
Iranian hair salon owner defends human rights in her homeland
SAN JOSE — A visit to Nooshi Nayak’s hair salon in San Jose was always…
SAN JOSE — A visit to Nooshi Nayak’s hair salon in San Jose was always…
(New York) – The communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the Philippines executed three people…
Principles Suction, coverage and alignment Declaration of Human Rights Human rights are…
GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Germany and Iceland on Friday filed a request on behalf…
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders said today that she is…
Venezuela Saturday rejected a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to…
Born in Iran, I came to the United States in 1981 with a suitcase, 100…
A A group of politicians have called on Tottenham to sever ties with their main…
Switzerland has been challenged in the European Court of Human Rights for failing to provide…
State Department Press Secretary Ned Price answers a question during a daily press briefing at…
Zimbabwe’s human rights record will be in the spotlight as the continental human rights body,…
Social cohesion is still hampered by impunity for war-related crimes, unsolved cases of missing persons…
Seven members of the group ‘Returning Valiant’, aged 16 to 26, have been charged with…
(October 13, 2022 / JNS) The Biden administration found itself in another awkward diplomatic moment…
Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, led by…
October 8, 2022, 5:29 p.m. | Updated: October 8, 2022, 5:53 PM Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director…
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has confirmed that concurrent jurisdiction will continue in…
Experts say Western governments are quick to criticize ‘morality police’ for the brutal crackdown on…
Journalist Aziz Yusupov arrested in Uzbekistan ahead of OSCE human rights conference AKIPRESS.COM – The…
Pakistan is “a victim of its state policies aimed at nurturing terrorist organizations”, India said.Geneva:…
As Amnesty International closes its ‘#LetThemFly’ petition, which has seen nearly 100,000 people around the…
An Indonesian human rights court on Friday indicted a retired Indonesian army officer for his…
Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterUNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The United…
On August 25, 2022, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a request from the…
MOSCOW — Global and national diplomats, including the former president of Peru, a three-star US…
(Washington, DC) – Saudi prosecutors should drop an investigation that could lead to formal criminal…
Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva Photo: VCGUsing human rights topics to…
(Geneva) – The UN Human Rights Council is expected to adopt a strong resolution on…
Country the United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsU.S. Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth…
MONROVIA- Liberia’s decision to sign a joint statement condemning China’s human rights record at the…
Uyghur Muslims living in Turkey protest against China (file image)Photo: APThe United Nations human rights…
Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSEOUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) – North Korea’s foreign…
(New York) – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe should immediately end the use of draconian…
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) — Elizabeth Salmon, the new UN special rapporteur for human rights…
We look at human rights abuses in China. I speak with Katrina Lantos Swett, president…
City officials consider using social equity measures when deciding how to use and…
3 minimum readingPeople who think they have undergone conversion therapy in New Zealand can now…
Rohingyas living in India have once again grabbed headlines as the Union Home Ministry issued…
(Fargo, ND) – The City of Fargo Human Rights Commission has released a statement in…
Placeholder while loading article actionsBEIRUT – Saudi Arabia quietly sentenced a woman to 34 years…
American journalist Austin Tice disappeared in Damascus, Syria 10 years ago this week. Last week,…
The High Commissioner and various human rights mechanisms have insisted on the strengthening of civilian…
Mohamed “Shafie” Ameermia South African human rights defender Mohamed “Shafie” Ameermia arrives in Athens on…
A long-running U.S. lawsuit filed against ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) alleging the oil and gas giant was…
By Joel E. Correia 4 minutes LilyYet it is more than a moral posture. Resolutions…
Related practices and jurisdictions On August 2, 2022, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco…
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution recognizing the right to a clean,…
Advocates for blind and visually impaired Australians have filed a human rights complaint against the…
Leeds [UK]July 31 (ANI): The United Kashmir People’s National Party has organized the “International Kashmir…
The Liberia Council of Churches says serious attention has been drawn to a video circulating…
Emmanuel Macron traveled to Cameroon on Monday to launch an African tour that will also…
The 2022 election is not a referendum on Joe Biden. This is not a referendum…
After the city of Minneapolis blocked negotiations with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights over…
RNZ Pacific Samoa Ombudsman Luamanuvao Katalaina Sapolu said the human rights effects of the covid-19…
JThe Foreign Office told then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab that the UK should be prepared…
The family and friends of a prominent Ukrainian human rights activist who pledged to fight…
The Shepolopolo captain has been kicked out of continental competition, a move their local FA…
More than 10 human rights groups and activists on Tuesday urged Belgian lawmakers to reject…
(New York, July 11, 2022) – The Cuban government has committed systematic human rights violations…
By John Lee (ECNS) – The case of a 10-year-old child who was raped in…
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addresses the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief…
July 20 marks the 23rd year of the Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Gong, a…
The mayor of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, has appeared on camera…
(June 29, 2022 / JNS) Over the past decade, the Palestinian Authority has exerted considerable…
To his colleagues, he is a Hindu scholar, a champion of spirituality “who used Hindu…
“My child’s nightmare lasted about a year and a half. She was beaten and locked…
Sierra Leone Telegraph: June 21, 2022: Popular Sierra Leonean musician, Alhaji Amadu Bah aka LAJ…
During the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, participants analyzed in detail the violations…
Former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a press conference in 2016. (Photo…
(Sydney) – New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should adopt an ambitious foreign policy agenda…
Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…
A group of human rights defenders from around the world have written an open letter…
The Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, across from the larger Nesbett Courthouse, houses the chambers…
The organization said it was a “wise decision” and stressed that the situation in the…
NUR-SULTAN – Regardless of its outcome, the national referendum will not bring change overnight. The…
The story at a glanceThe Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and SHOWTIME have launched a $250,000…
Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist from Jharkhand, arrested in the…
LeBron James is known for talking about anything political – except for one topic that…
The critical importance of integrating a gender-inclusive and human rights-based approach to border security and…
JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The United Nations human rights system is quite comprehensive and covers civil,…