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

Human rights and the rights of nature are the two missing links in the international community’s efforts aimed at achieving ...
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 ...
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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 – ...
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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 ...