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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 ...
Human Rights First along with over a dozen non-profit organizations would like to thank you for your attention around the egregious human rights abuses we have seen committed to the migrant community, ...
Yet, as life gets better for LGBT people, the Human Rights Campaign declared a "national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans!" "This is a crisis right now!" said HRC president Kelley Robinson.
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.
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 ...
This October marks 60 years since Britain accepted the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. The timing of the ...
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.
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 ...
At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Thursday, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated that the procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders By Tamara Qiblawi , Allegra Goodwin and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN ...
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 ...