Rights watch

‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive

The world is increasingly at risk of “climate apartheid”, where the rich pay to escape heat and hunger caused by the escalating climate crisis while the rest of the world suffers, a report from a UN human rights expert has said.

Poland must maintain judicial independence - human rights official

Warsaw (Reuters) - Poland’s government needs to do more to preserve judicial independence and avoid “undermining public confidence in it,” the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights said in a report published on Friday.

Ireland: Academic selection is damaging children’s mental health report by human rights group finds

Academic selection is damaging children’s mental health, a human rights report has warned.

Australia accused of being too ‘quiet’ on UN human rights council over abusive nations

As Australia approaches the halfway mark of its term on the United Nations human rights council, it must do more to stand up against abusive nations, Human Rights Watch says.

Eritrea in the UN Human Rights Council: Fox guarding the henhouse

The UN Human Rights Council regularly accuses Eritrea of large-scale human rights abuses. Yet the regime in Asmara was accepted as a member and now even chairs the world’s top human rights body.

UK: Equality and Human Rights Commission urged to investigate reinstatement of Labour MP Chris Williamson

The Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) will this week write to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) asking them to investigate Labour’s decision to let Chris Williamson back into the party.

Ukraine fury as Russia gets back Council of Europe voting rights

Five years after Russia had its voting rights removed because of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly has voted to restore them.