On 17 August 2023, an investigating judge in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate referred two criminal complaints against woman human rights defender … Read more: Woman human rights defender Delsoz Khalaf facing two court casesContinue Reading
Narendra Modi-led Indian government continues to victimize the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by depriving them of their … Read more: Int'l human rights organizations urge G-20 states to help end human rights violations in IIOJKContinue Reading
All members of the civil society should never have to face intimidation and harassment for simply doing their work.” David Carroll, of the U.S.-based … Read more: Rights Groups Condemn Arrests of Election Observers in Zimbabwe – VOA NewsContinue Reading
(JNS) – The European Court of Human Rights, which has jurisdiction over more than 46 countries and whose rulings are legally binding on all 27 … Read more: Top European Human–Rights Judge Exposed as a Jew-Hater – VINnewsContinue Reading
Guide for the Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the Amazon – Peru. In the Amazon Basin, women stand out as the main … Read more: Guide for the Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the Amazon – PeruContinue Reading
Enforceable regulation of commercial spyware requires human rights, transparency, oversight & accountability, & exclusion of private industry. Read more: The Scourge of Commercial Spyware—and How to Stop It | LawfareContinue Reading
H&M Group announced that it will "phase out" sourcing in Myanmar on 18 August, following allegations of human rights abuses at the country's … Read more: What are the implications of retailers 'responsibly exiting' Myanmar? – DrapersContinue Reading
The probe follows a 2021 request to the UN Special Procedures human rights system by the environmental advocacy group ClientEarth to investigate … Read more: Saudi Aramco targeted in UN human rights probe tied to climate changeContinue Reading
Human rights defender and civic journalist Iryna Danylovych is facing continued legal harassment and violation of her fundamental rights as a … Read more: Russia: Release Crimean rights defender Iryna Danylovych without delay – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading
Saskatoon's Fran Forsberg is no stranger to a fight, having gone to court — multiple times — in past years to argue for her kids' rights. Read more: Saskatchewan mother plans human rights complaint over school policy changesContinue Reading
Respect for civil and political rights has markedly deteriorated under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, especially for groups facing … Read more: Believe It or Not, the G20 Agrees on (Some) Human Rights Issues – FPIFContinue Reading
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked Guatemala to provide more protections for President-elect Bernardo Arevalo and Vice … Read more: Guatemala president-elect, deputy facing death threats: Inter-American Commission on …Continue Reading
The disciplinary court of the East Azerbaijan Bar Association has summoned Ali Azimi, the former head of the provincial branch of the Human Rights … Read more: Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Summoned by Disciplinary Court – IranWireContinue Reading
Murders, rapes, kidnappings – human rights groups say M23 rebels have left a trail of war crimes behind them as they sweep through eastern … Read more: DRC violence: 'trail of war crimes' left by rebels say human rights groups – Channel 4Continue Reading
As communities of color and civil rights advocates have repeatedly pointed out, profiling rules that allow law enforcement to define politically … Read more: A Roadmap for Implementing Rules on Racial Profiling – Just SecurityContinue Reading