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Despite some apparently laudable moves, including issuing guidance for UK businesses at risk of complicity in human rights violations through … Read more: Dangerous liaisons: the United Kingdom's policing partnerships with China and Sri LankaContinue Reading

Sudan: No Immunities From Prosecution for Grave Human Rights Violations or Serious International Crimes Can Be Contemplated. 23 October 2022. Read more: No Immunities From Prosecution for Grave Human Rights Violations or Serious International …Continue Reading

Turkey has beaten and forced hundreds of recognised Syrian refugees back into Syria, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. Read more: Turkey beating Syrian refugees back to Syria, says rights NGO – EUobserverContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch interviewed six LGBT Qataris, including four transgender women, one bisexual woman, and one gay man. Doctor Nasser Mohamed, an … Read more: Qatar: Security Forces Arrest, Abuse LGBT People – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

RIYADH: The President of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), Dr Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, highlighted Saudi Arabia's latest efforts and reforms … Read more: Rights commission highlights Saudi Arabia's efforts, reforms in human rights – Arab NewsContinue Reading

Human rights groups have condemned the NSW and Queensland state governments for not cooperating with the United Nations' anti-torture body, … Read more: A UN anti-torture body struggled to visit Australian prisons. Rights groups say it's 'deeply … – SBS TVContinue Reading

DOHA: Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday … Read more: Human rights group says Qatar has detained and mistreated LGBT people ahead of World CupContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission is urging all Australian state and territory governments to fully commit to implementing an important human … Read more: Human Rights Commission calls for urgent action to address fallout from suspension of UN SPT visitContinue Reading

ClientEarth fundamental rights lawyer Irmina Kotiuk said: “Clean and healthy air is a fundamental right so the Belgian authorities should be doing … Read more: Belgians follow German citizens, sue government over air pollution human rights issuesContinue Reading

Turkey Arrests, Detains, and Forces Syrian Refugees back to danger in Syria. Read more: Turkey Deports Syrian Refugee to Danger | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

When Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinian protesters, Canada goes silent. Where is the consistency in this government's stance on human rights? Read more: From Israel to Iran, Trudeau government inconsistent on human rights – The Hill TimesContinue Reading

Deported Syrians told Human Rights Watch that Turkish officials arrested them in their homes, workplaces, and on the street, detained them in poor … Read more: Turkey: Hundreds of Refugees Deported to Syria | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human beings are not the only subjects who can seek protection under international human rights law. In an Advisory Opinion from 2017 and in a … Read more: Rights of Nature: A moral or a legal-political concept? – Faculty of LawContinue Reading

HARARE: Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart, who was arrested on Friday and charged with fraud, is challenging being placed on … Read more: Human rights lawyer Coltart to challenge court placement on remand after arrestContinue Reading