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human rights violations, Human Rights Vilation report on Ram Navami clash, Ram Navami clashes Apart from Reddy, the “fact-finding” team included … Read more: Team looking into 'human rights violations' submits report to Governor – The Indian ExpressContinue Reading

The rights group said Xu Zhiyong, 50, was sentenced to 14 years and Ding Jiaxi, 55, was given 12 years in prison under the vague charge of … Read more: China sentences two prominent human rights lawyers for over ten years – The HinduContinue Reading

United Nations Human Rights Council mum on rocket fire, terror attacks, after repeatedly criticizing Israel over past week. Read more: UN human rights official says Israel 'can't claim' self-defense after deadly terrorContinue Reading

SINGAPORE—A Chinese court sentenced two of the country's most prominent human-rights activists to prison terms of more than a decade each for … Read more: China Sentences Human–Rights Activists to Prison for Subversion – WSJContinue Reading

Chinese civil right lawyers Xu Zhiyong (left) and Ding Jiaxi (right). File photo: Yaxue Cao, via Twitter. Xu Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi … Read more: China jails two prominent human rights lawyers for over ten years – Hong Kong Free PressContinue Reading

As Congress ponders legislation to reform “big tech,” it must view comprehensive digital privacy legislation as desperately needed civil rights … Read more: Digital Privacy Legislation is Civil Rights Legislation – Just SecurityContinue Reading

A human rights group says two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Read more: Rights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' charge – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10-year jail after a closed-door trial. Read more: China jails two human rights lawyers for 'subversion' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Luo Shengchun, wife to Chinese human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi, testified in Washington last year. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images. Read more: China sentences 2 prominent human rights activists to lengthy prison terms – AxiosContinue Reading

A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups told … Read more: China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown – ReutersContinue Reading

However, less evidence exists around the question of whether involving the military in policing also has consequences for human rights violations. Read more: Are Militaries More Respectful of Human Rights Than the Police?Continue Reading

Both enforcement agencies and consumers are increasingly focused on manufacturers' supply chains. Manufacturers must understand that human-rights- … Read more: United States: Keeping The "S" In ESG: Human Rights & Supply Chain – MondaqContinue Reading

I am very concerned that two prominent human rights defenders in China – Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong – have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Sentencing Of Human Rights … – ScoopContinue Reading

Investigations by respected human rights organizations have shown how Frontex conceals and supports push-backs of migrants at European borders to … Read more: The EU's ambivalent response to the February earthquake and migrationContinue Reading