Human Rights First welcomes the new law, which will allow Australia to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for serious human rights abuses, … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Australia's Adoption of Magnitsky-Style SanctionsContinue Reading
Who better to write this book than Shami Chakrabarti? She has served as a human rights lawyer, director of Liberty, shadow attorney general and has … Read more: 'A pleasure to read': Baroness Bryan reviews 'Human Rights: The Case for the Defence'Continue Reading
Despite demonstrating a strong human rights record, there is still room for Taiwan to improve – especially on migrant workers' rights and refugee … Read more: Taiwan's Human Rights Priorities After the 2024 Elections – The DiplomatContinue Reading
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 1, 2024: Mehdi Eshterak, Mohammad Shehbakhsh, Mahmoud Gorgij and an unidentified woman, all Baluch minorities on … Read more: 4 Baluch Including Woman Executed for Drug Offences in Birjand – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading
“Jimmy Lai — a courageous man of deep faith who stands for democracy, human rights and respect for the rule of law — exemplifies moral principle and … Read more: Hong Kong criticizes U.S. bill to rename street in honor of imprisoned human rights defenderContinue Reading
Human rights groups have reported abuses by Israeli units, including extrajudicial killings, torture and other physical abuse, most of them committed … Read more: US finds five Israeli units responsible for rights abuses in the West Bank – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
The Special Criminal Court was set up in the capital, Bangui, to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence … Read more: Court in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abusesContinue Reading
Mr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 163 Report into use of force Australian Human Rights Commission 2024. Read more: Mr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)Continue Reading
(KGNS) – A man is dead … Read more: Nuevo Laredo human rights committee taking legal action against Mexican military in … – KGNSContinue Reading
According to the human rights lawyer, “Farghadani was first transferred to Gharchak Prison, south of Tehran, but officials there refused to accept her … Read more: Target on Her Back: Tortured Woman Cartoonist in Iran Must Be Released from PrisonContinue Reading
The CSDDD establishes far-reaching mandatory human rights and environmental obligations on both European Union (“EU”) and non-EU companies meeting … Read more: Landmark EU “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive” Imposing Human … – Gibson DunnContinue Reading
In the aftermath of the May 2019 elections, human rights defenders were subjected to smear campaigns, judicial persecution and detention by the … Read more: Malawi's adoption of Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights – CivicusContinue Reading
Israeli officials will be held accountable for their actions against Palestinians, Haissam Bou-Said, International Human Rights Council (IHRC) … Read more: Israel officials will be held accountable, human rights council head saysContinue Reading
In a landmark hearing at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, legal experts and campaigners argued that businesses, such as the fossil fuel and … Read more: Top Human Rights Court Urged to Tackle Corporate Climate Crimes – DeSmogContinue Reading
GENEVA (30 April 2024) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was troubled by a series of heavy-handed steps taken … Read more: United States of America: UN Human Rights Chief troubled by law enforcement actions … – YubaNetContinue Reading