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India on Tuesday said that it continues to monitor developments related to human rights, including those of women and girls, in Afghanistan and … Read more: India Says It Continues To Monitor Human Rights Development in Afghanistan – NDTVContinue Reading

On the first anniversary of the incarceration that led to the tragic death of Mahsa Jina Amini, the Australian Government is imposing targeted … Read more: Targeted sanctions in response to human rights violations in IranContinue Reading

"Violations of human rights in the country are not new: decades of armed conflict mean that Afghanistan has known violence and injustice for much … Read more: U.N. High Commissioner: Afghan human rights in 'state of collapse' – Yahoo SportContinue Reading

In collaboration with fellow advocates JMACforFamilies and Angela O. Burton, Children's Rights submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights … Read more: Family Separation is an Urgent Human & Civil Rights IssueContinue Reading

Former defence secretary says European Convention on Human Rights stopped the UK from capturing plotting terrorists. Read more: Human rights laws protect terrorists and are a serious risk to UK security, says WallaceContinue Reading

Volker Turk's remarks came during an interactive dialogue held by the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The collapsing human rights situation is " … Read more: Human rights in Afghanistan in 'state of collapse': UN rights chief – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

Moderator Carmen Lansdowne shares why Canadians should be concerned about how our government's resources are used to support repressive policies … Read more: Abusing Human Rights in the Philippines under the Guise of Counter-TerrorismContinue Reading

Human Rights and Deforestation … We continue to source Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa and pay premiums that are distributed through the value … Read more: Our Commitment to Responsible Sourcing for Cocoa – Starbucks StoriesContinue Reading

Distinguished academic Professor Penelope Mathew will succeed Dr Helen Watchirs OAM at the ACT Human Rights Commission, Minister for Human Rights Tara … Read more: International law expert to lead CommissionContinue Reading

Amnesty International and the Congolese rights organization IBGDH relayed in a 98-page study that populations in and around Kolwezi, a mining town … Read more: Disturbing human rights abuses unearthed in the wake of Congo's mining boomContinue Reading

Human Rights Lawyer, David Haigh, confirms that about only 20% of the cases he sees turn out to be genuine asylum seekers, while the rest are … Read more: '80% of migrants are lying about being a genuine asylum seeker' | Human Rights LawyerContinue Reading

"Denying women and girls' rights to participate in daily and public life not only denies them their human rights, it denies Afghanistan the benefit of … Read more: UN's Türk Warns of Human Rights Collapse in Afghanistan – Mirage NewsContinue Reading

The federal government is set to float an Ombudsman radio to strengthen the war against rising human rights abuses… Read more: Human rights abuses: FG to float Ombudsman radio- Ayo-Yusuf – Businessday NGContinue Reading

Ben Wallace: Human rights laws are protecting terrorists. Ex-defence secretary attacks 'lunacy' of legislation such as the ECHR that prevents the UK … Read more: Ben Wallace: Human rights laws are protecting terrorists – The TelegraphContinue Reading