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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights chief to leave the country by Tuesday, … Read more: Mali orders UN human rights official to leave the country – The Toronto StarContinue Reading

Former PM's intervention will reignite fractious debate within the Tory party over how to respond to Channel migrants crisis. Read more: UK will tarnish reputation if it quits European Court of Human Rights, warns Sir John MajorContinue Reading

Could the UK pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights? Rishi Sunak has mooted the controversial idea if immigration plans are thrown … Read more: Could the UK pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights?Continue Reading

Human Rights Officers from MINUSMA conduct regular monitoring visits to a jail in Sévaré, in the Mopti region of Mali. Read more: UN chief 'deeply regrets' Mali's decision to expel senior rights official | UN NewsContinue Reading

Sharjeel Imam and seven other students were arrested in 2019 under anti‐​terrorism laws for supposed violence in an agitation against a new … Read more: A Human Rights Victory in India, but with Great Difficulty | Cato at Liberty BlogContinue Reading

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is considering withdrawing the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to … Read more: Sunak preparing to withdraw UK from human rights convention, in response to prediction in …Continue Reading

Download logoThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top … Read more: United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Calls on Mali to Reverse 'Regrettable' Expulsion OrderContinue Reading

This seemingly small act of defiance became the catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott, and later the entire civil rights movement across the US. Read more: A Pioneer of Civil Rights: Who Is Rosa Parks? – TheCollectorContinue Reading

The Department of State announced the winners of the annual Global Human Rights Defender Awards, including Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran. Read more: Iranian Human Rights Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Named 'Global Human Rights Defender' by …Continue Reading

Basu v. Germany and Muhammad v. Spain: Why the first European Court of Human Rights' judgments on racial profiling in identity checks are … Read more: Basu v. Germany and Muhammad v. Spain: Why the first European Court of Human Rights …Continue Reading

We need a referendum on the European Court of Human Rights. The Channel crisis will never be solved while Britain takes into account ECHR rulings. Read more: We need a referendum on the European Court of Human Rights – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Our human rights architecture is being abused by criminals to endanger the lives of desperate people. “We also hear a lot about how leaving the ECHR … Read more: Tory MPs to push for UK exit from European convention on human rights – The GuardianContinue Reading

However, if the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg rules that Ms Braverman's new legislation is unlawful, Mr Sunak is open to withdrawing … Read more: Rishi Sunak 'prepared to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights'Continue Reading

“This is a regime that beats, blinds, jails, tortures and kills innocent women for the crime of protesting for their basic human rights and … Read more: Iran's Foreign Minister to Address U.N. Human Rights Council, Activists Urge WalkoutContinue Reading