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Reforms will be made to the interpretation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which protects the right to private and … Read more: 'The right to asylum and to a family life are basic human rights' | Morning StarContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council meeting … The meeting allowed member states to hear directly from the human rights community and gain a clearer picture of the … Read more: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Legal Advisor Leanid Marozau took part in a pre-session of the …Continue Reading

"Behind the wealth and diplomacy: Qatar's hidden human rights nightmare" 29 August 2025. This is not the only group discriminated against in Qatar … Read more: Qatar: Migrant workers endure conditions resembling de facto slavery due to the kafala systemContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani … We call for prompt, thorough, and transparent investigations into all alleged violations of … Read more: Indonesia protests: Call for restraint and dialogue | OHCHRContinue Reading

… human rights standards are being respected. Semenya has waged a … However, in July the European Court of Human Rights found her right to … Read more: Gene tests: World Athletics new rule for women's events begins – BBC SportContinue Reading

The United Kingdom government should publicly pledge to incorporate strong human rights conditions before a Free Trade Agreement between the UK … Read more: UK: Rights Protections Needed in Gulf Trade Pact – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

An agreement without explicit rights protections heightens the risks that UK businesses would become complicit in grave human rights abuses. For … Read more: Joint Statement: Human Rights Concerns Regarding the UK's Free Trade Agreement with …Continue Reading

Analysis in English on Syrian Arab Republic about Protection and Human Rights; published on 1 Sep 2025 by SNHR. Read more: SNHR's 14th Annual Report on Enforced Disappearance in Syria on the International Day of …Continue Reading

Event Details. Examining the unprecedented events that unfolded in 2020, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University … Read more: The State of Human Rights: 2020 Reflections and Lessons Learned – FXB CenterContinue Reading

Conscious spending, both by individuals and governments, can significantly impact global human rights and conflicts, according to an editorial … Read more: FreeMuslim: Conscious Spending Seen as Key Tool for Human Rights Protection – Shia WavesContinue Reading

Relatives and friends of many of the missing were joined by human rights activists on marches through Mexico City, Guadalajara, Cordoba and many … Read more: Thousands demonstrate across Mexico for 130000 missing – Morning StarContinue Reading

… human rights laws. As part of her reforms to employment rights, the party's deputy leader is scrapping a Tory-era requirement for union members to … Read more: Angela Rayner is warned her plan to hand trade unions more power 'violates human rights'Continue Reading

This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay appeared in The Canberra Times on 1 September 2025. Australia has every right … Read more: Fairness isn't something that can be selectively applied. Australia is better than thisContinue Reading

The Victorian Greens' Bill to make housing a human right will be debated in Parliament today, putting Labor to the test after its MPs have 16 … Read more: GREENS TO PUT LABOR TO THE TEST ON HOUSING AS A HUMAN RIGHTContinue Reading