Belinda Neal takes Amnesty to court over ‘human rights violation’
The controversial former Labor senator is fighting a push to expel her from what she described as a “parody of a human rights ...
What is the U.N. Human Rights Council, from which Trump has withdrawn?
Trump signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the UNHRC, a 47-member international institution tasked with improving human ...
Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the U.N.’s top human rights body and will not ...
Trump cuts US off from UN Human Rights Council, bans UNRWA funding
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and ...
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Congo
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in the eastern Congo city of Goma after it ...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian ...
B.C. has effectively made police liaisons in schools mandatory: human rights commissioner
The human rights commissioner is calling for a study on the effectiveness of school liaisons after the province fired the ...
Trump to order US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council, halt UNRWA funding
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human ...
Pakistan’s favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the ...
Why the EU’s deportation plans risk ‘serious’ human rights violations
In a report published today, the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) finds that such hubs would face “serious fundamental rights risks”, potentially undermining core tenets including the right to ...
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How conservation NGOs can put human rights principles into practice (commentary)
Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed ...
Human Rights Watch: displacing Palestinians would be moral abomination
Displacing Palestinians would be a moral abomination, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director said on Wednesday in response to a proposal from President Donald Trump for the United States to ...