Human Rights and Populist Wrongs by Murray Hunt – Project Syndicate
… right favor withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights. But the story of the Hillsborough Law shows how human–rights laws, not least … Read MoreContinue Reading
Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes – The Guardian
Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rights. Read MoreContinue Reading
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child must investigate the imprisonment and …
The court rejected his age and his autism as grounds for leniency, despite the UN Human Rights Office reminding Hong Kong that Article 37 of the … Read MoreContinue Reading
Michael D. Higgins to deliver keynote address at ICEL’s Annual Human Rights Law Conference
Former president Michael D. Higgins will deliver the keynote address at the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) Annual Human Rights Law … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups
It’s against human rights – a crime against humanity.” The harsh sentence of lashes imposed on Ahmadi has alarmed the musical community in Iran … Read MoreContinue Reading
Australia investigating reports of human rights activist detained in Vietnam – as it happened
The Reserve Bank has lifted its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011, from 4.35%. · The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said Australians … Read MoreContinue Reading
Majority of Britons say Government only protects speech it agrees with – Liberty
These include protest restrictions, arrests for communications offences online, the proscription of Palestine Action, and the failure of the Labour … Read MoreContinue Reading
Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and block Palestinian family’s return home – BBC
Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers. Read MoreContinue Reading
94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister arrested at Labour conference protest – Facebook
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while … Read MoreContinue Reading
Over a dozen international groups urge Pakistan to release jailed human rights lawyers
This picture taken on December 5, 2025 shows human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (R) with her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha (L), … Read MoreContinue Reading
Message to a UN Human Rights Conference
Maryam Rajavi’s Message to a UN Human Rights Conference, Geneva · Proposing an International Mechanism to Hold the Iranian Regime Accountable · Rising … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins 2026 Vaclav Havel human rights prize – RFI
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was awarded the Council of Europe’s Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize on Monday for her work defending … Read MoreContinue Reading
France: UN experts call for stronger protection for child victims of sexual violence and …
… Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iranian human rights lawyer won the Václav Havel Prize – Hungarian Helsinki Committee co …
Nasrin Sotoudeh is one of Iran’s best-known human rights lawyers. For as long as she was able to practise, she represented civil society activists, … Read MoreContinue Reading
How the proposed changes to the Cyber protection Act contradict human rights standards
… rights. This is why it is important to investigate whether the new Amendment Bill passes the human rights test. Firstly, the amendment raises the … Read MoreContinue Reading