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This included evidence from survivors of abuse at CECOT who have since been released, testimony of family members of Salvadoran detainees who were … Read more: Coalition Demands Action as New Evidence Reveals Abuses of Migrants in El Salvador's …Continue Reading

This week, a Tanzanian court postponed the politically motivated treason trial of political opposition leader Tundu Lissu for the fifth time. Read more: Tanzanian Opposition Leader's Trial Again Postponed – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Responding to reports that at least 29 people were killed, hundreds more injured and more than 1200 people arbitrarily arrested in Luanda, Huambo, … Read more: Angola: Authorities must investigate allegations of unlawful use of force that killed 22 people …Continue Reading

Description. I was invited to chair a session on the module “Ethics, Human Rights, and Right to Health of Migrants” in the Online Course on Health … Read more: Ethics, Human Rights, and Right to Health of MigrantsContinue Reading

The human rights situation in Haiti remains “extremely worrying,” with 1,520 people killed and 609 injured as a result of armed violence between … Read more: Haiti: More than 1500 killed between April and June, UN report findsContinue Reading

"Back home, people think that as queer individuals, we don't exist,” says Michael, a North African activist and sociologist who focuses on queer … Read more: To me, being at Pride is learning to live freely – People in NeedContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says simplifying and modernising Australia's Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will better protect … Read more: Commission welcomes review of Disability Discrimination ActContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that Bangladesh's interim government failed to implement adequate human rights protections, … Read more: Bangladesh interim government urged to further enshrine human rights – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

"They make the news and are held up as excellent examples of humanitarian work, but their own humanity and human rights are constantly being … Read more: How a sinkhole revived a debate about migrant workers' rights in Singapore – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The amnesty law would shield security forces from accountability for human rights abuses in Peru's internal conflict. Read more: President Dina Boluarte slams court's call to suspend Peru's amnesty law – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion that found that a clean, health, and sustainable environment is a human right under … Read more: World Court Opinion: Protection From Climate Change Is A Human Right – ForbesContinue Reading

Hamid Moradi, a licensed attorney, human rights defender, and director of the environmental association “Sheney Nozhin Kurdistan”, was a prominent … Read more: Hengaw report on the social, environmental, and human rights activities of Hamid MoradiContinue Reading

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent … Read more: Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths – UN NewsContinue Reading

The United Kingdom's announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 … Read more: UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading