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News to 17 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO convenes first global forum of leading institutions The first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres brought together over 800 institutions from 80 countries to discuss global…

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News to 10 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Human Rights health groups demand an end to all fighting Physicians for Human Rights, Physicians for Social Responsibility, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear…

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News to 3 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now World Health Day: Stand with science on 7 April World Health Day 2026, 7 April, calls on people everywhere to stand with science. Under the theme “Together for health. Stand with…

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News to 27 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Global supply chain disruption hardest on the world’s poorest people The consequences of war in the Middle East are only just beginning to unfold, said UN Human Rights Chief Volker…

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News to 20 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now War in the Middle East is pushing the world toward a precipice UN experts are calling for the end of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Lebanon, which are “illegal under…

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News to 13 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Calls to protect health care as Middle East conflict spirals… As war between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues, Physicians for Human Rights is raising the alarm…

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News to 6 March 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Stand up for Science – US day of action 7 March One year after the movement-defining Stand Up For Science protest, organizers are returning to streets across the United States…

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News to 27 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now HHR: Best Paper 2025 focuses on mental health Lisa Cosgrove’s paper, Addressing the Global Mental Health Crisis: How a Human Rights Approach Can Help End the Search for…

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News to 20 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO Human Rights Unit shut down The World Health Organization’s Policy, Law and Human Rights Unit was shut down this week with its leaders, Natalie Drew Bold and Michelle…

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News to 13 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Human Rights Office launches $400 million appeal The UN Human Rights office has launched an appeal for US $400 million to respond to crises and defend human rights worldwide. UN…