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Transfers of surveillance technology from the European Union to African governments are carried out without due regard for the human rights … Read more: EU fails to protect human rights in surveillance tech transfers – Computer WeeklyContinue Reading

The day coincided with the Japanese House of Councillors passing a resolution condemning human rights and religious freedom violations by China … Read more: Japanese Parliamentary Caucus to Monitor Human Rights in China FormedContinue Reading

Human rights organizations reported that Saudi authorities executed 20 men in November for drug offenses — 12 of them foreign nationals — after … Read more: Saudi Arabia Reneges on Pledge to End Death Penalty for Drug Crimes; Execution Spree …Continue Reading

He urged for solutions to a “protracted, multifaceted crisis,” adding that the French-speaking island is being ravaged by the worst human rights and … Read more: UN human rights chief warns Haiti is on 'the verge of an abyss' amid violent unrestContinue Reading

… battle for Tripoli, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday. HRW said members of Al-Kaniyat militia and their affiliates detained, tortured, Read more: Human Rights Watch: ICC reignites hope for long-awaited justice in LibyaContinue Reading

* Living a life of contentment is the ultimate human right. * China respects the diversity in the approaches to human rights development and holds … Read more: Chinese outlook on human rights enriches global cause – XinhuaContinue Reading

The event will bring together 10 volunteer committees dealing with everything from human rights to Black affairs, affordable housing and other topics … Read more: Miami Beach Hosts First Human Rights ExpoContinue Reading

Access will be strictly limited to journalists. The Special Rapporteur will present a full report on the country visit to the UN Human Rights Council … Read more: South Sudan: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – ohchrContinue Reading

A leading rights group on Monday called for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system, warning it could … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico's 'regressive' electoral overhaul | ReutersContinue Reading

Theonila Roka Matbob stands in front of the Panguna mine pit in Bougainville. (Image courtesy of the Human Rights Law Centre). A historic independent … Read more: Environmental and human rights assessment of Rio Tinto's former Panguna copper mine beginsContinue Reading

The U.S. and the EU are deepening cooperation through the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council to expand resources in support of human rights … Read more: State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor on Twitter: "The U.S. and the EU are …Continue Reading

New human rights challenges are emerging from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. And we are only … Read more: Human Rights 'Foundation for Human Dignity, Cornerstone of Peaceful, Prosperous …Continue Reading

China's ideas, measures and practices in respecting and protecting human rights can offer inspiration for the rest of the world, especially for … Read more: Report says China offers example on human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

The report details 43 out of 72 pieces of legislation passed in the 2019 – 2022 parliamentary term before human rights scrutiny could be completed, … Read more: New report exposes lack of human rights consideration by Federal ParliamentContinue Reading