Press Releases

    When: December 2018 Where: London, UK. What: The International Observatory of Human Rights presents results of opinion poll on Brexit and Human Rights. On 19 December 2018 it will be 100 days until the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is just one of the legal frameworks that currently protects the human rights of citizens residing in the United Kingdom. … Read more →

Toronto, 15th December 2018 Iranian American comedian, Maz Jobrani used his two sold-out comedy shows at the Toronto Centre for Arts on 15th December to call for the release of Saeed Malekpour a Canadian permanent resident unjustly jailed in Iran since 2008. The International Observatory of Human Rights brought Saeed’s sister, Maryam to the evening event and partnered up with Amnesty International Canada to encourage the audience to sign a petition to … Read more →

  The International Observatory of Human Rights partners with Liberal International in Denmark to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. IOHR was invited to Copenhagen to partner with the Liberal International Committee in a series of events with one of its leading Danish members, social liberal party Radikale Venstre to drive discourse on human rights on the 70th Anniversary of the UN declaration of Human … Read more →

The International Observatory of Human Rights launched IOHR Ambassadors, a programme dedicated to developing the skills of young people who have a passion for human rights. “IOHR Ambassadors” gives young people the opportunity to make a difference by shaping the human rights narrative with their own voices. Participants will be trained and supervised by IOHR staff to organize and lead fun events, creative campaigns, assemblies, learn to use digital media … Read more →