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Just over a year ago, the European Union approved a directive that sought to usher in a new era of human rights protection ...
Here is the text of a joint letter from 11 jailed Russian dissidents ... but they finally disappeared after Russia refused to comply with the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in 2022.
Alphabet was targeted with an EU antitrust complaint from six human and digital rights groups on Thursday which urged EU ...
In many ways, the place of human rights in US foreign policy is simply returning to its pre-World War II norm. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “Human Rights in the Trump ...
The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to try to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Eritrea.
The most recent target of the Trump administration's sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move.
I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful ...
Editor’s Note: Jonathan Todres is Catherine C. Henson professor of law at Georgia State University. He is the author of numerous publications on children’s rights and human trafficking, and he ...
After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women's and girls' rights to equality before the ...
In a post on X, Rubio said he was imposing the sanctions against Francesca Albanese, who holds the title of UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories ...
Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human rights violations during the full-scale invasion and the downing of Malaysia Ai ...