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Israel-Gaza war live: US risks 'complicity in war crimes', says Human Rights Watch, after veto for UN ceasefire resolution. NGO makes statement … Read more: Israel-Gaza war live: US risks 'complicity in war crimes', says Human Rights Watch … – The GuardianContinue Reading

The United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948, without a single dissenting vote … Read more: There's Life Yet in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – WSJContinue Reading

The United Kingdom government's fixation with expelling asylum seekers to Rwanda went from absurd to grotesque this week when it introduced a new … Read more: The UK Can't Legislate Away Rwanda's Rights Record | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Too often, the U.S. government, media figures and even other civil society actors have invoked human rights language to justify disastrously … Read more: Peace vs. Human Rights – Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftContinue Reading

… human rights considerations. The origins of the restraint movement lie not in altruism or in human rights advocacy, but in a considered belief … Read more: The 75th Anniversary of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights: A Symposium ArchivesContinue Reading

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman has voiced hope that a coalition of countries formed to facilitate the return of Ukrainian children illegally … Read more: Ukraine's human rights envoy calls for a faster way to bring back children deported by RussiaContinue Reading

LONDON: Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, … Read more: US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary – Arab NewsContinue Reading

As the battle between Israeli forces and Hamas militants enters its third month amid loud calls for a ceasefire, United Nations High Commissioner … Read more: We are seeing the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza: UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

On this 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it's important to take account of the ways in which the United States is … Read more: On Human Rights Day, the U.S. Has a Long Way to Go to Live Up to its International CommitmentsContinue Reading

Human rights campaigners say UN's 'responsibility to protect' principle and ambition to prevent genocides have diminished. Read more: World faces 'heightened risk' of mass atrocities due to global inaction – The GuardianContinue Reading

In this Q&A, he reflects on the state of the human rights movement today, and provides a look ahead to how PHR is preparing for the next era of … Read more: Celebrating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Q&A with PHR …Continue Reading

This is the 75th year since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came to life. Given the state of the world today, these rights and the … Read more: Unifor Statement on International Human Rights DayContinue Reading

Human Rights Council organizational Session for the 18th cycle. … Human Rights Council organizational Session for the 18th cycle. Related Sites and … Read more: Organizational Session – Human Rights Council – UN Web TVContinue Reading

The UDHR spurred the truly international negotiations leading to binding treaties such as the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and … Read more: Reflecting on and Recharging the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after Seventy-Five YearsContinue Reading