"Individuals naturally seek freedoms and rights, but those rights can only become real if the state is strong enough to ...

GENEVA/WASHINGTON/BANJUL – A group of UN and regional independent human rights experts today launched the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), to better coordinate joint advocacy ...

Several countries called on Singapore to abolish the death penalty during its Universal Periodic Review. Read more at ...

GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Athletes who speak out for equality or denounce abuses in their sport often do so at great personal risk and must be given the same protection as all other defenders of ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the promotion, protection and enforcement of the rights of older persons in the country.The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Tony ...

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

Next week in Ottawa, countries will reconvene to continue negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. A revised draft of the treaty published by the United ...

Established in 2013, the World Human Rights Protection Commission (WHRPC) is a non-profit social organisation dedicated to ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged stakeholders to provide critical inputs to effectively drive the National Action Plan (NAP) for the promotion and protection of human rights ...

The BNP government has revised the interim administration’s “National Human Rights Commission Ordinance” in the final draft ...

This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights reported on its Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. By majority, it recommended the federal government introduce an Australian ...

NHRC said the action plan serves as a guiding framework for promoting and protecting human rights in line with international ...