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U.N.-backed experts are urging China to improve its courts' independence, share data on COVID-19, suspend construction of coal-fired power plants … Read more: UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights – ABC NewsContinue Reading

During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK delivered a statement on Eritrea on 6 March 2023. Read more: HRC52: UK Statement on Eritrea – GOV.UKContinue Reading

The Eritrean Government was called on to address all human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances, inhumane … Read more: Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The strikes bill, which would bing in minimum service levels, may be incompatible with human rights laws, a group of MPs and peers have found. Read more: Strikes bill is 'incompatible with human rights' – Personnel TodayContinue Reading

The committee warns the legislation would clash with requirements under article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which guarantees … Read more: Anti-strike bill 'fails to meet UK's human rights obligations', MPs and peers sayContinue Reading

'Beacon of human rights' fails its own children. China Daily | Updated: 2023-03-06 07:41. Migrant children, traveling with their families and … Read more: 'Beacon of human rights' fails its own children – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

Visit to Madagascar – Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond (A/HRC/52/ … Read more: Visit to Madagascar – Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by …Continue Reading

HUMZA Yousaf has set out plans for a human rights bill that will incorporate key UN treaties into Scots law if he becomes the next first minister. Read more: Humza Yousaf promises 'Scotland's human rights bill' if be becomes FM | HeraldScotlandContinue Reading

With disregard for the Fourth Geneva Convention and the overwhelmingly positive votes for human rights at the United Nations General Assembly, … Read more: Outlaw Zionism and respect human rights | The Daily BlogContinue Reading

In a 45-page consideration of requirements under European human rights law, the MPs and peers warn that “without the government providing specific … Read more: Tory Anti-Strike Law Could Breach European Convention On Human Rights, Warn MPs And PeersContinue Reading

Human rights groups called the trial unfair. Egypt on Sunday sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms ranging between five … Read more: Egypt sentences human rights activists to prison on terrorism charges – NPRContinue Reading

The human-rights-first strategy is not just for the sake of human rights but to achieve a national-security objective, Mr. Joseph stresses. Diplomacy, … Read more: To Disarm North Korea, Focus on Human Rights – WSJContinue Reading

At Tuesday's hearing held by the House Select Committee on Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party entitled, 'The Chinese … Read more: 'Long List Of Human Rights Violations': Michelle Steel Calls Out CCP, Urges US ActionContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch mourns the passing of the pioneering disability rights activist Judy Heumann, a dear friend and board member. Read more: Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Judy HeumannContinue Reading