Human Rights Day is a South African public holiday that is commemorated annually on 21 March and is related to the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre.
When the second Donald Trump administration began, many worried that it would abandon America’s long-standing, bipartisan commitment to human rights around the world. This was the concern during the ...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 1948. It was the first attempt to create a global standard of human rights – to define what ...
As South Africa observes Human Rights Day, we reflect on the tragic events of Sharpeville and the deeper implications of human dignity. What does it truly mean to acknowledge our shared humanity in a ...
In December 2020, the Council established a human rights sanctions framework that applies globally, meaning that the EU can target individuals, entities and bodies – including state and non-state ...
When the second Donald Trump administration began, many worried that it would abandon America’s long-standing, bipartisan commitment to human rights around the world. This was the concern during the ...