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News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights; published on 24 Jan … Read more: 16 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel …Continue Reading

Irishman Michael O'Flaherty is the Council of Europe's new Commissioner for Human Rights. He won 104 votes out of an available 211, during a vote … Read more: Irishman elected to European Human Rights role – RTEContinue Reading

UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to undertake key reforms to reverse "repressive trends" and. Read more: UN Experts Warn of Dangerous Decline in Bangladesh's Human Rights | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

… human rights law. “We are alarmed by reports of unfair trial … human rights law by which Iran is bound,” the UN experts said. Read more: UN experts urge Iran to respect international law and stop horrific executions of protestersContinue Reading

Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong … Read more: Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

Fully grown asylum seekers are being classed as children as “mistakes are made”, according to human rights lawyer Shoaib Khan. Read more: Home Office 'mistake' outlined by human rights lawyer – 'There is no debate!' – GB NewsContinue Reading

At a U.N. review of China's human rights record, countries pressed China to increase protection of human rights and offered suggestions. Read more: Countries Press China at UN Human Rights Review – VOA Learning EnglishContinue Reading

The U.N. says 1.7 million of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are currently displaced. To discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and other … Read more: UN's top human rights official discusses humanitarian crisis in Gaza – YouTubeContinue Reading

During the fourth round of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) conducted here by the UN Human Rights Council, Chen Xu, head of the Chinese delegation for … Read more: China announces 30 new measures for human rights promotion at UN UPR session-XinhuaContinue Reading

A new narrative is emerging in Rwanda thanks to the work of Ladislas Yassin Nkundabanyanga and Youth for Human Rights – Read more: An Educator Champions Youth for Human Rights to Build Peace and Ensure a Decent Life …Continue Reading

Working towards peaceful transition in Iran. by documenting human rights abuses and … Read more: Abdorrahman Boroumand CenterContinue Reading

B.C. Supreme Court has overturned a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision awarding $150,000 to an Indigenous mother whose children were taken away. Read more: BC court overturns Indigenous mom's 0K human rights decision – Squamish ChiefContinue Reading

Tibetan and Uyghur activists protest outside of the United Nations Offices at Geneva during the review of China's rights record by the UN Human Rights … Read more: China tried, but failed, to prevent UN scrutiny of its human rights violations – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

The UK government must decide if it wants to risk undermining the robust system of human rights protections. Read more: What is rule 39? UK government tells civil servants to ignore European court of human rights …Continue Reading