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 | Released on 04.10.2024 |  |
 | Integrating the experiences of survivors is vital to fighting human trafficking effectively, ODIHR says Including trafficking survivors' experiences is crucial to fight against human trafficking effectively, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said at the launch of its new guidance on establishing National Survivor of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs) during the 2024 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Read more: osce.org |
 | Coalition calls for Saudi Arabia’s exclusion from upcoming UN Human Rights Council election A coalition of human rights organizations on Wednesday called on United Nations member states to refrain from voting for Saudi Arabia in the upcoming Human Rights Council election, scheduled for October 9. The joint appeal was led by groups such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Service for Human Rights. They have cited Saudi Arabia’s ongoing record of human rights violations as grounds for rejecting its candidacy for the Council. The statement cites many examples of alleged human rights violations and international crimes. Read more: jurist.org |
 | Only Systemic Changes Will Address Systemic Racism Within Police Forces Human Rights Watch welcomes the renewal of the EMLER’s mandate last session because the fight against systemic racism within law enforcement has just begun. The experts’ country visits so far have empowered affected communities whose daily realities find little to no public and political attention. We share the experts’ call to the Brazilian government, following their country visit, that only systemic changes will address systemic racism within police forces to end decades of police brutality against People of African descent. Read more: hrw.org |
 | Human rights and migration: 5 key elements Since taking up the mandate of Commissioner, I've spent a considerable amount of time engaging on migration issues. I've spent much of that time visiting walls, new walls, higher walls, along our borders. I've witnessed and I've argued against the repudiation of law, and I've observed with increasing concern the issue of renegotiating treaties. There is a common theme running through these manifestations and that is to make our borders and our countries more secure. I would argue that it is a dangerous and misguided direction for at least three reasons. Read more: coe.int |
 | UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation The development came as UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned “escalation after escalation” in the Middle East on Tuesday, as a report from his Office underscored the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Since the 7 October attacks, settlement activities increased markedly, reaching a record number by 30 April, leading to extensive human rights violations, the report noted. Ahead of a meeting of the Security Council in New York on the emergency on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights chief Volker Türk called for an immediate de-escalation. Read more: news.un.org |
 | Happy birthday to the Human Rights Act Twenty-four years ago today, on 2nd October 2000, the Human Rights Act took full effect in the United Kingdom. This legislation, which was passed in 1998 under the incoming Labour government to give effect in our domestic law to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), was both radical and conservative. And before long, it was also politically controversial. In 2006, the then new Conservative leader David Cameron promised to repeal the Act and replace it with a “British Bill of Rights”. And the 2010 Conservative manifesto pledged that, if the party was elected, “we will replace the Human Rights Act with a UK Bill of Rights”. Read more: prospectmagazine.co.uk |
 | Vietnam accepts over 80% of human rights recommendations from 133 countries At a press meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday, Viet briefed reporters on the session he attended in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 27, along with other delegates from 90 countries, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). He recounted that Vietnam accepted 271 among the 320 human rights recommendations from 133 countries, marking an acceptance rate of 84.7 percent, the highest in four cycles. The official also said these recommendations were made by the countries during a dialogue on Vietnam's national report on human rights protection and promotion in May this year. Read more: tuoitrenews.vn |
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