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Female prison officers claim their human rights were thrown “out of the window” when they were ordered to carry out intimate searches on dangerous … Read more: Anger of female prison guards who were told to strip search violent transgender convictContinue Reading

The work accomplished in the joint human rights projects involving the Georgian Government on the one hand and the United Nations Development … Read more: Georgian Deputy Interior Minister summarises progress in joint human rights projects … – Agenda.geContinue Reading

GENEVA, Friday, February 3, 2023 (WAFA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said today he was afraid recent measures being taken … Read more: UN official: Measures taken by Israel only fuel further abuses of human rightsContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer, Advocate Gabriel Shumba said there is need to train police officers on human rights friendly policing. Read more: Human rights lawyer says cops at times abandon the law when enforcing Immigration ActContinue Reading

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese companies need to do more in addressing human rights issues in their businesses as a failure to keep up with … Read more: Japan firms must address human rights in supply chains: UNDP director – The MainichiContinue Reading

Screenshot from a video showing the moments after environmental activist Ángel Luis Torres Rosado was shot by private security forces while protesting … Read more: Human Rights, Diaspora Groups Demand Investigation of Activist Shooting in Puerto RicoContinue Reading

Japanese companies need to do more in addressing human rights issues in their businesses as a failure to keep up with international ethical … Read more: Japan firms must address human rights in supply chains: UNDP director – Kyodo NewsContinue Reading

By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday handed decades-long prison sentences to three police officers and their civilian … Read more: Kenyan policemen handed heavy sentences for killing of human rights lawyer – WHBLContinue Reading

Cambodia lashed out at the United States for giving a human rights defender award to a union leader involved in a labor strike by casino workers … Read more: Cambodia condemns US for honoring union leader as human rights defenderContinue Reading

Many members of the UN Human Rights Council are calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty and improve medical care at immigration facilities. Read more: UN Human Rights Council issues recommendations to Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsContinue Reading

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief expressed concerns Friday that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – AP NewsContinue Reading

The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concerns that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the country's history, … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – ABC NewsContinue Reading

The murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani set off protests in Kenya, where police are often accused of brutality. Read more: Kenyan policemen get sentences for murder of human rights lawyer – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on … Read more: Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights ExpertsContinue Reading