U.S. Petition Seeks Punishment for 11 Modi Govt Officials
By RMN News Service A formal petition filed under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act urges the U.S. government to impose economic and visa sanctions against 11 officials in…
OSCE to Hold Warsaw Human Dimension Conference
The conference will provide a platform to evaluate the implementation of the OSCE Human Dimension commitments. A 10-day conference will be dedicated to discussions on the condition of human rights…
UN Experts Denounce Withdrawal of Belarus from Aarhus Convention
Measures for the protection of environmental human rights defenders are urgently needed in Belarus and elsewhere in the Aarhus space. A group of UN human rights experts denounced on August…
U.S. and Allies to Review Human Rights Situation in Russia
The mission of experts will have a mandate to assess whether Russia is violating its OSCE Human Dimension commitments. The United States and 37 other countries invoked the OSCE Moscow…
UN General Assembly Recognizes Right to Clean Environment as a Human Right
Environmental action based on human rights obligations provides vital guard rails for economic policies and business models. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hailed the recognition of…
UN Fails to Stop Executions of Human Rights Activists by Myanmar Junta
With reports of executions in Myanmar, the UN Human Rights office has admitted that it has failed to save the lives of peaceful protesters in Myanmar. By Rakesh Raman The…