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The head of the Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, criticised an initiative by nine European countries calling on … Read more: Council of Europe chief criticises push to ease expulsion of foreign criminals – ReutersContinue Reading

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has been blocked from attending a human rights conference in Oslo, Norway after a French court denied him … Read more: Durov blocked from attending Oslo Freedom Forum — Human Rights FoundationContinue Reading

ROME (AP) — The Council of Europe on Saturday defended the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, after nine member states said its … Read more: Council of Europe defends human rights court against criticism over expulsions – Toronto StarContinue Reading

ROME — The Council of Europe on Saturday defended the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, after nine member states said its … Read more: Council of Europe defends human rights court against criticism over expulsionsContinue Reading

… human rights abuses. “But has anything changed substantively [under Dissanayake]? Not yet,” said Satkunanathan. Satkunanathan cited the … Read more: 'Need answers': Will Sri Lanka's Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake? – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 24, 2025: Armin Bahrami, a man on death row for murder, was executed in Karaj Penitentiary. Read more: Armin Bahrami Hanged for Murder in Karaj – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 24, 2025: Nourveis Echkizehi, Javad Rezaei, Reza Beigi, Vali Shahrbabaki, Mohammadreza Dehghan Dehnouri and Javad … Read more: Article: 6 Men Hanged in Yazd – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) May 24, 2025: Alim Barahouyi, a Baluch minority, Morteza Arayeshgar and Jahanshah Afshari, three men on death row for … Read more: At Least 3 Men Hanged in Ghezelhesar Prison – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has received several complaints from civilians across different areas of the Syrian coast, … Read more: Amid absence of legal justifications | Civil complaints over mobile phone searches by …Continue Reading

During Wednesday's House Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about human rights … Read more: Chris Smith Presses Marco Rubio About The 'Horrific Human Rights Abuse By Xi JinPing'Continue Reading

The UN and the world's top human rights groups have said for months that Israel is not only failing to supply adequate food, water, medicine and … Read more: LIVE: Israel kills Palestinians in Gaza 'safe zone' as famine fears rise – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights activists in Uganda are demanding an apology from the Tanzanian government over the treatment of … Read more: Human rights activists demand apology from Tanzania – The Independent UgandaContinue Reading

In October 2018, Fiji was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term (2019 – 2021) which should give further impetus to … Read more: EU annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in Fiji, 2018 | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

The Labour government, led by a human rights lawyer – propelled by arguments from another famous British human rights lawyer, Philippe Sands, who … Read more: Britain has wronged the Chagossians again | The SpectatorContinue Reading