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Amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1992 include overriding the state's Human Rights Act by making breach of bail an offence for children. Read more: Human rights advocates sound alarm as Queensland passes "dangerous" youth justice changesContinue Reading

Some of Monday's papers lead on judges at the European Court of Human Rights who reportedly are close to backing down over blocking flights … Read more: Newspaper headlines: Judges 'to back down' on Rwanda and Boris' dossier – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Photo by: Brock Human Rights and Equity Brock Human Rights and Equity's (HRE) annual Art Speaks art exhibition returns this week with the theme … Read more: Brock Human Rights and Equity's Art Speaks returns this weekContinue Reading

At an event to honour the delegates, Dhami in Punjabi said, “I humbly request you all that human rights are being violated all over the world on a … Read more: 'Human rights violated in India': Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief tells G20 …Continue Reading

UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at HBKU co-hosted a panel discussion on the book, Business and Human Rights Law and … Read more: HBKU Hosts Joint Book Launch with Oxford Business and Human Rights Network and …Continue Reading

If you are able to occupy a position in this leadership election that is grounded in utter indifference to the threat towards hard-won human rights, … Read more: Privileged men back Kate Forbes as human rights aren't a red line | The NationalContinue Reading

Then and now, Human Rights Watch urged parties to the conflict to compensate victims and hold perpetrators accountable, but impunity prevails. Read more: Twenty Years on, Iraq Bears Scars of US-led Invasion | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

SWAT: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Hina Jilani has asked … The team spoke to a range of civil society members, journalists, … Read more: Human Rights Commission asks security forces to vacate school, college buildings in SwatContinue Reading

Human Rights Day, marked annually on March 21, is a national observation and proclamation of the rights we enjoy in our country. Read more: Locals urged to donate blood this Human Rights Day weekend – Germiston City NewsContinue Reading

Specifically, they want to look into whether the government and military were using cellphone-based spyware to spy on human rights activists and … Read more: Mexico probes army's use of spyware against human rights activists – WLRNContinue Reading

The court observed that conviction for a crime does not reduce a person into a non-human. "Convicts are not denuded of their fundamental rights, as … Read more: Ripper Jayanandhan: Human Rights Can't Be Crippled: Kerala Court Allows Killer To Attend …Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing … Read more: West spotlights North Korea rights abuses; China opposes – AP NewsContinue Reading

PIEN HUANG, HOST: This week, lawmakers in Mexico said they would launch a federal commission to look into potential human rights abuses by the … Read more: Mexico probes army's use of spyware against human rights activists – NPRContinue Reading

HUANG: So, Raymundo Ramos, tell us a little bit about him and why they put Pegasus on his phone. TEMPLE-RASTON: So he's a local human rights activist, … Read more: Mexico probes army's use of spyware against human rights activists – WUSF NewsContinue Reading