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EU Court of Justice: Gender identity cannot depend on proof of surgical operation
Health
Correction of data on gender identity cannot depend on proof of surgical operation. This is stated in the judgment of the EU Court of Justice in case C-247/23. In 2014,…
Africa
High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces aligned with the two main parties to the 2018 peace deal, the UN reported on…
America
Top independent experts reporting to the Human Rights Council on Thursday named dozens of Nicaraguan officials who they say are responsible for grave violations, abuses and crimes. The Group of Human Rights…
Human Rights
Ambassadors met for an emergency session to discuss the escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.Rights chief Volker Türk said he was pained to brief the Council once again on the…
Human Rights
Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the victims were suspected of collaborating with rival Rapid…
Asia
After reading the recent urgent appeal by Ilham Ahmadi from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), it is impossible not to be deeply troubled by the ongoing mass deportation of Afghan…
Human Rights
Although persons with disabilities represent a sizeable 16 per cent of the world’s population, they still experience a range of health inequities, including premature deaths, poorer health outcomes, and higher…
Human Rights
That’s one of the alarming updates shared by Volker Türk during a General Assembly briefing on Wednesday, the first informal meeting dedicated to the issue of the thousands who go…
Human Rights
The grim revelation emerged during a high-level discussion at the UN in Geneva on the human rights situation in DRC.The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also…
Human Rights
The arrest of First Vice President and main opposition leader Riek Machar, alongside mounting military clashes and reported attacks on civilian populations, signals a severe unravelling of the peace process…
