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September 09, 2014

New United Nations Report Details Human Rights Abuses by Militias in Libya’s Ongoing Armed Conflict

Last week, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human […]

Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Minister of Human Rights for Iraq during the special session on Iraq of the Human Rights Council. Credit: UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

September 03, 2014

UN Human Rights Council Requests Investigation into Islamic State’s Human Rights Abuses in Iraq

The United Nations Human Rights Council held its 22nd special […]

September 03, 2014

September 2014 Newsletter: New IJRC Guides and Resources, and Our New Location

UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory as Civilian Deaths and Displacement Continue

In a special session convened last week to address the […]

Jordan’s Prince Zeid to Succeed Navi Pillay as New United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in September 2014

The United Nations General Assembly has approved the appointment of […]

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Publishes Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou […]

February 25, 2014

International Human Rights Bodies Condemn Violence, Gov’t Responses to Protests in Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela

Tensions have escalated in Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela in recent […]

February 20, 2014

World Day of Social Justice 2014

Today marks the fifth annual observance of World Day of […]

January 25, 2014

UN Establishes Commission of Inquiry and Independent Expert on Central African Republic, as Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue

Amid ongoing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, including […]

UN Human Rights Office Launches New Database on Standards and Practices to Combat Racial Discrimination

September 17, 2013

UN Human Rights Office Launches New Database on Standards and Practices to Combat Racial Discrimination

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human […]

UN Human Rights Commissioner Reviews Pressing Concerns in Opening Statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s 24th Session

September 12, 2013

UN Human Rights Commissioner Reviews Pressing Concerns in Opening Statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s 24th Session

On the first day of the Human Rights Council’s 24th […]

Reflecting on the Vienna Declaration 20 Years Later

Reflecting on the Vienna Declaration 20 Years Later

Last week, human rights defenders and the United Nations commemorated […]

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