British police arrested human rights activist Sarah Wilkinson after raiding her home reportedly for “content that she has posted online." Read more: 'Content Posted Online' – British Police Arrest Rights Activist, Sarah WilkinsonContinue Reading
Violence and discrimination have marked over 50 years of Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. We campaign for human rights for … Read more: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading
On August 1, Equatorial Guinean human rights defender, Joaquín Elo Ayeto, was arrested at his house in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea's capital, … Read more: Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER ARRESTED ONCE AGAIN (Equatorial Guinea 75.24)Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department announced on Friday that it will impose visa restrictions on 14 Syrian officials because of their involvement in human … Read more: US restricts visas for 14 Syrian officials over human rights abuses – VOA NewsContinue Reading
… human rights and human dignity of some of the world's most vulnerable people. Presented by the Organization of American States' Department of … Read more: Protecting Migrants' and Refugees' Human Rights: Recommendations for Policy and PracticeContinue Reading
NWLC filed this brief to support the plaintiff, amateur powerlifter JayCee Cooper. The brief urges the Court to honor a Minnesota civil rights law … Read more: NWLC Files Amicus Brief Defending Minnesota Human Rights LawContinue Reading
Namibia's legal and human rights landscape is under scrutiny. In recent weeks, Namibia has been thrust into a fervent debate over human rights and … Read more: Upholding human rights … Debate on bail applications, medical parole for inmates – New EraContinue Reading
Amnesty International reproaches the Dominican government's denial of racist human rights violations in its immigration policies and urges … Read more: Denials of racism do not exempt the Dominican government from its human rights responsibilitiesContinue Reading
Slovak Republic: urgent need to address human rights of Roma and adopt an intergenerational approach · All the news … Read more: Commissioner for Human Rights – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading
Many psychologists work to promote and protect human rights, which are fundamental entitlements inherent to all human beings that can be … Read more: Bringing a human rights focus to humanitarian work – American Psychological AssociationContinue Reading
… human rights violations during recent deadly violence in the country. Last month's anti-government protests, which began as a student-led movement … Read more: UN to send mission to Bangladesh to probe human rights violations – VOA NewsContinue Reading
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk announced that he had received an invitation from Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, to … Read more: UN human rights team to probe abuses, violations during mass uprising – FirstpostContinue Reading
On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced it will send a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh, at the request of the interim … Read more: UN to dispatch mission to Bangladesh to investigate human rights violations – News.azContinue Reading
A new online open-access human rights textbook is an opportunity to model true accessibility and to incorporate updated approaches in this complex … Read more: Teaching human rights today | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to Kolkata Police seeking a report on the "barbaric" and "brutal" assault on … Read more: Human Rights Body's Notice To Kolkata Cops Over 'Barbaric' Action On Nabanna ProtestersContinue Reading