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The Australian Human Rights Commission is urging all Australian state and territory governments to fully commit to implementing an important human … Read more: Human Rights Commission calls for urgent action to address fallout from suspension of UN SPT visitContinue Reading

ClientEarth fundamental rights lawyer Irmina Kotiuk said: “Clean and healthy air is a fundamental right so the Belgian authorities should be doing … Read more: Belgians follow German citizens, sue government over air pollution human rights issuesContinue Reading

Turkey Arrests, Detains, and Forces Syrian Refugees back to danger in Syria. Read more: Turkey Deports Syrian Refugee to Danger | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

When Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinian protesters, Canada goes silent. Where is the consistency in this government's stance on human rights? Read more: From Israel to Iran, Trudeau government inconsistent on human rights – The Hill TimesContinue Reading

Deported Syrians told Human Rights Watch that Turkish officials arrested them in their homes, workplaces, and on the street, detained them in poor … Read more: Turkey: Hundreds of Refugees Deported to Syria | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human beings are not the only subjects who can seek protection under international human rights law. In an Advisory Opinion from 2017 and in a … Read more: Rights of Nature: A moral or a legal-political concept? – Faculty of LawContinue Reading

HARARE: Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart, who was arrested on Friday and charged with fraud, is challenging being placed on … Read more: Human rights lawyer Coltart to challenge court placement on remand after arrestContinue Reading

Crisis in Sri Lanka: Human Rights in Peril … In 2022, a youth-led citizens movement succeeded in removing a Prime Minister, President, and a Cabinet … Read more: Crisis in Sri Lanka: Human Rights in Peril – Harvard Law SchoolContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch's statement from Bangkok. Malaysian authorities have since mid-August 2022 accelerated the number of asylum seekers summarily … Read more: Surge in Malaysia's summary deportations to Myanmar: Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned the Malaysian government today against deporting Myanmar refugees without a fair assessment … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns Malaysia against deporting Myanmar refugees to face execution, tortureContinue Reading

The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) was established in December 2006. It is a network of Asian non-governmental … Read more: The Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) – FORUM-ASIAContinue Reading

The regional director of the human rights organization was speaking at a roundtable discussion themed “Digital Security Law Debate” organized by the … Read more: ARTICLE 19: DSA violates international charter of human rights – Dhaka TribuneContinue Reading

LAHORE: “The situation in India-held Jammu and Kashmir is not of human rights violations, rather it's a human… Read more: 'Human rights apocalypse in Jammu and Kashmir' – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

The SPT is composed of 25 independent and impartial members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their … Read more: UN torture prevention body suspends visit to Australia citing lack of co-operation | OHCHRContinue Reading