This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks to Human Rights Watch researchers who are fighting to end this cruel practice — and to survivors who show … Read more: Rights & Wrongs: Break the Chains | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Collective expulsions are explicitly prohibited under Article 4 of Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Furthermore, the … Read more: The Reform of the EU return directive: a step back for fundamental rights? – – IARIContinue Reading
He acknowledged that the overcrowding has put a severe strain on prison healthcare and human rights standards. “When we took office, overcrowding … Read more: Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effectContinue Reading
AI rights will be presented as the next big civil rights cause. The “humanity first” camp will be painted as being on the wrong side of history. Read more: Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant | Artificial intelligence (AI)Continue Reading
… human rights. It is imperative that dedicated human rights-centred ethical frameworks be established to regulate FRTs in advance of their roll out. Read more: Letter of the Day | Human rights, AI ethics and rule of law must be central to regulating FRTsContinue Reading
“As there are no hostilities in the West Bank, the international human rights law standards on the use of force in law enforcement operations apply,” … Read more: How Israel took its war to the West Bank – Financial TimesContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch also urges the Sarawak Forest Department to revoke the eviction order against the Rumah Jeffery community and to revoke Zedtee's … Read more: Facing the Bulldozers: Iban Indigenous Resistance to the Timber Industry in Sarawak, MalaysiaContinue Reading
Human rights groups have condemned the arrest of relatives of Anna Kwok, an exiled pro-democracy activist who is wanted by the Hong Kong police … Read more: Rights groups condemn arrest of Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok's father and brotherContinue Reading
The compound includes a migrant detention center and has at times served military functions, according to U.N. and human rights researchers. Read more: Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals showContinue Reading
MEADOW LANDS – During her keynote speech Friday at the NAACP Washington Branch's 65th annual Human Rights Award Banquet, Pennsylvania House … Read more: Cameron receives Washington NAACP Human Rights Award; Pa. House Speaker delivers …Continue Reading
Despite recent progress on LGBTQ+ rights, Thailand continues to grapple with persistent human rights violations and must leverage its new role on … Read more: UN role can spur rights push – Bangkok PostContinue Reading
The purpose of the Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all … Read more: Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesContinue Reading
… Human rights groups estimate that almost 900 civilians, mainly Alawites, were killed by pro-government forces across Syria's coastal region in … Read more: Syrian security forces accused of overseeing gunmen killing civilians | BBC News – YouTubeContinue Reading
The Hong Kong police arrested the father of a prominent US-based activist, Anna Kwok, on April 30, 2025, and charged him with a national security … Read more: Hong Kong: Targeting of Exiled Activists' Families Escalates | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
North Korean seafood workers in China face human rights violations, including forced labor while injured and inadequate medical treatment. Read more: No rest for the injured: How N. Korean workers in China are denied basic medical rightsContinue Reading