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National human rights institutions key to counter-terrorism measures in line with human rights, participants say at ODIHR event

National human rights institutions key to counter-terrorism measures in line with human rights, participants say at ODIHR event

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play an indispensable role in ensuring respect for and protection of human rights in the context of national security as counter-terrorism measures expand, often at the expense of human rights, democracy...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Minister Fajon: Effective multilateralism is based on respect for human rights

Minister Fajon: Effective multilateralism is based on respect for human rights

SLOVENIA, October 8 - During the meeting with High Commissioner Türk, Minister Fajon expressed Slovenia's full support for the High Commissioner and for the work and independence of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. "At a...

Owner:  Slovenian Government
UN Human Rights Council concludes its 60th session

UN Human Rights Council concludes its 60th session

SLOVENIA, October 8 - As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Slovenia highlighted the need to uphold international law and drew attention to violations of the principle of the universality of human rights – the situation in the...

Owner:  Slovenian Government
OSCE human rights office calls on Georgian authorities to respect freedom of peaceful assembly, human rights amid increasing pressure on civil society

OSCE human rights office calls on Georgian authorities to respect freedom of peaceful assembly, human rights amid increasing pressure on civil society

WARSAW, 7 October 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expresses concern over the violent protests following Georgia’s recent local elections. Amid the rapid deterioration of the democratic and human rights...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE leaders call for return to the principles of democracy and human rights enshrined in Helsinki 50 years ago

OSCE leaders call for return to the principles of democracy and human rights enshrined in Helsinki 50 years ago

WARSAW, 6 October 2025 – As the OSCE marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, we must recommit to the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law on which the organization was founded in order to overcome global...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Governor Newsom signs bill to protect parents’ rights and children

Governor Newsom signs bill to protect parents’ rights and children

Parents deserve the right to access options that preserve their legal rights and ensure their children have proper care. This bill helps protect children against additional unnecessary trauma, strengthens family stability, supports parents’...

Owner:  American Government
To the participants of the 67th Annual Meeting of the  International Association of Judges

To the participants of the 67th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Judges

AZERBAIJAN, October 12 - Dear event participants, I sincerely welcome you to the 67th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Judges, being held in Baku, and wish every success to this prestigious event dedicated to advancing the...

Owner:  Azerbaijani Government
Rwanda and UNITAR Host Dialogue on Peace, Governance, and the Right to Development at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

Rwanda and UNITAR Host Dialogue on Peace, Governance, and the Right to Development at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

25 September 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - Rwanda and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) convened a high-level side event during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on “Peace, Governance, and the Right to...

Owner:  United Nations
Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties

Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties

|Published on: 25th September 2025|Categories: News| ECRE has joined more than 250 civil society organisations in calling on UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties, and to...

Owner:  ECRE (Non-profit)
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China bristles at UN criticisms of its human rights record

China bristles at UN criticisms of its human rights record

(TibetanReview.net, Oct12’25) – China has strongly criticized a number of democratic countries for their criticism of it for its deplorable human rights record in Tibet etc at the United Nations General Assembly, which opened on Sep 9, but has...

Owner:  Non-transparent
From Professor to Cadre: A Public Appeal to Al Mariam — Once a Defender of Human Rights, Now a Voice for Power
NECU partners in International Human Rights Workshop

NECU partners in International Human Rights Workshop

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 12 (MExN): North East Christian University (NECU), Dimapur, is a key academic partner in the International Workshop on Human Rights Research and Policy, which began on October 6. The three-week programme, jointly organised by...

Owner:  Akum Longchari
[Human Rights Watch Urges Warring Parties in Yemen to End Interference in Humanitarian Aid
Announcements: Right to Strike under International Law Seminar; BUL Law Talk Series; If the World is Family Event; CfS Cyber Law Toolkit; Human Rights and Freedoms under Pressure from Algorithms Conference; CfA European Yearbook of International…

Announcements: Right to Strike under International Law Seminar; BUL Law Talk Series; If the World is Family Event; CfS Cyber Law Toolkit; Human Rights and Freedoms under Pressure from Algorithms Conference; CfA European Yearbook of International…

Owner:  University of Oxford
Nigerian Govt hiding under ‘facade’ of justice to persecute Nnamdi Kanu – Human rights lawyer

Nigerian Govt hiding under ‘facade’ of justice to persecute Nnamdi Kanu – Human rights lawyer

A human rights lawyer, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has accused the Nigerian government of hiding under the “facade’ of justice to persecute the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Chidera, in a statement issued in...

Owner:  Daily Post Media Ltd
Renovated last year: National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights uses educational interactivity against forgetting

Renovated last year: National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights uses educational interactivity against forgetting

Owner:  Aart Jan de Geus
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