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In response to the attack suffered on October 13 by Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker Yendri Velásquez, along with another … Read more: Colombia: Attack on Venezuelan Human Rights Defender CondemnedContinue Reading

We partner with the private sector, governments, and civil society to strengthen human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, and remediation … Read more: Business & Human Rights Associate – The Remedy ProjectContinue Reading

Front Line Defenders (FLD), an international human rights organization that protects human rights defenders at risk, will monitor the proceedings from … Read more: International human rights organizations to monitor sentencing of Indigenous land defendersContinue Reading

Qatar's court of appeal reversed Rowhani's baseless conviction on September 30, 2025, court documents reviewed by Human Rights Watch show. Rowhani was … Read more: Qatar: Baha'i Dignitary Acquitted | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Rights Council are producing guidance for social media platforms on developing a human rights-based approach to content moderation. With the human … Read more: Governing Online Speech: Human Rights Law, Security, and the New LawmakersContinue Reading

On 14 October, Estonia was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026–2028 period, the second time … Read more: Estonia elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term | VälisministeeriumContinue Reading

National human rights institution (NHRI). Iraq accepted all three recommendations concerning the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), … Read more: Iraq must translate human rights commitments made during Universal Periodic Review into …Continue Reading

Michael O'Flaherty, the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, said in a letter to British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that the UK's … Read more: Top European human rights official urges UK to review protest laws over Palestine Action arrestsContinue Reading

In its fifth panel discussion on Harmony with nature: prioritising solutions that advance human rights, including the right to a healthy environment, … Read more: Day Two of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of LawContinue Reading

While the UN Human Rights office acts as the secretariat for Special Procedures, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent … Read more: Today's wars defined by torture and inhumanity: Special Rapporteur on torture – ohchrContinue Reading

The home secretary has accused Europe's human rights watchdog of undermining the case for Britain to remain a member of the European Convention on … Read more: Shabana Mahmood says rights watchdog undermines UK case to stay in ECHR – The TimesContinue Reading

Morning Breakout Sessions: Article 10 and the criminal justice system – protest & drill; AI and Human Rights; Immigration & Human Rights. 12:35 – 13 … Read more: JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025: 25 Years Since the Commencement of the Human Rights ActContinue Reading

Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about the policing of protests in the UK following arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, … Read more: European rights body urges UK ministers to review protest laws – BBC NewsContinue Reading

… Human Rights. It comes after the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner's visit to the UK in July, as part of his role to monitor and … Read more: European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warnings | Surrey CometContinue Reading