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Rough sleepers, foodbank use and universal credit claims have all increased in York in the last year, according to human rights researchers. Read more: Human rights report finds 'pockets of deprivation' in YorkContinue Reading

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held its 41st Meeting from 12 to 16 May 2025 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, … Read more: AICHR holds 41st meeting to advance Human Rights in ASEAN – ENG.MIZZIMA.COMContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch found that the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act violates human rights, and that the government of Uganda has not only systematically … Read more: “They're Putting Our Lives at Risk”: How Uganda's Anti-LGBT Climate Unleashes AbuseContinue Reading

In April 2025, Human Rights Watch spent two weeks in Bosnia researching the situation for migrants and asylum seekers. During a visit to a detention … Read more: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Professor Neeraj Gill said risk aversion was a factor behind the high rates of treatment orders. Almost a decade ago, new mental health … Read more: Human rights versus risk aversion: Why involuntary treatment is increasing in this stateContinue Reading

… human rights violations, urging potential sanctions if attacks continue. Albares, co-chairing a two-state initiative with Jordan, warned the … Read more: Madrid Group meeting: Spain advocates suspending EU-Israel deal over Gaza warContinue Reading

In his drive to purge diversity efforts in the federal government and beyond, President Donald Trump has expressed outright hostility to civil … Read more: Analysis: For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men | The Seattle TimesContinue Reading

By Aurélie Pugnet. (EurActiv) — The Council of Europe's leader denounced attempts at “politicising” the European Court of Human Rights on Saturday … Read more: Council Of Europe Leader Decries 'Political Pressure' On Human Rights Court Over MigrationContinue Reading

UN Document in Arabic on Belarus about Protection and Human Rights; published on 22 Apr 2025 by UN HRC. Read more: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Nils Muižniek …Continue Reading

In a historical decision, a judge has ruled that the authority wrongly interfered with the group's human rights by attempting to turf them out, … Read more: Traveller family WIN right to stay at car park after it is ruled their human rights were breached …Continue Reading

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said it verified the killing of thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza by the Israeli military. Israel's army … Read more: Updates: Israel kills 2 Red Cross workers, bombs Gaza journalist's home – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

… humanity on 11 March 2025, had earlier defied international criticism of the massive human rights violations involving his 'war on drugs'. His … Read more: Asian values remain the go-to defence of illiberalism | East Asia ForumContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Ukraine about Protection and Human Rights; published on 25 May 2025 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights Monitors Deplore Deadly New Wave of Russian Attacks Across UkraineContinue Reading

Organisations such as Human Rights Watch have recorded the brutal response of the security forces to the anglophone independence movement. They … Read more: Cameroon's separatist conflict: Trapped between anglophone militants and the army – BBC NewsContinue Reading