November 29 marks International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, to commemorate the women and girls who fight for human rights around the world, particularly those combating gender based discrimination. In the Commission's Defending Freedoms Project, 15 prisoners of conscience are women.
In his newest report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, UN Secretary General António Guterres renewed his call to all parties in conflict to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law.
The 2021 report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on the status of religious freedom around the world is available here.