By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday handed decades-long prison sentences to three police officers and their civilian … Read more: Kenyan policemen handed heavy sentences for killing of human rights lawyer – WHBLContinue Reading
Cambodia lashed out at the United States for giving a human rights defender award to a union leader involved in a labor strike by casino workers … Read more: Cambodia condemns US for honoring union leader as human rights defenderContinue Reading
Many members of the UN Human Rights Council are calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty and improve medical care at immigration facilities. Read more: UN Human Rights Council issues recommendations to Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsContinue Reading
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief expressed concerns Friday that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – AP NewsContinue Reading
The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concerns that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the country's history, … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – ABC NewsContinue Reading
The murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani set off protests in Kenya, where police are often accused of brutality. Read more: Kenyan policemen get sentences for murder of human rights lawyer – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on … Read more: Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights ExpertsContinue Reading
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has urged the authorities in Eswatini to promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and … Read more: Falana SAN Urges Eswatini Govt. To Investigate Killing Of Human Rights Advocate, Maseko …Continue Reading
The International Olympic Committee's move last week to map a pathway to Paris for athletes from Russia and Belarus who have not actively … Read more: IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights – The HinduContinue Reading
Iran-EU relations have proved rocky in recent years due to the country's continuing human rights violations. Parliament has repeatedly called for … Read more: Parliament condemns human rights violations in Iran – EU ReporterContinue Reading
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner has said the new decree forces humanitarian rescue ships to ignore distress calls from migrants … Read more: EU rights commissioner urges Italy to revoke anti-migration decree – InfoMigrantsContinue Reading
The IOC once more cited the opinion of two United Nations human rights experts who support the view that Russians and Belarusians should not face … Read more: IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights – AP NewsContinue Reading
GB News' Nigel Farage has reiterated his call for the UK to free itself of the “baneful” European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Read more: Nigel Farage backs GB News poll calling for European Convention of Human Rights exitContinue Reading
The Omagh bomb atrocity will be investigated to a standard that meets human rights requirements, a High Court judge said on Friday. Read more: Omagh bombing inquiry will meet human rights requirements, judge vows – The Irish TimesContinue Reading
A judge in Kenya has sentenced a former police officer to death for the murders of three people, including a prominent human rights activist in … Read more: Kenya Court Sentences 3 Policemen, Informant in Murder of Human Rights Lawyer, OthersContinue Reading