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International Court of Justice operates under the UN to decide cases of contentious issues between the States on application by one of the parties....

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Argentina, Ecuador, Lebanon, Turkey and Tunisia in 2022. It will also hold high-level

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The House of Reps, on Thursday, called for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on rights of persons living disabilities.

As stated earlier, the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted in 2006 and aims to protect and guarantee the human rights of persons with disabilities. Ratification of the Convention took place in March 2018 after it was signed by the Irish Government in 2007. Table of contents 1. How […]

Although the ICRC itself is not a child protection agency, it is essential that we consider their needs when performing our exclusively humanitarian mission.

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Sudan, with

The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights…

UNDP and the Ombudsperson`s Office convened a workshop in a hybrid format on the activities of the Ombudsman in ensuring the rights of women in Turkmenistan.

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says some conditions in Wellington's forensic mental health units are "inhuman".