Council of Europe considering international human rights in mental health
Following strong and persistent criticism of a possible new legal instrument related to use of coercive measures in psychiatry, the decision-making body…
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Urgent Call to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
Forced Organ Harvesting from living people specifically to sell their organs for profitable transplant surgeries is among the most egregious crimes against…
Commissioner: Human rights are being undermined
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her annual report 2021 to the Parliamentary Assembly during the Assembly’s…
Human Rights Watch: risks for refugees in Poland
(Brussels) HRW.org – Refugees from Ukraine, particularly women and girls, face heightened risks of gender-based violence, trafficking, and other exploitation due to lack…
Thousands of people missing in Syria, with a range of human rights violations and abuses
“The scale of this tragedy is daunting, with people going missing in different contexts, such as during hostilities, displacement or in detention.…
Council of Europe: The battle for human rights in mental health continues
The decision-making body of the Council has started its review process of a controversial drafted text that aim at protecting human rights…
UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.
side events to the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council : freedom of conscience and physical integrity
The themes of the series addressed central topics of society and humankind: freedom of conscience and physical integrity.