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Human Rights Watch on Friday described the trial as a “travesty of justice”, saying it was “political, unfair, and without the slightest evidence … Read more: Tunisia police arrrest opposition figure Chaima Issa during protest | News – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Former NSW police minister David Elliott criticises the Human Rights Commission for pushing to change the definition of terrorism in this country. Read more: 'The I in ISIS stands for Islamic': Push to take religion out of terror laws – YouTubeContinue Reading

Ukrainian human rights investigators and government officials corroborated that he had been taken prisoner by Russian forces and the accounts of a … Read more: The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia's New Gulag – The New York TimesContinue Reading

From human rights to the character of our government. Ceasefire violations in the distance. Yet, anxieties tweaked when our son-in-law gets same-day … Read more: In the Twilight Zone – Between Human Rights Violations and Friends | Harriet GimpelContinue Reading

But it also defended the Klan's own right to speech. In the 1960s, the ACLU defended thousands of civil rights activists and tens of thousands of … Read more: The Holocaust survivor who defended American Nazis – New StatesmanContinue Reading

"The right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are fundamental human rights which are protected in law and allow individuals to engage in … Read more: Belfast: Two arrests as loyalist and pro-Palestine rallies take place – BBC NewsContinue Reading

28 November 2025 — The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen killing” of two Palestinian men by … Read more: UN rights office condemns 'apparent summary execution' of two men in the West BankContinue Reading

At a panel on human rights and humanitarian groups, two iconic Norwegian images materialized before me: the iridescent Northern Lights and the raw … Read more: In Oslo, Human Rights Meets Its Own “Scream” | Danielle Haas | The Times of IsraelContinue Reading

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Friday outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes … Read more: Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown continues | News | avpress.comContinue Reading

A new law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, creates an Office of Civil Rights within the California Department of Education. Read more: Will California's new K-12 antisemitism law make up for Trump's civil rights cuts?Continue Reading

According to the latest figures from Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, the Israel Prison Service was holding 3,474 Palestinians in “administrative … Read more: 'Severe beatings, dog attacks': UN report accuses Israel of running 'organized widespread …Continue Reading

Respecting human rights and improving livelihoods are central to this ambition and are two of Unilever's key sustainability priority areas. Unilever … Read more: Head of Sustainability, Livelihood & Human Rights – Duurzaam OndernemenContinue Reading

Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organisation”, a label that, under a 2015 law, makes involvement with it a … Read more: Russia bans Human Rights Watch in widening crackdown on criticsContinue Reading

The Committee voiced its concern about reports indicating that human rights defenders, members of civil society, journalists, political opponents and … Read more: UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and IsraelContinue Reading