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Changes to the National Security Bill “go too far”, said the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), and put freedom of speech at risk. The committee … Read more: Changes to UK espionage laws will interfere 'with human rights', say MPs – The NationalContinue Reading

Following legislative scrutiny of the National Security Bill, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned the draft legislation risks … Read more: Committee calls for amendments to National Security BillContinue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission has called on the various political parties in Nigeria to ensure that human rights protection remained a … Read more: 2023 Campaigns: Commission urges Political Parties to protect Human RightsContinue Reading

Since June, Human Rights Watch has interviewed five fighters from armed groups, seven witnesses of abuses and family members of victims, … Read more: DR Congo: Army Units Aided Abusive Armed Groups | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Joint Civil Society letter bringing to the attention of EU member states a number of serious shortcomings in the Council position on the … Read more: Ensure fundamental rights protections in the Council position on the AI ActContinue Reading

WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60000 political … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt – KTAR NewsContinue Reading

New reporting says the Biden Administration plans to review the United States' relationship with ally Saudi Arabia amidst rising gas prices. Read more: Gas Prices, Not Human Rights, Finally Spur U.S. To Look At Saudi Ties | The Mehdi Hasan ShowContinue Reading

Displacement, Human Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health – Conceptualising Gender Protection Gaps in Latin America; Focusing on migration … Read more: Displacement, Human Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health – Bristol University PressContinue Reading

“The Committee on the Rights of the Child will continue to closely monitor the situation in Iran and liaise with other relevant human rights bodies to … Read more: Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urgesContinue Reading

A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt | The IndependentContinue Reading

Jailed human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organization … Read more: Champions of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize 2022 – Imphal Free PressContinue Reading

A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60000 political prisoners, have compelled … Read more: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt – Yahoo News UKContinue Reading

International, MNA | Angola's national human rights directorate has criticised the shots fired by police to disperse a demonstration by a teacher … Read more: Angola: Human rights director slams police for firing to break up school pupil protestContinue Reading

The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual competition sponsored by the Academy that seeks to stimulate the production of scholarly work in … Read more: American University Washington College of Law Human Rights Essay Award 2023Continue Reading