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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

Whilst human rights and privacy protections run throughout the Act, and great progress was made since its first version, the Centre for Democracy & … Read more: Landmark EU AI Act Sets Benchmark for AI Regulation, but Fails to Meet the Bar on Human …Continue Reading

The Human Rights and Privatization Project launched a report on the deregulation of local buses in the United Kingdom in July 2021. Read more: Public Transport, Private Profit: The Human Cost of Privatizing Buses in the United KingdomContinue Reading

A section of Human rights activists and youths in Kisii County have petitioned the national government to address the plight of Kenyans negatively … Read more: Human rights activists in Kisii decry harsh economic times – YouTubeContinue Reading

Israel must abide by obligations to protect children under applicable international humanitarian and human rights law, and urgently improve … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Children and Armed Conflict – GOV.UKContinue Reading

As they reach their final stage, I reiterate my position that the legally binding instrument on AI and human rights should contain unambiguous … Read more: AI instrument of the Council of Europe should be firmly based on human rightsContinue Reading