The periodic review session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Afghanistan’s human rights situation will be held today, Monday, April 29th. The review session, which will run from April 29th to October 10th, will examine the human rights situation of 14 countries, including Afghanistan. On the first day, before lunch, the human rights […]
President Joe Biden sees himself as a human rights president, but his legacy is the opposite. Whether through negligence or a desire to prioritize friends over fact, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan increasingly turn a blind eye if not endorse human rights fraud. Many human rights and conflict resolution […]
Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental rights and the country’s international commitments.The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Honduras-based Centro de Derechos de la Mujer (Center for Women’s Rights, CDM) filed a petition with the UN human rights committee this month on...
The US is poised to sanction a controversial battalion in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for reported human rights abuses, Axios reported.Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce sanctions against the Netzah Yehuda battalion for alleged human rights violations in the occupied West Bank.It would be the first time the US has imposed sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The battalion is composed of over 900 soldiers.The news of the possible sanctioning of the IDF unit came as...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to within days announce
With immense pleasure and gratitude, International Rivers congratulates former board member Astrid Puentes Riaño on her new appointment to this critical United Nations role. At the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Astrid Puentes was appointed the next UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Shafaqna English-The UN Human Rights office on Wednesday called on governments to enhance “safe and regular” pathways for asylum seekers, according to Anadolu Agency. “We are deeply concerned that various other countries are considering ways of externalising their asylum and other human rights obligations and we have repeatedly stated that
Mayor Philippe Close, who pressured a venue in Belgium on Tuesday, last June welcomed tjhe Tehran mayor to a summit alongside a number of global counterparts.
Right-wing pastor Drenda Keesee, who is running unopposed for office in Ohio, says that the United States has become a “banana republic” under President Joe Biden. Nick Fuentes reported that he had dinner with right-wing MMA fighter Jake Shields last night. Christian nationalist/Seven Mountains dominionist Lance Wallnau called for prayer to protect Rep. Barry Loudermilk […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran has informed the United Nations that it has carried out a series of military strikes on Israeli military in line with its right to self-defense. A letter dated 13 April 2024, issued by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed by Amir Saeid Iravani, Ambassador Permanent said […]
Leaders from the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, have climbed down on their initial announcement that they were visiting Togo "due to the seriousness of the controversial constitutional reforms that the government planned to introduce".
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