The report ranks the ten worst countries for workers’ rights in 2017 as Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Qatar, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The Philippines, South Korea and Kazakhstan have joined the ten-worst ranking for the first time this year.
The 50 countries expressed concern over the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region and urged Beijing to act on the recommendations of a UN report alleging human rights violations
In the continuing discussion, some speakers said human rights were constitutional and guaranteed. However, racial discrimination and violation of fundamental human rights was on the rise in some countries. One speaker said some countries were violating human rights, by allowing religious extremist figures to burn the Holy Qur’an.
Human Rights. Human rights are rights that all people have, regardless of their country, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or any other trait. Among others, this includes: physical integrity rights, such as not being killed or tortured; civil rights, such as practicing their religion and moving freely in their country; and political rights, such as
The UHRI facilitates access to human rights recommendations issued by three key pillars of the United Nations human rights monitoring system: the Treaty Bodies established under the international human rights treaties as well as the Special Procedures and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council.
Amnesty identified 10 key examples of countries where there have been attacks on individual human rights – and the institutions designed to protect them – on a national scale (see gallery below).
The law was adopted to ensure that large French companies are taking the measures needed to identify and prevent human rights and environmental violations in their supply chains. The French Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law applies to French companies with more than 5,000 employees worldwide and non-French companies operating in France with more
Human rights in Cuba are under the scrutiny of human rights organizations, which accuse the Cuban government of committing systematic human rights abuses against the Cuban people, including arbitrary imprisonment and unfair trials. [1] [2] [3] International human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have
Briefing the Security Council today, the senior official tasked with advocating for children in armed conflict noted that 2022 held the highest number of grave violations ever verified by the United Nations, with Government armed and security forces the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access.
The 2014 UN report and annex listed 59 parties to armed conflict, including government armed forces from 8 countries. In a letter to Ban on April 27, Human Rights Watch expressed concern that some
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