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It is a recipe for systematic violations of the rights of LGBT people & the wider population. It conflicts with the Constitution and international … Read more: UN Human Rights on Twitter: "#Uganda: We are appalled that the draconian and discriminatory …Continue Reading

US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed Uganda president Yoweri Museveni for signing a new anti-homosexuality law, and called it a "tragic … Read more: "Tragic Violation Of Human Rights": Joe Biden On Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law – NDTV.comContinue Reading

Aung Myo Min, Union Minister for Human Rights in the cabinet of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, will receive the Sydney Peace … Read more: Myanmar peace advocate to receive Gold Medal for Human Rights – The University of SydneyContinue Reading

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata – the Human Rights Commission – is calling for a separate body to hold governments accountable for upholding housing as a … Read more: Human rights watch needed on last resort housing – Waatea News: Māori Radio StationContinue Reading

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is looking to fill three vacancies on its Human Rights & Equity Advisory Committee (HREAC). Read more: Halton District School Board seeks members for human rights and equity advisory committeeContinue Reading

Premium The US president noted that this shameful Act is the latest development in Uganda's alarming human rights abuses and corruption trend. Read more: Biden calls Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law "tragic violation of human rights" | MintContinue Reading

Eva Pils,'Autocracies' challenge to international human rights law: a Chinese case study,' Current Legal Problems, Vol. XX (2022), pp. Read more: Autocratic challenges to international human rights law – Research Portal, King's College, LondonContinue Reading

Uganda: President's approval of anti-LGBTI Bill is a grave assault on human rights. Responding to the news that President Yoweri Museveni assented to … Read more: Uganda: President's approval of anti-LGBTI Bill is a grave assault on human rights.Continue Reading

Apolice investigation into the killing of a Lao exiled political activist in Ubon Ratchathani province on May 17 is moving quietly. Read more: Human rights need priority – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

Brazil's Congress should reject a draft bill that would impose an arbitrary cutoff date curtailing the right of Indigenous peoples to their … Read more: Brazil: Reject Harmful Bill on Indigenous Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Transport Commissioner to restrict bikes having high cubic … Read more: Restrict bikes with high cubic capacity in Kerala roads, says Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Human rights defenders around the world on Monday condemned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni after he signed a bill criminalizing same-sex sexual … Read more: Ugandan Leader Ripped for 'Grave Assault on Human Rights' After Signing 'Kill the Gays' BillContinue Reading

The minister of human rights, Albert Fabrice Puela, issued a statement on the same day, condemning the violence and calling for an urgent … Read more: DR Congo: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Hong Kong has denied detaining a Uyghur scholar who human rights activists say went missing after arriving in the city earlier this month. Read more: Abuduwaili Abudureheman: Hong Kong denies detaining Uyghur student – BBC NewsContinue Reading