Human Rights (Page 5)

Due to his role as Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), Mr Lavery, who is also chief executive of The Law Society of … Read MoreContinue Reading

China’s ethnic minority groups are themselves integral components of the Chinese nation. By reaffirming equal rights and other fundamental human … Read MoreContinue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after … Read MoreContinue Reading

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemns the decision of the Supreme Court of Cambodia to uphold the 14-year … Read MoreContinue Reading

Click to expand Image Bangladesh Federation of Worker Solidarity activists hold a rally in Dhaka on May 7, 2023 to mark ten years since the Rana Plaza building collapse that killed more than 1,130 people. © 2023 Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AP On July 23, Human Rights Watch filed a writtenContinue Reading

Why is protest part of dialogue? Highlights from Billy Vaughan’s recent talk at the National Justice & Peace Network Conference. Read MoreContinue Reading

In August, the Security Council is expected to hold its monthly meeting on political and humanitarian developments in Syria. Read MoreContinue Reading

For many Romani communities across Europe, the gap between having rights and being able to exercise them is wide. People face discrimination in … Read MoreContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights announced that Mehdi Roshani, a Kurdish protester arrested in connection with the January 6 protests in Malekshahi Cou … Read MoreContinue Reading

… human rights activists from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. … In Kenya, for example, the work of Muslims for Human Rights shows how … Read MoreContinue Reading

In confronting the critical nature of the matter affecting outspoken human rights defenders in Thailand, Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights … Read MoreContinue Reading

… human rights concerns. The 16th Amendment (discussed in an earlier piece) and the 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law, adopted in June and July … Read MoreContinue Reading

Prime Minister Najib Razak’s rise to power was characterized by an increased repression of civil society and human rights defenders and a lockdown on … Read MoreContinue Reading

… rights group. Arvin Kheirkhahan was executed at about 4 a.m. on August 1 at Shahrud Prison in Iran’s Semnan Province, the Human Rights Activists … Read MoreContinue Reading