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… civil society and private individuals to submit evidence of abuses." The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor created … Read more: United States: State Department Shuts Down the Human Rights Reporting Gateway – DAWNContinue Reading

Co-operation with United Nations bodies, particularly UNHCR, has played a vital role in promoting the Council of Europe's human rights standards … Read more: Council of Europe migration-related cooperation with United NationsContinue Reading

After stepping down as party leader following his second general election defeat in 2019, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigated … Read more: Sultana: Corbyn 'capitulated' on antisemitism definition – BBC NewsContinue Reading

People have been abused, denied basic needs, separated from their families and have had their human rights violated.” On U.S. immigration policy NJCA … Read more: NJ Citizen Action's Statement in Solidarity Against Human Rights Violations Here and AbroadContinue Reading

The latest human rights report from the Trump administration is a departure from decades of tracking global human rights, raising concerns about … Read more: Trump's State Department cuts human rights, redefines humans, reshapes US valuesContinue Reading

While working for Al Jazeera covering the news from Gaza during the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli authorities, the human rights defender was … Read more: Mohammed Qraiqea | Front Line DefendersContinue Reading

… human rights, including his right to a fair trial. The defender was arbitrarily detained and tortured by a group of people that did not carry an … Read more: Mexico: We demand the release and end to criminalisation of Pablo López Alavez after 15 …Continue Reading

Campaigners argue that this omission amounts to a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to a fair … Read more: Trans lawyers take Supreme Court ruling on biological sex to European court | ITV NewsContinue Reading

As AI reshapes work and welfare, an Australian AI act could balance growth with values and restore public trust. Read more: Embedding human rights into AI laws is good for business – The MandarinContinue Reading

Are you 15–29 years old and passionate about green skills, climate action, and a sustainable future? Join UN Women Asia‑Pacific's … Read more: Green Skills for Youth: UN Women launches the #EmpowHer challengeContinue Reading

Image by Pyae Sone Htun. If I'm completely honest, I can't recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an … Read more: Weaponizing Democracy and Human Rights in the Age of Doublespeak – CounterPunch.orgContinue Reading

Senegalese people displaced by tidal surges that climate change is making stronger and more common are suffering ongoing human rights violations, … Read more: Senegal: Families Internally Displaced by Floods in Limbo | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being and social … Read more: New testimonies provide compelling evidence that Israel's starvation of Palestinians in Gaza …Continue Reading

Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in … Read more: First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan – UN NewsContinue Reading