Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Briefing Note on Human Rights in Sri Lanka

Resolution 46/1 was adopted by the Human Rights Council in 2021 and is due for renewal in September 2024. It mandates the OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project, which gathers evidence of ...
Amnesty UK

Introduction to human rights

Amnesty UK Children's Human Rights Network has been working with The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) for over 4 years, campaigning for the citizenship rights of ...
CNN

State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – ...
The Conversation

Human rights and the rights of nature are linchpins for truly sustainable development

United Nations member states unanimously adopted the sustainable development agenda in 2015. It aims to ensure development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of ...
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Tax

*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...
Forbes

South Korean Bill Takes Aim At Businesses And Human Rights

A bill under consideration by the Korean National Assembly could have ramification on businesses and their human rights obligations around the world. South Korea is considering legislation that would ...