United Kingdom Expert on the Sub Commission of Human Rights in Geneva moved a resolution against violation of human rights in Indian administered Kashmir E/CN.4/Sub.2/1997/L.21 on 15 August 1997, and reminded the world that United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland had..…
“The road ahead presents demanding challenges as many states continue to advance legislation and policies that create barriers to full participation in our democracy,” Vanita Gupta, chair and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights told the House Judiciary..…
But New York City's human rights commission is one of the most in the nation.. Malalis, the commissioner and chairwoman of New York City Commission on Human Rights... ..…
[24]United Nations Human Rights Council, “7thReport of Commission on Inquiry on Syria,” United Nations, February 12, 2014, https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/iicisyria/pages/documentation.aspx; BBC, “Syria War: What We Know About Douma ‘Chemical Attack,’”..…
The UN's human rights officers on the ground and Human Rights Watch have also documented serious crimes taking place South Sudan since war broke out there December 2013.. ... Instead, the UN Human Rights Council should double down on its commitment to South Sudan and..…
It would also violate First Amendment rights of therapists and other providers, they said. . Testifying before the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee were psychologists and other professionals, with some sharing adverse effects of conversion therapy and others..…
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. . “There is a climate of fear surrounding the activities of the national security services which denies any possibility of freedom of expression or activity for a critical civil society,” Andrew Clapham, a commission member and law..…
Meanwhile, the process for national reconciliation continues, with efforts to establish the truth about human rights violations, which is crucial in moving towards a Burundi that is reconciled with its past. ... On promoting and protecting human rights, Burundi works..…
According to human rights campaigner Geoffrey Robertson: . 'Revolutionary guards descended on the prisons and a 'death committee' (an Islamic judge, a revolutionary prosecutor and an intelligence ministry official) took a minute or so to identify each prisoner, declare them mohareb..…
Continuing violence and human rights violations, including rape and violence, South Sudan may amount to war crimes, ing to Human Rights Council on alleged gross violations and abuses of human rights in the country.. Andrew Clapham, Member of Commission on..…
Conservative Party Human Rights Commission called for review of all agreements between British institutions and Confucius Institutes, saying that Beijing's educational and cultural centers have already given rise to incidents of censorship or suppression of discussion... ..…
The New York City Commission on Human Rights released guidance document on Monday detailing the implications of the New York City Human Rights Law. The Commission stated that anti-black bias and racism includes discrimination based on characteristics..…
The New York City Human Rights Commission February introduced guidance reinforcing the right of New Yorkers under human rights law to maintain hairstyles, that do not require straightening the hair cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots and Afros. ..…