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If your employer demands you keep your webcam on while remote working, it could constitute a human rights violation in the Netherlands. Read more: Forcing workers to turn cameras on for Zoom calls 'breaches human rights' – MetroContinue Reading

Detained Russian opposition figure handed Council of Europe human rights prize Updated: 2022-10-11 09:53:00 KST. + Text Size Large / – Small. A … Read more: Detained Russian opposition figure handed Council of Europe human rights prizeNewsContinue Reading

Human rights are non-negotiable. We must raise violations wherever and by whoever they are committed, says Cornelia Ernst, Chair of the European … Read more: It's time for a new chapter in Iran written by women | View | EuronewsContinue Reading

Requiring remote staff to keep their webcam on constitutes a human rights violation, a court in the Netherlands has found in a ruling against a … Read more: Staffer fired for refusing to keep his webcam on wins 000 payout from Florida-based ChetuContinue Reading

Sophie Richardson is the China director at Human Rights Watch. The Chinese Communist Party is set to open its 20th National Congress on Oct. 16. Read more: Opinion | Democracies must stand firm against Xi Jinping's next assault on human rightsContinue Reading

“Human rights responsibilities do not end at prison gates,” she told Guardian Australia. “For too long, governments have maintained an 'out-of-sight, … Read more: 'Barbaric' practices still used in Victorian prisons, human rights advocates say | VictoriaContinue Reading

Each year, the Memorial Lecture advances public understanding and debate about the Racial Discrimination Act, racism and human rights. Information & … Read more: 2022 Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The UN General Assembly will vote Tuesday for new members to serve on the controversial Human Rights Council. Read more: Afghanistan, Venezuela Among Candidates for UN Rights BodyContinue Reading

The Dutch court's ruling suggested the required use of webcams to monitor workers violates human rights. In court documents cited in the report, … Read more: Webcam monitoring violates human rights, Dutch court says (TechCrunch)Continue Reading

The Council of Europe awarded detained Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza the Vaclav Havel Human Rights prize on Monday for what it … Read more: Detained Russian opposition figure wins human rights prize | ReutersContinue Reading

… in the country's extractive sector is a violation of human rights. … management and a coalition of civil society advocates in Nigeria's … Read more: NEITI: Mismanagement of Extractive Resources Constitutes Violation of Human RightsContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch director Yasmine Ahmed said: “It is shameful that the government is supporting institutions implicated in grave human rights … Read more: Government accused of financially supporting Bahrain's 'serious and persistent' human rights abusesContinue Reading

The three nominees include the Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Rainbow Coalition campaigning for the defence of LGBTQIA+ rights in … Read more: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize to be awarded on Monday | Radio Prague InternationalContinue Reading

The United Kingdom (UK) government's plan to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a Bill of Rights (BOR) will weaken human … Read more: Submission to the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human RightsContinue Reading