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The Committee of Ministers is to ask the UK Government to provide more information on its proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles. Read more: Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights – The IndependentContinue Reading

Two human rights groups have warned that eight men convicted of theft and currently held at the Greater Tehran Prison are at imminent risk of … Read more: Rights Groups Warn Over 'Imminent' Finger Amputations Of Eight Inmates In IranContinue Reading

Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights. The Committee of Ministers is to ask the UK Government to provide more … Read more: Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights – Evening StandardContinue Reading

The Committee of Ministers examined the proposed legislation as part of its supervision of recent judgments from the European Court of Human Rights. Read more: Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights | Witney GazetteContinue Reading

Iranian authorities' mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report … Read more: Human Rights Watch accuses Iran of crimes against humanity – JURIST – News – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

… address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland amid concerns about whether it is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights. Read more: Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights – Belfast TelegraphContinue Reading

… the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland amid concerns about whether it is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights. Read more: Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rightsContinue Reading

The research carried out by the human rights charity shows that nearly one in three adults worry that they could soon end up homeless, … Read more: 'Housing is a human right, not a luxury': Amnesty International delivers damning critique of …Continue Reading

Speaking at the opening of the Spring School on “Human Rights Data and Evidence-Based Policy Making at the Local Level in Georgia” Congress … Read more: Congress spokesperson on Human Rights Harald Bergmann – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the … Read more: Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office – UN NewsContinue Reading

"Now, Vettel drives a rainbow bicycle, Lewis is passionate about human rights and Norris addresses mental health. Everybody has the right to think … Read more: FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem clarifies stance after questioning activism of Lewis …Continue Reading

We call on the Human Rights Council and all United Nations stakeholders to stop ignoring these Palestinian victims of Palestinian violations, and to … Read more: UN Watch written statements at the 50th Session of the Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Kara C. McDonald is visiting Tbilisi until June 13 for meetings … Read more: Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Kara …Continue Reading

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed commitment to ensuring accountability in issues concerning human rights, … Read more: Bongbong Marcos commits to human rights accountability, says UN envoy | Global NewsContinue Reading