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Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, an international human rights treaty adopted in 1966, prohibits the use of … Read more: The death penalty: a breach of human rights and ethics of care – The LancetContinue Reading

We are excited that Canada is running for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council. Action Canada has been engaged at this highest human rights body … Read more: Action Canada Welcomes Canada's Candidacy for the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) have raised awareness of equality at sea since the charity was founded in 2014. At that time, and since, … Read more: IMO International Women in Maritime Day: Challenging the Narrative?Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following last week's visit of civil rights, human rights, and immigrants rights organizations to Matamoros and Reynosa, … Read more: Joint Delegation Report Details Harms of Biden's New Asylum Ban – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Ana Becerra, another MIR member who was held prisoner at Santo Domingo and is now a prominent human rights advocate, will be part of the … Read more: Chile converts torture chamber to human rights academy – La Prensa Latina MediaContinue Reading

From May 10-12, 2023, a delegation of human, civil, and immigrants' rights leaders led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance visited the Texas Rio Grande … Read more: Lives at Risk: Barriers and Harms As Biden Asylum Ban Takes Effect – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

And for us, as an Israeli human rights organization, the importance of these petitions go beyond the results in a particular case. Judicial review of … Read more: When Israel's Highest Court Assaults Human Rights – Opinion – Haaretz.comContinue Reading

Over 100 human rights groups sent a letter Thursday to the Mexican Congress asking state legislatures to increase and improve legal capacity … Read more: Mexico human rights groups call for additional reforms to legal capacity protections – JURISTContinue Reading

A seven-member team of the Assam Human Rights Commission led by Santanu Bharali, visited the house of late Sub-Inspector of Police, Junmoni Rabha … Read more: Assam Human Rights Commission team visits SI Junmoni Rabha's residenceContinue Reading

Human Rights Council Fifty-third session 19 June–14 July 2023. Summary. The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion USD in arms, … Read more: The Billion Dollar Death Trade: The International Arms Networks that Enable Human Rights …Continue Reading

Human rights are universal and inherent to every single person. There is no identity marker that should prevent or limit any person's access to their … Read more: ALICIA WALLACE: Government's duty is to protect and promote human rights; it's not a giftContinue Reading

There is a high possibility that the amendment is targeted at withdrawing the conflict-era cases of human rights violations giving them a political … Read more: Law amendment aims to drop conflict-era cases, human rights commission claimsContinue Reading

A conference in Brussels called the attention on the intolerable situation of human rights and freedom of religion or belief in the Asian country. Read more: Human Rights Watchdogs Urge EU to Review Its Relations with PakistanContinue Reading

The human rights lawyer wore a chic wide-leg jumpsuit to the Prince's Trust and TKMaxx & Homesense Awards, alongside her husband George Clooney. Read more: Amal Clooney walks the red carpet in a wide-leg jumpsuit – Harper's BazaarContinue Reading