ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A local organization recognized International Human Rights Week at the Islamic Center of Rochester. The event featured speakers from the New York State Council of Churches. The goal ...

The ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the growing criticism towards paternalistic and coercive models of ...

Back Council of Europe Side Event on “Human Rights, Health and the Environment: Where human rights shape sustainable health and environmental action” On 10 April 2026, the Council of Europe hosted an ...

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 ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Learning about the rights of older people and the key elements of a human rights-based approach to ...

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...

Democratic backsliding, shifting geopolitics and competing priorities have made it harder for Europeans to promote human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet the stability and prosperity of ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A key document laying out how ...

We asked the author: "What could be done to create and foster a human rights approach to AI?" The following article is her interpretation of the question. As one of the countries most infamous for ...