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Rights Commission 142 MPs vote in favour as Minister Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi hails the decision as a historic step for justice and human … Read more: Somali Parliament Approves Members of the Independent National Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

… human rights across the world. The Situation in the Middle East and the Role of the Iranian Regime in the Crises. Distinguished participants, At a … Read more: World Day Against the Death Penalty: Urgent Campaign to Stop Executions in IranContinue Reading

Hengaw Organization for Human Rights strongly condemns this act as a flagrant violation of human dignity, a breach of international human-rights … Read more: Hengaw report on the inhumane amputation of four fingers of Mohsen Ashiri at Isfahan Central PrisonContinue Reading

An experienced journalist is barred from a tribunal hearing into a long-running dispute involving Wellington's Pride festival organisers and a … Read more: Media Insider: Journalist ejected from Human Rights Review Tribunal hearing under … – NZ HeraldContinue Reading

Government human rights commissioner Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková says she is ready to step down once the new cabinet takes office, … Read more: Human rights commissioner Šimáčková Laurenčíková ready to resign after new government …Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch is refusing donations from comedians who performed in Saudi Arabia, urging them to speak out for detained activists. Read more: Human Rights Watch declines donations from comedians who performed at Riyadh Comedy FestivalContinue Reading

Despite these policy moves, NYC Commission On Human Rights members, advocates and residents painted a troubling picture of discrimination that remains … Read more: “This Is a Human Rights Issue”: City Council Confronts Persistent Housing DiscriminationContinue Reading

It demonstrates that although human rights treaties do not explicitly recognize the right to oral health, oral health, and particularly dental caries, … Read more: Conceptualizing the Child's Right to Oral Health: A Rights-Based Approach to Dental CariesContinue Reading

The appointment of Iranian and Chinese diplomats to the UN Human Rights Council's advisory committee has stoked backlash from critics of the … Read more: Critics blast Iran, China appointments at UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Egypt and Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership, … Read more: Abusive Governments Set to Win Rights Council Seats – PressatContinue Reading

On March 22nd, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled a landmark decision on the protection of the right to a healthy environment in the… Read … Read more: Lupaka Gold v. Peru (2025) at ICSID: Indigenous Self-Determination and State …Continue Reading

Today's award is a celebration of the resistance and resilience of those fighting peacefully for justice and human rights. Read more: Nobel Peace Prize honours María Corina Machado – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

… human rights issues, and rejects using human rights as a pretext to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. He urged relevant countries to … Read more: China slams UK, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands … – Global TimesContinue Reading

We work side by side with victims to obtain acknowledgment and redress for massive human rights violations, hold those responsible to account, reform … Read more: Russian Strikes Wound at least 20 in Ukraine's Capital as Child Is Killed in Separate AttackContinue Reading