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The Canadian Embassy in Yangon issued a statement on Myanmar Armed Forces Day, March 27, strongly condemning the Junta's war crimes and human rights … Read more: Canada Embassy Issues Strong Condemnation of Junta's Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

SummaryThe present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 52/39. It provides an overview of the human rights situation in … Read more: A/HRC/55/76: Situation of human rights in Haiti – Report of the United Nations High …Continue Reading

A United Nations Human Rights Office report published on Thursday called for immediate action to tackle a “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti. Read more: Situation in Haiti is 'cataclysmic,' UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says | | bradfordera.comContinue Reading

Members of the LGBTQ community were imprisoned, tortured and sexually abused by the Russian military during the Russian occupation of Khersons … Read more: Human rights activists record Russian crimes against LGBTQ community in Kherson OblastContinue Reading

The UNJP aims to develop the Philippine government's capacities to improve the human rights situation, especially by engaging with civil society. READ … Read more: Philippines: Civil society Calls for the Renewal of UN's Joint Human Rights ProgrammeContinue Reading

CAR authorities must take concrete measures to hold all perpetrators of human rights abuses and violation to account. Pursuing a political solution, … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights situation in the Central African …Continue Reading

significantly advanced draft legislation requiring certain global employers to engage in wide-ranging human rights due diligence. The scope of the law … Read more: The E.U. Advances a Watered-Down but Nonetheless Landmark Human Rights Draft LawContinue Reading

At issue: Whether gas flaring resulting from State's authorization produces the violation of human rights violations of a group of nine children. Read more: American Convention on Human Rights Archives – Climate Change Litigation DatabasesContinue Reading

Students at Columbia Law receive individualized mentoring and guidance on specializing in and working in human rights. Read more: A Global Leader in Human Rights Career Advising | Columbia Law SchoolContinue Reading

Last March, Joe Langlois created a petition to try and get the city to reverse their decision. But now, he says he's filed a human rights … Read more: Vernon, B.C. resident files human rights complaint over city cemetery bylaw – Global NewsContinue Reading

In her work with the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic, she assisted women and LGBTQ+ activists from the Central African Republic and helped … Read more: Global Human Rights Advocate to Receive Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial ScholarshipContinue Reading

These crimes include extrajudicial executions and deliberate killings of Palestinian civilians. The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor field team has … Read more: In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa HospitalContinue Reading

Amnesty International said that according to local victims' movements and human rights groups, El Salvador's former murder rate has been replaced by … Read more: Groups Warn Gang Crackdown in El Salvador Has Led to Human Rights CrisisContinue Reading

Businesses play a big role in either upholding or defeating human rights as enshrined in the Constitution. Read more: Human rights: How to make your business compliantContinue Reading