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When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, human rights activists abroad— Afghan and foreign—were devastated. Read more: Can the Taliban Be Convinced to Reverse Course? | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise. It may prove to kickstart a … Read more: Widodo Government Acknowledges Gross Human Rights Happened – Fulcrum.sgContinue Reading

The international Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is recruiting their next cohort of human rights monitors … Read more: Call for volunteer Human Rights Monitors in Holy Land | ICN – Independent Catholic NewsContinue Reading

Human rights jurisdiction will apply where the state has effective control over a vessel and those onboard. But the extent of that jurisdiction can be … Read more: Why our thinking on human rights at sea should not end with seafarersContinue Reading

On January 26, 2023, a pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorized the court's prosecutor to resume his investigation … Read more: International Criminal Court's Philippines Investigation – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… so Dunedin Iranians staged a protest on the lawn of the Otago Museum to highlight the abuse of women and human rights in Iran today. Read more: A voice for human rights in Iran | Otago Daily Times Online NewsContinue Reading

The National Commission of Human Rights Libya (NCHR) has filed a report with the Public Prosecutor to ban the popular social media app TikTok in … Read more: Human rights org files complaint to ban TikTok in LibyaContinue Reading

Activists say despite promises, the government is unwilling to uphold rightsOriginally published at … Read more: Ugandan Activists Decry Closure of UN Human Rights Office in Uganda – YouTubeContinue Reading

A human rights group has sent a letter this weekend to highlight qualms … the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) raised concerns about the … Read more: Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas – Dundalk DemocratContinue Reading

Improving the lives of the North Korean people and ensuring they can exercise universal rights and liberties are among the most important tasks … Read more: Distinguishing between North Korea humanitarianism and human rights – Ep. 272Continue Reading

The story of civil rights in America is the story of legends like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also the story of countless … Read more: The Civil Rights Generation : Up First – NPRContinue Reading

A human rights group has highlighted security concerns about the cameras installed by the company Hikvision. Concerns have been raised over … Read more: Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the OireachtasContinue Reading

A human rights group has highlighted security concerns about the cameras installed by the company Hikvision. Read more: Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas – Irish NewsContinue Reading

At the same time, volunteers and civil society organisations, including faith communities and churches provided humanitarian aid. Read more: Online survey on persons displaced from Ukraine | European Union Agency for Fundamental RightsContinue Reading