Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters. Read more: End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Attorney general says it is 'national priority' to extricate UK from influence of European court of human rights. Read more: UK must curb influence of European human rights rules, says Braverman – The GuardianContinue Reading
By Dr. S.W. Premaratne Attorney-at-Law. At each session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in Geneva, at which the Post-War … Read more: Post-War Reconciliation Process: Human Rights violation – The IslandContinue Reading
Vietnamese human rights journalist's appeal set for Aug. 25. Pham Doan Trang's lawyer says she is unlikely to change her not-guilty plea so her … Read more: Vietnamese human rights journalist's appeal set for Aug. 25 – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading
The Better Cotton Initiative ceased monitoring conditions in Xinjiang's cotton industry in 2020 amid reports of widespread human rights abuses in … Read more: Compromise or cut loose? China labour watchdogs' tough choice – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
In a report on the discrimination against the LGBT in Malaysia, Human Rights Watch said public funds were being used on the camps that even … Read more: In report on LGBT, Human Rights Watch urges Malaysia to end state-funded conversion campsContinue Reading
"She has provided expert opinions to governments globally, regional human rights institutions, and UN mechanisms, including UN Women where she serves … Read more: US Special Envoy to visit India, Nepal to advance human rights of LGBTQI+Continue Reading
Latvia has formally asked to join Ukraine's case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over Moscow's invasion, the foreign ministry … Read more: Latvia seeks to join Kyiv in ECHR case against Russia – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading
The series of advocacy visits included visits to; the Lagos State office of the National Human Rights Commission, the Chairman, Nigerian Bar … Read more: ASF France, others train Lagos security agencies on human rights – The Guardian NigeriaContinue Reading
EPA is opening two civil rights investigations of Texas' environmental agency, exploring whether state regulators failed to properly permit … Read more: EPA launches civil rights probes of Texas regulator – E&E NewsContinue Reading
FOSTER CITY, Calif., August 09, 2022–Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Black Justice … Read more: Gilead Sciences and a Coalition of LGBTQ+ and Human Rights-Focused … – Yahoo FinanceContinue Reading
Meng Qingtao, a professor of human rights studies at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, condemned Washington's war crimes … Read more: Report says US crimes in Mideast violate human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading
Despite condemnation from civil rights groups, and a call from the House of Commons ethics and privacy committee for a summer study of the issue, … Read more: Expert Labels Spyware a Global Threat to Democracy, Human Rights – The Crime ReportContinue Reading
South African activist Eddie Ndopu is in line to be the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more: Human rights without handicaps: young, black, gay wheelchair user goes for top rights job at the UNContinue Reading
In addition, commission members condemned the recent Israeli designation of six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups as terrorist … Read more: Human rights commission calls for end to Israeli occupation of Palestine | Arab NewsContinue Reading