On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch addressed a letter to France’s new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, urging him to prioritize human rights when crafting national and international policies. The HRW ...

The House of Representatives, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the government of the United Kingdom and other stakeholders have pledged to support efforts at deepening human rights ...

ECHR head Michael O’Flaherty says reducing human rights protections for specific groups would create a “dreadful precedent,” adding: “Look at our European history.” ...

The United Nation (UN), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have called for the humane deployment of Artificial Intelligence ...

Human Rights Watch is an international nongovernmental organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. Human Rights Watch investigates and exposes human rights ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Ghana’s newly sworn-in president, John Mahama, to prioritize human rights. The organization emphasized the importance of tackling gender disparity, safeguarding ...

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, in his report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council last September, stated that "no one is safe when human rights are attacked." He ...

Multiple states have moved to tighten protest rules and increase police powers. But these laws aren’t adequately balancing public safety with 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 ...

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 ...