms and protect human rights: UN expert – ReliefWebContinue Reading
The Rights Pod podcast – Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice
What is a human rights career like? How should public schools teach the history of human rights? Does the wizarding world of Harry Potter uphold … Read more: The Rights Pod podcast – Stanford Center for Human Rights and International JusticeContinue Reading
Israeli human rights group still hoping for peace – CNN
Israeli human rights group still hoping for peace. 05:42 ; Watch Snoop Dogg get a surprise birthday tribute by Will Ferrell. 00:45 ; This highly sought … Read more: Israeli human rights group still hoping for peace – CNNContinue Reading
Water is a human right | Morning Star
Water is a human right. The illegal deprivation of water supplies to Gaza is only the latest step in a decades-long water crisis, say SCIENCE AND … Read more: Water is a human right | Morning StarContinue Reading
UK: Human Rights And Art: New Avenues To Resolve Art Restitution Claims? – Mondaq
The right to cultural heritage in international human rights instruments and jurisprudence. The right to culture and cultural heritage is … Read more: UK: Human Rights And Art: New Avenues To Resolve Art Restitution Claims? – MondaqContinue Reading