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After leaving the ECHR, Mr Zupancic joined the European Centre of Law and Justice (ECLJ), a conservative and influential human rights think tank that … Read more: Anti-Semitic online rants by former European Court of Human Rights judge exposedContinue Reading

Gendered Threats against Human Rights Leaders in Colombia. with: Kiran Stallone, PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of … Read more: Gendered Threats Against Human Rights Leaders in Colombia – WOLAContinue Reading

Forsberg, a mother in Saskatoon with two children who are transgender, was at the centre of a human rights complaint almost ten years ago. In 2014, … Read more: LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rulesContinue Reading

A Deep Dive into the Asian Human Rights Commission's Connections, Agendas, and the Growing Concerns Over Its Alignment with Extremist Elements. Read more: Exposed: How a UN-Affiliated Human Rights Organization is Allegedly Aiding Islamist Forces in AsiaContinue Reading

An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling for. Read more: Tensions Erode Human Rights in Central African Republic | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

Human rights: Traditionalists drag Police to Court · Traditional religion worshippers have dragged the Nigeria Police Force and two others to a Kwara … Read more: Human rights: Traditionalists drag Police to Court – Tribune OnlineContinue Reading

An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), … Read more: Central African Republic: 'Tensions and divisions' eroding human rights – UN NewsContinue Reading

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, which has spoken to individuals who are detained at the prison, as well as some of their family … Read more: Joint civil society letter to the EU on Bahraini political prisoners | ISHRContinue Reading

Taking suo motu cognizance of the death of a farmer during a protest in Sangrur, the Punjab Human Rights Commission (PHRC) has sought a report … Read more: Punjab Human Rights Commission seeks report on death of farmer | Chandigarh NewsContinue Reading

H.E. Mr. Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council (video) · H.E. Mr. Seong deok Yun, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea … Read more: 1st meeting – Expert meeting on enhancing capacity-building for local governments to … – UN Web TVContinue Reading

“Our top priorities were climate change and our nuclear legacy,” says DeBrum, whose goal was to get the Marshall Islands a seat on the UN Human Rights … Read more: Small island states punch above their weight at UN Human Rights Council – SwissinfoContinue Reading

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians, a non-partisan, not-for-profit, and independent human rights advocacy organization, … Read more: State Terrorism and Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia Must Stop – BorkenaContinue Reading

The human rights violations in Pakistan, particularly in relation to the recent burning of a church in Jaranwala, are a matter that concerns us … Read more: Call for urgent need to address human rights violations globally – The News InternationalContinue Reading

AP Moller-Maersk, the $81.5 billion global logistics company, said only a handful of shipbreaking yards at Alang follow human rights and … Read more: Maersk says few shipbreaking yards in Alang meet global environmental, human rights standardsContinue Reading