On this date, in 1986, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights entered into force. As of December 1998, all 53 members of the African Union had ratified the Charter.
When: Thursday, 21. October 2010
Under høringen om statsbudsjettet for 2027 i Stortingets utenriks- og forsvarskomité advarte Human Rights House Foundation mot å svekke støtten til menneskerettighetsforkjempere og utsatte regioner i en tid der demokratiet i Europa er under økende press. HRHF oppfordret Stortinget til å reversere foreslåtte kutt og understreket at støtte til menneskerettigheter også er en investering i Europas demokratiske motstandskraft og Norges totalforsvar.
As Armenia prepares to host the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan from 19 to 30 October 2026, Human Rights House Yerevan (HRHY) and Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) call on the Armenian authorities to ensure a safe and enabling environment for environmental human rights defenders, activists, journalists and civil society organisations working to protect the environment and promote public participation in environmental decision-making.
At the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation highlighted the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia, including continued restrictions on civil society, the targeting of Human Rights House Tbilisi, and ongoing violations in Russian-occupied territories. HRHF called for stronger UN scrutiny and continued international engagement.
