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Transparency International Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and Griffith University's Centre for Governance & Public Policy welcomed the … Read more: Whistleblowing amendments a welcome step towards comprehensive reformContinue Reading

Women human rights defenders are often on the receiving end of multiple and intersecting forms of gender-based discrimination and violence, compounded … Read more: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day – U.S. Embassy & Consulate in KazakhstanContinue Reading

A major survey by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found one in three workers report having experienced sexual harassment in their … Read more: Time for respect: One third of workers say they have experienced sexual harassmentContinue Reading

In the judgement in Celik (EU exit; marriage; human rights) [2022] UKUT 00220 (IAC) published on 10 August 2022, the Upper Tribunal considered the … Read more: Upper Tribunal Considers Durable Partners, Marriage And Human Rights Under The EUSSContinue Reading

At the same time, a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, shifting investor expectations, and momentum towards mandatory human rights due … Read more: Human Rights | Focus Areas | Sustainable Business Network and Consultancy – BSRContinue Reading

Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls out Steve Kerr's comments on China on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' #FoxNews #TuckerSubscribe to Fox News! Read more: Tucker shreds NBA coach over dismissing China's human rights abuses #shorts – YouTubeContinue Reading

Asean should step in to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusinesses, said Fair Finance Asia and GRAISEA. Read more: Push for Asean to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusinessContinue Reading

The U.N. Human Rights Committee ruled in a watershed case that Australia has failed adequately to protect indigenous Torres Strait Islanders from … Read more: Human Rights Committee rules in favour of Torres Strait Islanders in case on impacts of … – JD SupraContinue Reading

Paterson will take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), arguing that his Article 8 right to respect for private life has been … Read more: The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social mediaContinue Reading

MANILA – This year's International Day for Women Human Rights Defenders also marks the third month of the arrest of Adora Faye De Vera, … Read more: How Adora Faye's activism has inspired her son's human rights work – BulatlatContinue Reading

“These workers are the backbone of the Iranian economy,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Read more: Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State ProtestsContinue Reading

The Inter-American Human Rights Court has declared the government of Nicaragua in contempt of court for ignoring rulings on political prisoners. Read more: Inter-American Human Rights Court says Nicaragua in contempt – The Washington PostContinue Reading

Human rights groups say there are now a total of 219 political prisoners in Nicaraguan jails, many in ill health as a result. Nicaragua's government … Read more: Inter-American Human Rights Court says Nicaragua in contempt – Yahoo Sport UKContinue Reading

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — today … Read more: A Landmark Step Toward Equality: Human Rights Campaign Celebrates Senate Passage of …Continue Reading