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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

Human Rights Day on December 10 provides an opportunity to consider 2023, a year with many positive and negative milestones. Read more: Meaningful Action Needed to Check Human Rights Abuses | United States Institute of PeaceContinue Reading

Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against seven individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, various human rights … Read more: Sanctions in response to long-standing human rights violations in Russia, Iran and MyanmarContinue Reading

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 – France 24Continue Reading

There will be no shortage of well-meaning statements to mark a trio of human rights anniversaries this weekend. But, all the while, tyrants around … Read more: Never again? It takes more than words to take on the tyrants – protect human rightsContinue Reading

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into effect 75 years ago. The Human Rights Commission is urging the government and the public to … Read more: Commission calls for protection of human rights as 75th anniversary approachesContinue Reading

The Global Rights Project (GRIP), led by researchers in URI's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, utilized an extensive human rights dataset to … Read more: Global human rights report card: 60% of countries got an F – Earth.comContinue Reading

News Release December 7, 2023 The City of Toronto has named the recipients of the 2023 Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards, which recognize … Read more: City of Toronto announces 2023 Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards recipientsContinue Reading

For human rights to flourish, there is an implicit obligation on everyone and every entity to nurture the UDHR. To this end, UNDP is joining our … Read more: Statement by UNDP Administrator on Human Rights Day – 10 DecemberContinue Reading

Your donation supports the vital link between medical ethics and human rights. Supporting PHR's research and investigations helps provide … Read more: DOUBLE your Impact for Human Rights DayContinue Reading

Human Rights Commission chief executive Meg de Ronde told Morning Report the commission is a Treaty based organisation and requires partnership … Read more: Human Rights Commission new leadership role honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi – chief executive – RNZContinue Reading

On Thursday, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) and Human Rights Action Group formally submitted a request to the Canadian government … Read more: Forced labor fallout: Human rights groups urge Canada to sanction seven Chinese seafood …Continue Reading

Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December, in a bid to transform the … Read more: Amnesty International launches annual letter-writing campaign amid clampdown on human rightsContinue Reading

… human rights. But what do human rights have to do with the environment? Shannon Odell examines our right to a healthy environment, food, health … Read more: The rights you might not realize you have – Shannon Odell – YouTubeContinue Reading