We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to reiterate our joint appeal with 90 Afghan, regional and international organizations, for the urgent establishment by the UN Human Rights ...

The National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a seminar on “The mandate and activities of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN Human Rights Council”. The ...

This article examines the evolving dynamics of international legal mechanisms for conflict resolution against the bac ...

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on Monday attended and delivered remarks at the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, informs the Armenian foreign ...

Jawad Fairooz is a Bahraini human rights defender, Founder of OMCT’s SOS-Torture Network member organisation SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights. He ...

In Geneva on 9 February, the United Nations deputy human rights chief gave an alarming update on the dramatic impact of the financial crisis on the UN’s ability to promote and protect human rights ...

Catherine Powell, an adjunct senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the former White House National Security Council human rights director. Desirée Cormier ...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that urged the international community to address human rights ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive requires companies to address human rights risks in supply chains It ...

Twenty-three human rights organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International, raised concerns about sex-based violence on Thursday. The report, titled “Forms of Sex-Based Violence Against ...

The People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity has confirmed that recent amendments to equal pay legislation have undermined ...