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News|Human Rights. German court rules asylum seekers unlawfully expelled at Polish border. Judges say Berlin broke EU law by refusing Somali asylum … Read more: German court rules asylum seekers unlawfully expelled at Polish border – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

"This persecution is a direct assault on press freedom and human rights. It must end now." The broadcaster said it was preparing a fresh complaint to … Read more: BBC accuses Iran of escalating persecution of Persian staff and relatives – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Climate activist Greta Thunberg with other activists from a human rights organisation in Catania, Italy … The Freedom Flotilla human rights … Read more: Climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for Gaza to break Israel's blockadeContinue Reading

Only 3. 5% of the world's population enjoy unrestricted civil rights and liberties, according to data from international civil society … Read more: Democracy, human rights face biggest threat for decades, study finds – YahooContinue Reading

… human rights defenders and UN and civilian humanitarian missions. … Special Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human … Read more: Gaza: UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla Coalition | OHCHRContinue Reading

… human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which argue that these systems entrench racism and biases. In 2021, the Dutch government had to … Read more: UK civil servants who used AI saved two weeks a year, government study findsContinue Reading

On May 22, Sharifa Madrakhimova – a journalist and human rights activist from Uzbekistan's Fergana region – was supposed to be in Dublin to accept … Read more: Uzbek Human Rights Defender Prevented From Traveling to Receive Award – The DiplomatContinue Reading

protection of human rights.” Its chair, Kishwer Falkner, was appointed by Liz Truss. Under her, although it is obliged to defend free speech she has … Read more: The EHRC is silencing trans rights activists – Good Law ProjectContinue Reading

The report provides a general overview of human rights and democracy, within EU borders and worldwide. 2024 Annual Report on Human Rights and … Read more: EU Annual Reports on Human Rights and Democracy | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

In Case You Missed It: May 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership. Viewpoints. June 2, 2025. 1 … Read more: In Case You Missed It: May 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights …Continue Reading

Human rights lawyer David Haye has called for Britain to "reform or leave" the European Convention on Human Rights, arguing that the country … Read more: Human rights lawyer demands Britain 'reforms or leaves' the ECHR as Channel crossings …Continue Reading

That is 10,000 avoidable human rights abuses. Why is it wrong to observe that membership of the ECHR collides with the right of people in the … Read more: Lord Hermer, you are putting the British public at risk – The TelegraphContinue Reading

… human trafficking in Bosnia. Since then, as a human rights lawyer and later as a professor of law, I have experienced how the world's response to … Read more: Can progressives re-capture anti-trafficking from the right? | openDemocracyContinue Reading

State Lies as Violations of Human Rights. Written by Marko Milanovic. State officials lie all the time. Authoritarian states are almost by definition … Read more: State Lies as Violations of Human Rights – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading