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
Basu v. Germany and Muhammad v. Spain: Why the first European Court of Human Rights' judgments on racial profiling in identity checks are … Read more: Basu v. Germany and Muhammad v. Spain: Why the first European Court of Human Rights …Continue Reading
We need a referendum on the European Court of Human Rights. The Channel crisis will never be solved while Britain takes into account ECHR rulings. Read more: We need a referendum on the European Court of Human Rights – The TelegraphContinue Reading
Our human rights architecture is being abused by criminals to endanger the lives of desperate people. “We also hear a lot about how leaving the ECHR … Read more: Tory MPs to push for UK exit from European convention on human rights – The GuardianContinue Reading
However, if the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg rules that Ms Braverman's new legislation is unlawful, Mr Sunak is open to withdrawing … Read more: Rishi Sunak 'prepared to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights'Continue Reading
“This is a regime that beats, blinds, jails, tortures and kills innocent women for the crime of protesting for their basic human rights and … Read more: Iran's Foreign Minister to Address U.N. Human Rights Council, Activists Urge WalkoutContinue Reading
GENEVA (6 February 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday said he was deeply disturbed by the Malian authorities' … Read more: UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk deplores expulsion of representative from MaliContinue Reading
Expulsion of UN rights diplomat comes as Bamako hosts Russia's foreign … Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali is director of the human rights … Read more: Mali Expels UN Peacekeeping Rights Chief After Criticism of Russian Military PresenceContinue Reading
Algeria's civil society is once again being targeted by the authorities. With the judicial dissolution of the human rights league LADDH, … Read more: Human rights in Algeria: Banned, intimidated, driven into exile – Qantara.deContinue Reading
The head of the human rights division of the United Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been declared persona non-grata by the Malian authorities. Read more: Head of UN human rights mission expelled from Mali – RFIContinue Reading
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top representative in … Read more: UN human rights chief calls on Mali to reverse 'regrettable' expulsion order – UN NewsContinue Reading