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Thugs Loyal To Ondo State Monarch, Deji Of Akure Brutalise Human Rights Lawyer, Seize Property As Police Shield Indicted Chief. Thugs Loyal To Ondo … Read more: Thugs Loyal To Ondo State Monarch, Deji Of Akure Brutalise Human Rights Lawyer, Seize …Continue Reading

This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the … Read more: Revisiting the British Origins of the European Convention on Human RightsContinue Reading

Kharkiv, Ukraine — Today Human Rights First released a new report: “Desperate to Escape: The Fight to Save Civilians in Ukraine,” which reveals … Read more: New Report Exposes Evacuation Crisis in Ukraine: Civilians Trapped by War, Politics, and …Continue Reading

Italy and Denmark lead a group of countries pushing back on the European court of human rights' interpretation of the Human Rights Convention when it … Read more: Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms major prisoner swap with Russia – as it happened | EuropeContinue Reading

Speaking at the end of a 10-day trip to Singapore, Ms Astrid Puentes Riano, the UN special rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and … Read more: Singapore can do more to cut emissions, protect nature and safeguard human rights: UN expertContinue Reading

The newly appointed six non-industry Board members bring expertise and experience across human rights; environmental, social and governance (ESG) due … Read more: Governance structure takes shape for solar industry stewardship – IOM3Continue Reading

… human rights court over the way it interprets the European Convention on Human Rights regarding migration matters. In particular, the states have … Read more: EU Countries Challenge European Court Of Human Rights Over Migration – ForbesContinue Reading

The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and … Read more: UN rights chief calls on South Sudan's warring parties to end renewed fighting | UN NewsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 23 May 2025 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Palestinian families pushed out of communities near … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

“If the negotiators omit human rights and accountability for perpetrators from this peace accord, then it risks becoming merely an extractive … Read more: Potential U.S.-Brokered Peace Agreement Between Rwanda and DRC Must Center Human RightsContinue Reading

Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law. It must treat civilians humanely, with respect for their inherent dignity. Read more: UN Human Rights Palestine on XContinue Reading

Judith Maroy is a Congolese journalist and human rights defender from Bukavu, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more: Human rights defender story: Judith Maroy, from the Democratic Republic of the CongoContinue Reading

AbstractThe codification of the human rights of children in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) marked a pivotal shift from an era … Read more: 2 From 'children's rights' to the human rights of the child – Oxford AcademicContinue Reading

The African Union's continental human rights court, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR), received a setback this past March … Read more: Renewed State Backlash Against the African Court: Tunisia is the Fifth State to Withdraw …Continue Reading