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The World Council of Churches, in an intervention before the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the UN to ensure that counter-terrorism laws and … Read more: WCC calls on UN to ensure counter-terrorism laws in Philippines don't infringe on human rightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); March 14, 2024: Behzad Bidrang, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Qazvin Central Prison. Read more: Article: Behzad Bidrang Executed in Qazvin – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

… human rights crisis. The Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the exclusion of women and girls from public life amount to gender persecution … Read more: European Parliament adopts resolutions on human rights in Afghanistan – Amu TVContinue Reading

While the two projects, economic integration (EU) and human rights (ECHR and Council of Europe), were and have remained separate both in their … Read more: The UK and the ECHR After Brexit: The Challenge of Immigration ControlContinue Reading

A stark reality persists – over 1.1 million people in the U.S. continue to grapple with HIV, with an alarming 38000 new diagnoses annually. Read more: #workingpositively: An Update from World AIDS Day – Human Rights CampaignContinue Reading

It is the government's obligation to ensure that human rights are universally respected and enjoyed, so that people's lives are improved – … Read more: Kyrgyzstan: Highly restrictive NGO legislation passed by parliament must be vetoedContinue Reading

Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the highest standard of physical and mental health (SR health), the Independent Expert on … Read more: A guide on the human rights of sex workers | OHCHRContinue Reading

The Trade Justice Movement, War on Want, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights and Action for Humanity are also involved. Last month, Britain and … Read more: Human rights NGOs demand UK to suspend trade with Israel – The New ArabContinue Reading

New report by Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner says many countries have made progress on gender identity recognition, but more can … Read more: Balkan Countries Urged to Do More on Transgender RightsContinue Reading

#human rights … Sara Minkara, the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) at the US State Department, offers insights into the … Read more: Human Rights | Albright Institute – Wellesley CollegeContinue Reading

Myroslav Marynovych, a human rights advocate from Ukraine and a former Soviet political prisoner, said the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates "the … Read more: Ukrainian human rights advocate calls for synod on 'just defense' | The Catholic WeeklyContinue Reading

SPEAKERS: Mr. Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council; Mr. Asgar Jalalian, Deputy Minsters of Justice for International Affairs and Human … Read more: 27th Meeting – 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council | UN Web TVContinue Reading

… civil society organisations were central to responding to major crises in 2023. In Ukraine, volunteers documented human rights violations and … Read more: Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report findsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON – Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, released the following statement in response to a partial release of the … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Responds to Partial Release of Medical Examiner's Report on …Continue Reading