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Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has variously been approached by maritime … and concerted public scrutiny by unions, civil society NGOs, lawyers, … Read more: Braverman, Migrants, Refugees, and the Cruise Line Industry. A costly mistake waiting to happen?Continue Reading

The United Nations' human rights chief has decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers … Read more: UN rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women – The Washington PostContinue Reading

GENEVA (27 December 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to revoke … Read more: Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Chief calls for end to destructive, destabilizing policies …Continue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to revoke immediately a raft of policies … Read more: Afghanistan: End destructive, destabilizing policies against women, Türk urges – OHCHRContinue Reading

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. The Human Rights Defenders of Armenia and Artsakh issued an ad hoc report with updated data regarding the … Read more: Human Rights Defenders of Armenia and Artsakh release updated report on Azerbaijan's …Continue Reading

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem exposed the country's “apartheid system” in … and made public via international human rights organisations, … Read more: 2022 in review: Palestinians under growing Israeli aggression and expansion – TRT WorldContinue Reading

Iran's top human rights official slams France's brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters. Read more: Paris protest crackdown: Iran blasts Europe's double standards on human rights – Press TVContinue Reading

In addition, the meeting was attended by Ana Cecilia Gervasi, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and José Tello, Minister of Justice and Human Rights. Read more: Mission of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will return to Peru in JanuaryContinue Reading

These decisions violate international human rights law and deny women and girls in Afghanistan the freedom and ability to make their own choices … Read more: Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizationsContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine became interested in the cases of deportations and forcible … Read more: How Russia Is Destroying the Identity of Ukrainian Children – PassBlueContinue Reading

Sufian Siddique Dhaka Numerous western governments and west-funded NGOs produce reports on human rights conditions in countries all around the … Read more: Why Western Human Rights Reporting Is flawed and Untrustworthy – LankaWebContinue Reading

The new legal actions taken by the coalition urge the EPA to: “Initiate a Title VI (Civil Rights) investigation into the State Water Board's … Read more: Regional tribes, groups file civil rights complaint against State Water BoardContinue Reading

An educational video from the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) made for primary schoolers that says doctors “decide” your sex at birth … Read more: Human rights video schooling kids on gender and sex slammed – Daily TelegraphContinue Reading

During the protests, Abdul Selam Abdullah, a representative of Uyghur NGO East Turkestan Human Rights (ETHR) appealed to the International … Read more: Turkish political parties, activists protest against Chinese atrocities on Human Rights DayContinue Reading