This was a call for the internalization of human rights throughout the United Nations system. It is, of course, notoriously difficult to think strategically about how best to use the limited ...

In light of the worsening climate and environmental crises, leading human and environment rights experts are calling on the ...

The Moroccan capital, Rabat, will host a significant retreat of the United Nations Human Rights Council, marking the first ...

The arm of the United Nations tasked with monitoring the rights of children has spoken out against the LNP’s proposed youth ...

Independent UN human rights experts have warned of an escalating risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine following Russia’s ...

as with the permanent members of the UN Security Council) to simply choose which countries are fit to protect human rights, it is hard to see how the system could be improved. And then there is ...

illuminating the challenges faced by the UN human rights system. Its methodology offers a valuable tool applicable in various contexts, including judicial deliberations, legislative processes ...

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After the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), it took years for the Organisation of the United Nations (UN) to elaborate and adopt legal instruments and control ...

The African human rights system is the "youngest" regional system. One of the most distinctive features of the African Charter on Human and People's Rights is its recognition of collective rights.

The United Nations Human Rights Council has urged global action ... and reforming the criminal justice system, which have consistently produced discriminatory outcomes for people of African ...