How Climate Change Affects Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has developed a series of information catalogs to raise awareness of the human rights impacts of climate change and environmental harms. The information highlights…
UN Experts Alarmed as Cambodia Releases Personal Details of Covid Victims
A group of UN human rights experts* has expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication of personal information of Covid-infected persons, as this action is…
UN and the Netherlands Launch Initiative to Protect Journalists
UN Human Rights and UNESCO have joined forces with the Netherlands in a two-year initiative to promote press freedom and the safety of journalists worldwide. On 10 December, Human Rights…
Chancellor Angela Merkel Urged to Protect the Union Budget
The letter says that governments and EU institutions have a responsibility to act to address the economic damage caused by Covid-19. A slew of human rights and civil society groups…
Russia Urged to Drop Legislation That Violates the Rights of NGOs
European human rights standards on the legal status of NGOs provide that they should be free to pursue their objectives. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović,…
Fighting the Shadow Pandemic of Violence Against Women
According to UN Women, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. Before…