Vietnam journalist faces up to 12 years in prison after reporting on human rights violations
His lack of adequate access to a lawyer and family visits are a further stain on a deeply flawed and unfair trial. Human rights groups including … Read more: Vietnam journalist faces up to 12 years in prison after reporting on human rights violationsContinue Reading
Iran frees prominent human rights lawyer from jail | Al Arabiya English
Iranian authorities on Tuesday released from jail prominent human rights lawyer Mostafa Nili, his attorney said, more than five months after he … Read more: Iran frees prominent human rights lawyer from jail | Al Arabiya EnglishContinue Reading
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions expels Russia from organization
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) announced on April 11 that its members had voted to exclude Russia from … Read more: European Network of National Human Rights Institutions expels Russia from organizationContinue Reading
US Condemns Jail Terms For Chinese Human Rights Lawyers | Barron's
The United States condemned on Tuesday lengthy prison sentences handed down to two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, calling for their … Read more: US Condemns Jail Terms For Chinese Human Rights Lawyers | Barron'sContinue Reading
How do we define human rights in the age of A.I.? – UChicago News
Hosted by UChicago's Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, “Democracy + A.I.” brought together Reimer, UChicago law Prof. Aziz Huq, David Gunkel, a … Read more: How do we define human rights in the age of A.I.? – UChicago NewsContinue Reading
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding – State Department
We urge the PRC to immediately and unconditionally release these two unjustly detained human rights defenders and to cease any harassment of their … Read more: On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Xu and Ding – State DepartmentContinue Reading
HHS Office for Civil Rights Announces the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency …
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion … Read more: HHS Office for Civil Rights Announces the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency …Continue Reading
Human rights and justice – CEPS
Human rights and justice. CEPS Staff. 6 Staff Members Involved. CEPS Staff involved. Next is the list of our inhouse experts working on this topic … Read more: Human rights and justice – CEPSContinue Reading
NEW RESOURCES: Human Rights and the Death Penalty
DPIC has added a series of human rights pages to its website, reframing three aspects of the death penalty – race, conditions of confinement, and… Read more: NEW RESOURCES: Human Rights and the Death PenaltyContinue Reading
Vietnamese authorities summon human rights lawyers again – Radio Free Asia
Vietnamese authorities summon human rights lawyers again Attorneys Dao Kim Lan (2nd from L), Dang Dinh Manh (C) and other lawyers have been … Read more: Vietnamese authorities summon human rights lawyers again – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading
Police shoot dead Kurdish man in north Iran
… of the officers shot him from a distance of a few meters for no reason”, an informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Read more: Police shoot dead Kurdish man in north IranContinue Reading
Human rights and the Russian invasion of Ukraine impact EU-Algeria relations
Then in January 2023, the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH) was dissolved. On the economic level, the old Soviet mentality … Read more: Human rights and the Russian invasion of Ukraine impact EU-Algeria relationsContinue Reading
UN: Cybercrime treaty must not put human rights at risk – ARTICLE 19
The proposed UN cybercrime treaty must be limited in scope, protect human rights, and not be used against journalists and activists. Read more: UN: Cybercrime treaty must not put human rights at risk – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading
Czech human rights activist Dana Nemcova dies aged 89 | Leigh Journal
The mother of seven was one of the first people to sign Charter 77, a human rights manifesto inspired by Vaclav Havel. Read more: Czech human rights activist Dana Nemcova dies aged 89 | Leigh JournalContinue Reading
UN rights chief voice concern over sentencing of human rights defenders in China
Human rights law requires that people not be prosecuted or punished for voicing their criticism, says Volker Turk – Anadolu Agency. Read more: UN rights chief voice concern over sentencing of human rights defenders in ChinaContinue Reading