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December 10th is Human Rights Day. On Friday, President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation declaring December 10 Human Rights Day and this week Human Rights Week, 2023. Seventy-five ...
But in honor of Human Rights Day last week, below are 10 business and human rights issues we believe will receive particular attention between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021. (1) COVID.
A year later, Dec. 10 was declared Human Rights Day. The declaration formed in a post-World War II era that shed both Nazism and colonialism sought to cement basic rights for people worldwide.
Human Rights Day 2024: Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General ...
A decade after the Chinese Communist Party's nationwide crackdown on human rights lawyers, activists and lawyers say their work has become nearly impossible. How much room is left in China to defend ...
Last month, at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, the U.S. took an important step by taking the lead on a joint statement on China's human rights record with a dozen other countries.
Human Rights Watch is proud to express our strong support for ACA 10 (Haney) to establish a constitutional human right to housing in California.
The United Arab Emirates finished last among the 80 countries assessed for being seen to care about human rights. The U.N. has raised concerns about the torture of prisoners and discrimination ...
Inspired by Human Rights Day, our top 10 business and human rights and sustainability topics for 2025 are below, in no particular order. Law.com Products & Resources.
Even for the unpredictable world of business and human rights, 2024 was particularly volatile, including for sustainability more generally. The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due ...