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Debate about youth crime in Queensland last week prompted the state government to override its Human Rights Act to introduce new laws, which will … Read more: Queensland human rights commissioner says police must watch for vigilante activityContinue Reading

Phindile Mazibuko hasn't been able to travel, open a bank account or apply for citizenship for more than 10 years after Home Affairs flagged her … Read more: Lawyers for Human Rights in legal battle with Home Affairs over 10-year limbo identity …Continue Reading

The Foreign Ministry on Sunday morning had announced that Foreign Minister Paudyal will be flying to Geneva to attend the Human Rights Council … Read more: Nepal PM blocks his Foreign Minister's Geneva visit for Human Rights Council SummitContinue Reading

The Chairman of the India's National Human Rights Commission , Arun Kumar Mishra, praised the conference, indicating that it dealt with an important … Read more: International officials laud success of 'Climate Change, Human Rights' ConferenceContinue Reading

The wife of a former US fighter pilot detained in a maximum security Australian prison has lodged a complaint with the United Nations human rights … Read more: Former US fighter pilot Daniel Duggan files human rights complaint | The AustralianContinue Reading

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Prize winner and human rights activist, is the executive producer of the movie Joyland, which explores transgender sexual … Read more: Malala Yousafzai takes human rights to big screen with movie Joyland based on … – Sky NewsContinue Reading

In a press conference this morning, the leadership of Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said Malaysia should take the lead in championing … Read more: Enact laws to protect human rights defenders, Asean MPs tell M'sian govt – MalaysiakiniContinue Reading

A group of human rights lawyers has lauded the initiatives of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to lower the recommended bail for poor litigants in … Read more: Human rights lawyers laud DOJ's move to reduce proposed bail for poor litigantsContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Government to bring home over 90 TT nationals, including about 56 children, who are detained in … Read more: Human rights group seeks return of 90 people held in Syria – Trinidad and Tobago NewsdayContinue Reading

… Virginia's history has long focused on George Washington's boyhood home and the Civil War, but an effort to reveal a rich Civil Rights… Read more: Fredericksburg's Newly Dedicated Trail Reveals a Rich Civil Rights HistoryContinue Reading

Pakistan is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which grants persons the right to liberty and security of person, … Read more: Enforced disappearances – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

… and representatives of governments, civil society organisations and business with a keen interest in AI. … Business and Human Rights+7. Read more: Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and EthicsContinue Reading

In the 1960s, the civil rights leader and activist went head to head against Martin Luther King, Jr. and Adam Clayton Powell who felt that Hamer was … Read more: Aunjanue Ellis And Director Christine Swanson Shine Light On Civil Rights Activist Fannie … – ForbesContinue Reading

The progressive nature of the Bill of Rights shows an intention by Kenyans to establish a society where respect for human rights is a cardinal aim … Read more: Supreme Court decision reaffirms that human rights protection is for all in KenyaContinue Reading