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KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has received an invitation from the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights … Read more: PM Anwar receives invitation to attend 75th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsContinue Reading

Human rights activists and advocates in Madurai on Saturday critically analysed and condemned the SC/ST court's judgment in the Hathras rape and … Read more: Rights activists, advocates flay Hathras case judgment – The HinduContinue Reading

Human rights groups fear that Alam's arrest was an act of retaliation. “The arrest of whistle-blower Nafiz Mohammad Alam within hours of the … Read more: Bangladesh Police Arrest Man Who Revealed Torture by Elite UnitContinue Reading

What evidence is there of human rights abuses that the Sudanese government has committed since 2012? After its parting, Sudan's relations with newly … Read more: UK arms export to Sudan (2012-2022) – AOAVContinue Reading

The United Nations Security Council should hold an emergency meeting and publicly call on all forces to protect civilians.” For more Human Rights … Read more: Sudan: Fighting Erupts Between Armed Forces | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Uganda, Ghana and Kenya all have obligations under international human rights law. These are legally binding and not merely suggestive. Read more: Africa: International Human Rights Law As a Tool to Stop Rising Homophobia in AfricaContinue Reading

In order to stop this machine, the international community and civil society … The human rights NGOs wrote that “4 people were executed for … Read more: Iran raised execution numbers drastically in 2022 to hold onto power – reportContinue Reading

This was not only unfair, it breached their human rights; … important in the last few months, when the far right has been active in the region. Read more: Meet Karam, our amazingly social volunteer! – Care4CalaisContinue Reading

ENNHRI welcomes this important step for the institution and towards further strengthening the human rights framework in Sweden. Just over a year after … Read more: ENNHRI welcomes the accreditation request of the Swedish Institute for Human RightsContinue Reading

A human rights institution has made a landmark decision by fining a real estate agent and landlords who rejected renting their apartment to a … Read more: Human rights institution fines those rejecting 'single tenants' – Hürriyet Daily NewsContinue Reading

Apr. 14—United Nations Human Rights Officer Ben Schachter labeled lack of action on climate change as the "grossest human rights violation" facing … Read more: CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading

And what has emerged so far contemplates [PDF] more than 30 new cybercrime offenses, with few concessions to free speech or human rights. Read more: Human rights groups raise alarm over UN Cybercrime Treaty • The RegisterContinue Reading

United Nations Human Rights Officer Ben Schachter labeled lack of action on climate change as the "grossest human rights violation" facing … Read more: CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Boulder Daily CameraContinue Reading

The United Nations defines human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, … Read more: Should Internet Access Be Declared A Basic Human Right? – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading