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On the last day of 2023, Ambassador Václav Bálek's one-year mandate as the president of the UN Human Rights Council came to an end. As customary … Read more: The Czech Republic successfully concludes the UN Human Rights Council presidencyContinue Reading

On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Read more: Dignifying the human rights of PDLs | Inquirer OpinionContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Commission expressed outrage Wednesday that convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith would be put to death using … Read more: U.N. human rights agency decries Alabama's use of nitrogen hypoxia in execution – UPI.comContinue Reading

The 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Campaign's Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., highlighted transformative stories and the ongoing … Read more: HRC celebrates 20 years of empowering Black LGBTQ+ leaders at annual HBCU summitContinue Reading

Countries that approved the first-ever United Nations General Assembly resolution on “killer robots” should promote negotiations on a new … Read more: Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Action on Treaty | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… human rights activists on the case has not ceased … human rights defenders and journalists”. Virginia Laparra should never have spent a day in jail … Read more: Guatemala: Release of prisoner of conscience Virginia Laparra is a triumph against injusticeContinue Reading

This page compiles all recommendations issued by UN human rights bodies – including the UN Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups, the UN Treaty … Read more: Repository of United Nations recommendations on human rights in Hong Kong | ISHRContinue Reading

Recommendations from the Human Rights Committee, Concluding Observations on the second periodic report of Macao, 22 July 2022: Implementation of … Read more: Repository of United Nations recommendations on human rights in Macao | ISHRContinue Reading

As the Russia-Ukraine war continued to intensify, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an immediate de-escalation of host. Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate De-escalation of Russia-Ukraine ConflictContinue Reading

Dr Frank Mugisha, a prominent human rights activist and civil rights defender, stated on X that “hate crimes have no place in Uganda. We urge the … Read more: Uganda LGBTQ+ rights activist stabbed – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

The Plaintiffs claimed that their right to an effective remedy (as stipulated under the European Convention of Human Rights) had been breached … Read more: Balancing Acts: Navigating Maltese Rent Laws through the Lens of Human RightsContinue Reading

A Hybrid Meeting of the Covington Human Rights Commission will be held in person on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, … Read more: Meeting Notice – Human Rights Commission 1/4/2024 – The City of Covington, KYContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch spoke to four workers from Gaza detained by Israeli authorities after October 7. Three workers were part of a small group released … Read more: Israel: Gaza Workers Held Incommunicado for Weeks | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The UAE has been accused of regular human rights abuses, including using the notorious Pegasus spyware to target activists. It has denied the claims. Read more: Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change is 'paid to advise countries with questionable … – Daily MailContinue Reading