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Human Rights Watch calls for a reversal of the decision as concerns remain over the repression of vulnerable people. Read more: Uganda orders withdrawal of UN human rights office – The Irish TimesContinue Reading

The UK is committing crimes against humanity after removing people from the Chagos Islands, a British territory in the Indian Ocean, a rights … Read more: Chagos Islands: UK should pay reparations, says Human Rights Watch – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Stay informed on the latest developments in criminal liability for human rights abuses in overseas supply chains with WIlmerHale's UK ruling … Read more: Significant UK Ruling on the Contours of Criminal Liability for Human Rights Abuses …Continue Reading

A Human Rights Watch report Wednesday called for Britain and the United States to pay full reparations for forcing Chagossians from their … Read more: Human Rights Watch calls for British, U.S. reparations for displaced Chagossian peopleContinue Reading

The Biden administration has withdrawn its nomination of prominent human rights attorney James Cavallaro to serve on the Inter-American Commission … Read more: Biden Admin Withdraws Nomination of Human Rights Attorney for Condemning Israeli ApartheidContinue Reading

A human rights group says Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the … Read more: Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands – ABC NewsContinue Reading

The U.S. announced Friday the candidacy of James Cavallaro to serve as an independent member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a … Read more: Biden yanks human rights candidate over anti-Israel comments – YnetnewsContinue Reading

The State Department on Wednesday countered claims made by human rights groups and others that it had withdrawn the nomination of Professor James … Read more: 'Not Just Israel': Biden Admin Says Human Rights Candidate Axed for Range of IssuesContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch also demands trial for 'appalling colonial crime' of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of Chagossians. Read more: Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO – The GuardianContinue Reading

The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will be forced to serve the rest of a five-year prison sentence, … Read more: Husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer summoned by judiciary – CNNContinue Reading

Britain must answer for 'appalling colonial crime' of forced displacement in 1960s and 1970s, says NGO. Read more: Human Rights Watch demands full reparations from UK and US for Chagos IslandersContinue Reading

Human Rights Treaty Bodies … The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate housing, … Read more: 5th Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)Continue Reading

How can the Jewish state prevent its former intelligence agents from using their skills in the private sector in violation of human rights and … Read more: From NSO to Team Jorge: Israeli ex-agents violate human rights abroad – analysisContinue Reading

Host and current Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Joanna Cherry KC MP hears powerful testimony from those dealing with the lasting … Read more: Committee Corridor: Heart-breaking trauma of adoption practices between 1949-76 laid …Continue Reading