UK House of Lords Parliament Considers New Bill on Mandatory Human Rights and … – JD Supra
The Private Members Bill, if passed, would establish the UK's first law mandating business due diligence on human rights and the environment. Read more: UK House of Lords Parliament Considers New Bill on Mandatory Human Rights and … – JD SupraContinue Reading
Wole Soyinka: Human Rights are for Everyone – YouTube
Nobel Literature Laureate Wole Soyinka delivered an address in 1993 to the World Conference on Human Rights as a 'special guest' of the UN … Read more: Wole Soyinka: Human Rights are for Everyone – YouTubeContinue Reading
Israel's flooding Gaza tunnels with saltwater could have 'severe adverse human rights impacts': UN
'Goods indispensable to civilian survival could also be at risk,' says UN Human Rights Office – Anadolu Ajansı. Read more: Israel's flooding Gaza tunnels with saltwater could have 'severe adverse human rights impacts': UNContinue Reading
We must not let politics trample on refugees' human rights – The Guardian
Letters: Rev Dr Noel Anthony Davies says Rishi Sunak's government seems all too willing to breach the principles of the UN's human rights … Read more: We must not let politics trample on refugees' human rights – The GuardianContinue Reading
EU Lawmakers Reach Deal on New Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
… human rights and environmental impacts in their value chains. The agreement follows the release of a proposed CSDDD directive by the European … Read more: EU Lawmakers Reach Deal on New Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence LawContinue Reading
European Court of Human Rights finds Poland failure to recognize same-sex couples … – JURIST
… Human Rights, which provides for the right to privacy. According to the court, Article 8 does not require Poland to allow same-sex couples to get … Read more: European Court of Human Rights finds Poland failure to recognize same-sex couples … – JURISTContinue Reading
International Human Rights Day – U.S. Mission to the OSCE
The Kremlin has increased its crackdown on human rights and fundamental freedoms within its own borders, partly in an attempt to quash opposition … Read more: International Human Rights Day – U.S. Mission to the OSCEContinue Reading
Embracing Human Rights: Kazakhstan's Road To Reform – OpEd – Eurasia Review
The emergence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UDHR, undeniably a watershed moment in international law and multilateralism, … Read more: Embracing Human Rights: Kazakhstan's Road To Reform – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading
New Sanctions Targeting Human Rights Abusers Globally – OCCRP
Marking the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the West has imposed sanctions on numerous human … Read more: New Sanctions Targeting Human Rights Abusers Globally – OCCRPContinue Reading
European Court of Human Rights finds Poland court violated woman's privacy rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday in a 5-2 vote that a Polish court violated a woman's right to private and family life by … Read more: European Court of Human Rights finds Poland court violated woman's privacy rightsContinue Reading
Poland violated human rights of woman in abortion case, European court rules
European court of human rights finds that Polish abortion legislation breached a pregnant woman's right to privacy and family life, … Read more: Poland violated human rights of woman in abortion case, European court rulesContinue Reading
IBAHRI marks International Human Rights Day with joint statement urging China to respect …
As the world marks International Human Rights Day this week, The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, The 29 Principles, … Read more: IBAHRI marks International Human Rights Day with joint statement urging China to respect …Continue Reading
Explainer: How Darfur became a 'humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis' – Sudan
The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights … Read more: Explainer: How Darfur became a 'humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis' – SudanContinue Reading
Historic UN Human Rights Committee decision on native title and government procedures
… right to self-determination and the right to due process,” Dr Calnan said. The Human Rights Committee found that Australia should: Reconsider the … Read more: Historic UN Human Rights Committee decision on native title and government proceduresContinue Reading
Ngina Lythcott Is This Year's Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion
She'll receive the award at a breakfast hosted by the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission on Jan. 8. Ngina Lythcott, right, with her … Read more: Ngina Lythcott Is This Year's Tim McCarthy Human Rights ChampionContinue Reading