The Nuremberg Code (1947) set out guidelines of 'permissible medical experiments'. Around the same time, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … Read more: Why and how science should respect the dignity and rights of all humans – NatureContinue Reading
Awarding major sporting events to autocratic states such as Qatar increases repression rather than improving human rights, a study has concluded. Read more: Human rights abuses worsen in regimes hosting big sports events | The TimesContinue Reading
Changes to the National Security Bill “go too far”, said the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), and put freedom of speech at risk. The committee … Read more: Changes to UK espionage laws will interfere 'with human rights', say MPs – The NationalContinue Reading
Following legislative scrutiny of the National Security Bill, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned the draft legislation risks … Read more: Committee calls for amendments to National Security BillContinue Reading
The National Human Rights Commission has called on the various political parties in Nigeria to ensure that human rights protection remained a … Read more: 2023 Campaigns: Commission urges Political Parties to protect Human RightsContinue Reading
Since June, Human Rights Watch has interviewed five fighters from armed groups, seven witnesses of abuses and family members of victims, … Read more: DR Congo: Army Units Aided Abusive Armed Groups | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Joint Civil Society letter bringing to the attention of EU member states a number of serious shortcomings in the Council position on the … Read more: Ensure fundamental rights protections in the Council position on the AI ActContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60000 political … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt – KTAR NewsContinue Reading
New reporting says the Biden Administration plans to review the United States' relationship with ally Saudi Arabia amidst rising gas prices. Read more: Gas Prices, Not Human Rights, Finally Spur U.S. To Look At Saudi Ties | The Mehdi Hasan ShowContinue Reading
Displacement, Human Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health – Conceptualising Gender Protection Gaps in Latin America; Focusing on migration … Read more: Displacement, Human Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health – Bristol University PressContinue Reading
“The Committee on the Rights of the Child will continue to closely monitor the situation in Iran and liaise with other relevant human rights bodies to … Read more: Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urgesContinue Reading
A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt | The IndependentContinue Reading
Jailed human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organization … Read more: Champions of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize 2022 – Imphal Free PressContinue Reading
A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60000 political prisoners, have compelled … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt – Yahoo News UKContinue Reading
International, MNA | Angola's national human rights directorate has criticised the shots fired by police to disperse a demonstration by a teacher … Read more: Angola: Human rights director slams police for firing to break up school pupil protestContinue Reading