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The ICCPR Act, modelled on an international human rights treaty meant to prohibit national, racial and religious hatred, has been distorted in Sri … Read more: How a human rights law became a tool of repression in Sri Lanka – Himal SouthasianContinue Reading

… last year criticising Mr Raab's plans for a British Bill of Rights. … after a 'robust disagreement' over human rights, it has been said. Read more: Dominic Raab tried to get Cabinet rival fired after disagreement over human rights, source saysContinue Reading

Approximately 50 students listened to Shakir outline how analysis by the Human Rights Watch found that the Israeli government's treatment of … Read more: Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir speaks on campusContinue Reading

During her briefing, Dicko criticised the “mixed results” of Mali's increased counter-terrorism operations “in relation to human rights”, singling out … Read more: Mali: Meeting under “Any Other Business” : What's In Blue – Security Council ReportContinue Reading

We are deeply concerned about the safety of journalists in Cameroon following the killing of a second journalist in the country in two weeks. Read more: Comment by UN Human Rights spokesperson Seif Magango after second journalist killed in …Continue Reading

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights chief to leave the country by Tuesday, … Read more: Mali orders UN human rights official to leave the country – The Toronto StarContinue Reading

Former PM's intervention will reignite fractious debate within the Tory party over how to respond to Channel migrants crisis. Read more: UK will tarnish reputation if it quits European Court of Human Rights, warns Sir John MajorContinue Reading

Could the UK pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights? Rishi Sunak has mooted the controversial idea if immigration plans are thrown … Read more: Could the UK pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights?Continue Reading

Human Rights Officers from MINUSMA conduct regular monitoring visits to a jail in Sévaré, in the Mopti region of Mali. Read more: UN chief 'deeply regrets' Mali's decision to expel senior rights official | UN NewsContinue Reading

Sharjeel Imam and seven other students were arrested in 2019 under anti‐​terrorism laws for supposed violence in an agitation against a new … Read more: A Human Rights Victory in India, but with Great Difficulty | Cato at Liberty BlogContinue Reading

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is considering withdrawing the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to … Read more: Sunak preparing to withdraw UK from human rights convention, in response to prediction in …Continue Reading

Download logoThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top … Read more: United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Calls on Mali to Reverse 'Regrettable' Expulsion OrderContinue Reading

This seemingly small act of defiance became the catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott, and later the entire civil rights movement across the US. Read more: A Pioneer of Civil Rights: Who Is Rosa Parks? – TheCollectorContinue Reading

The Department of State announced the winners of the annual Global Human Rights Defender Awards, including Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran. Read more: Iranian Human Rights Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Named 'Global Human Rights Defender' by …Continue Reading