Small boats plan likely to fall foul of human rights convention, says Braverman
The Home Secretary said there was a more than 50% chance the Illegal Migration Bill may be incompatible with convention rights. Read more: Small boats plan likely to fall foul of human rights convention, says BravermanContinue Reading
Suella Braverman small boats plan could breach human rights law | HeraldScotland
However, it is unclear if the plans will be compatible with the Human Rights Act 1998, which signed into UK law the European Convention on Human … Read more: Suella Braverman small boats plan could breach human rights law | HeraldScotlandContinue Reading
Lebanon: UN Human Rights Council joint statement urges accountability for Beirut blast
“The joint statement issued at the Human Rights Council today confirms the world's commitment to ensuring justice for the deadly Beirut port explosion … Read more: Lebanon: UN Human Rights Council joint statement urges accountability for Beirut blastContinue Reading
Human Rights Law Centre welcomes Commission's push for Human Rights Act
AHRC's Free + Equal endorses the clear calls made by the Human Rights Law Centre and a coalition of over 80 organisations urging the Federal … Read more: Human Rights Law Centre welcomes Commission's push for Human Rights ActContinue Reading
Global update: High Commissioner outlines concerns in over 40 countries – OHCHR
Solutions which bring forward our longstanding experience in difficult settings, and our work as bridge-builders between civil society, human rights … Read more: Global update: High Commissioner outlines concerns in over 40 countries – OHCHRContinue Reading
Canberra woman suing Alexander Maconochie Centre says her human rights were violated … – ABC
Julianne Williams (right) says her human rights were breached when she was strip-searched by guards in Canberra's jail. (ABC News). Read more: Canberra woman suing Alexander Maconochie Centre says her human rights were violated … – ABCContinue Reading
A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to History
He was among the vanguard of Black civil rights activists in Birmingham, fighting for the right to vote during some of the city's ugliest days of … Read more: A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to HistoryContinue Reading
Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound … – ReliefWeb
Based on the information analysed, the Group concluded that serious and systematic human rights violations and abuses of human rights took place in … Read more: Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound … – ReliefWebContinue Reading
Teen hockey player files human–rights complaint over racial slur used during game
The civil-rights complaint will seek a more specific and comprehensive policy and program from Hockey Québec on anti-Black racism and discrimination; … Read more: Teen hockey player files human–rights complaint over racial slur used during gameContinue Reading
UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights – Yahoo News
… end human rights violations in its western Xinjiang region. … array of recommendations to encourage Beijing to better respect basic rights. Read more: UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading
Human Rights Lawyers Call for UN Probe Into Poisonings of Schoolgirls in Iran
A group of 20 prominent human rights lawyers from Iran has published an open letter calling for an independent, joint committee consisting of … Read more: Human Rights Lawyers Call for UN Probe Into Poisonings of Schoolgirls in IranContinue Reading
Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban | WTVB
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case … Read more: Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban | WTVBContinue Reading
Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban – Reuters
Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a … Read more: Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban – ReutersContinue Reading
Sunak's strikes clampdown at odds with human rights law, committee warns – POLITICO
Rishi Sunak's plan to curb strike action in the U.K. could clash with the European Convention on Human Rights | Pool photo by Liam McBurney via … Read more: Sunak's strikes clampdown at odds with human rights law, committee warns – POLITICOContinue Reading
The trivialization of human rights | OpenGlobalRights
Virtual activism makes some human rights causes visible but reduces engagement on the street. Read more: The trivialization of human rights | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading