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"Basic human rights is not politics," Hockley said on Friday. "It is clearly a very challenging and sad situation. We did not take this decision … Read more: Human rights are not politics, Cricket Australia chief says on withdrawalContinue Reading

Human rights are not politics, stated Cricket Australia's chief executive Nick Hockley, as he defended the decision to withdraw from the ODI series … Read more: Cricket Australia chief defends withdrawal from Afghanistan series | 'Basic human rights is not politics'Continue Reading

Tara Sepehri Far, senior Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch, describes the trials as “a total travesty of justice”. Read more: Iran executions: the role of the 'revolutionary courts' in breaching human rightsContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch is voicing concerns about "violence and repression" ahead of Bangladesh's general elections this year, as attacks against … Read more: Human Rights Watch Voices Concerns Over Attacks on Bangladesh OppositionContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch says African nations need to do more to address the widespread displacement, killings and other abuses that have come about … Read more: Human Rights Watch: Africa Needs to Develop Policies to Monitor, Respond to AbusesContinue Reading

The Human Rights Watch report said authorities throughout India arrested activists, journalists, and other critics of the government on what it … Read more: India intensified crackdown on activists, media in 2022: Human Rights Watch reportContinue Reading

CPJ and RSF therefore argued that Twitter should preserve people's right to be informed as a human right provided by their platform. Furthermore, CPJ … Read more: Free press organizations: Twitter must maintain 'basic human right to freely impart and … – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

In this photo made available by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, center, talks with Gulf Arab leaders … Read more: Oil, human rights, security: Here's what's in store for U.S.-Gulf relations in 2023Continue Reading

FRANCE 24 spoke to Tirana Hassan, acting executive director of Human Rights Watch, which is publishing its annual report this week. Read more: 'Strongmen are beginning to lose power': acting Human Rights Watch chief – The InterviewContinue Reading

McGill students protested and blocked the entrance to the room where a controversial UK human rights lawyer was to speak at McGill on LGBT rights … Read more: Adam Zivo: Trans activists silence gay human rights lawyer for not being subservient enoughContinue Reading

Mr Widodo acknowledged “with a clear mind and sincere heart” a total of 12 incidents categorised as gross human rights violations that occurred from … Read more: Indonesia admits to Communist purge and other past human rights violations – Morning StarContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch warns UK has 'very short window' to reverse legislation, including restrictions on the right to protest. Read more: UK risks being listed as a 'human rights abuser', NGO warns – The GuardianContinue Reading

"The hostile environment in which human rights defenders, civil society and journalists work in Greece has been an issue of concern. Read more: Greek authorities should reverse the trend undermining the work of human rights defenders …Continue Reading

A leading international human rights NGO accused the UK's Conservative government of overseeing a deterioration of basic human rights at the same … Read more: Human Rights Watch Says Tories Are Stripping Away Fundamental Rights – Bloomberg.comContinue Reading