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The United Nations Human Rights Committee has found that the Australian government violated the rights of people living on four islands in the … Read more: Climate justice: UN rules Australia violated islander rights – NatureContinue Reading

Human Rights Crisis in Sudan … Sudan has been ruled by a transitional government for the past three years in which military and civilian leaders have … Read more: Human Rights Crisis in Sudan – International Policy DigestContinue Reading

West's failure to get a resolution adopted at the UNHRC on October 6 on further investigation into the violation of human rights of the Muslim Uighurs … Read more: The West Is Exposing Itself to Double Standards by Weaponizing Human RightsContinue Reading

A Human Rights Watch report alleges people have been tortured at Bahrain's interior ministry. That ministry and other security bodies in the country … Read more: Bahrain: British taxpayers backing security services accused of torture – BBC NewsContinue Reading

In its verdict, the court goes so far as to suggest that demanding webcam surveillance is a human rights violation. Read more: Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rulesContinue Reading

Governments around the world should commit to pressing Beijing to respect human rights inside and outside China during President Xi Jinping's new … Read more: China: Third Term for Xi Threatens RightsContinue Reading

They said that despite assurances from the Government the legislation “empowers ministers to undermine hard-won human rights protections contained in … Read more: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report findsContinue Reading

Human Rights Interest is a Coquitlam-created initiative that distributes funding to those with a passion for social justice in their communities. Read more: Grant funding to help Tri-Cities groups promote human rightsContinue Reading

Proposed new legislation to over-ride sections of the Northern Ireland Protocol poses a “significant threat” to human rights protections, … Read more: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report finds | ITV NewsContinue Reading

Alain Werner, a human-rights lawyer and the director of Civitas Maxima, said the trial showed there was a legal recourse for victims of long … Read more: Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial | Liberia – The GuardianContinue Reading

Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 'threatens human rights protections'. Measures contained in the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement would be eroded by … Read more: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 'threatens human rights protections' – The NationalContinue Reading

Academics say legislation proposed by the UK Government would allow ministers to undermine hard-won human rights protections. Read more: Northern Ireland's post-Brexit deal threatens human rights protections – Daily ExpressContinue Reading

The new laureates were honoured for "an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power" in their respective … Read more: WCC welcomes Nobel Peace Prize award to human rights advocates from Belarus, Russia …Continue Reading

AKIPRESS.COM – The UN Human Rights Council withdrew from debate about alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Read more: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan vote against debates on Xinjiang at UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading