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… Asia – while the London office welcomes of counsel Robert Spano, who has just stepped down as president of the European Court of Human Rights. Read more: Gibson Dunn hires Asia head and human rights judge – Global Arbitration ReviewContinue Reading

As Robert points out in this episode, property rights are useful because they can be enforced against the whole world, whereas other legal rights … Read more: Law Pod UK latest episode: Cryptocurrencies & NFTS – are they "property"?Continue Reading

Humanity's basic right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human … Read more: Human rights belong at the heart of climate change debate, urges Türk – UN NewsContinue Reading

GENEVA (2 November 2022) – Bahrain's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working … Read more: Bahrain's human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review – OHCHRContinue Reading

But criticism of Bahrain's human rights record has already erupted ahead of Francis' voyage, which lasts through Sunday, as international rights … Read more: Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight – France 24Continue Reading

The state of human rights in the vast, mineral-rich central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan, including the continued detention of opposition leaders, … Read more: UK investigation to examine human rights abuses in Kazakhstan – The GuardianContinue Reading

The state's duty to protect against human rights abuses. State action in the form of new legislation and regulation is prompting companies to take … Read more: Addressing the 'S' in ESG – Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) | J.S. Held – JDSupraContinue Reading

This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2021–2022 financial year. Read more: Annual Report 2021-2022 | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The new U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday there was a worrying pushback against progress in easing rights abuses, above all on gender … Read more: UN human rights chief fears pushback on gender issues, cites Iran clampdown – ReutersContinue Reading

“Latin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom. What we are seeing is indicative of an … Read more: ADF Calls On Human Rights Commission To Defend Religious Freedom In Mexico And NicaraguaContinue Reading

… encompassing war crimes and crimes against humanity, … a global campaign to underscore the gravity on the human rights crisis in Ethiopia, … Read more: Ethiopia: On 2nd anniversary of conflict, Amnesty campaign to highlight gravity of human rights crisisContinue Reading

The conference was attended by members of the media, human rights activists, academics, entrepreneurs, members of the Bangladeshi diaspora … Read more: Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities Holds Press Conference in D.C. …Continue Reading

Concern over country's human rights record after Indian Ajit Rajagopal arrested on walk to raise awareness about climate crisis. Read more: Egyptian regime criticized as climate activist arrested in run-up to Cop27 – The GuardianContinue Reading

Human rights groups have questioned the manager's remarks and say Fifa is yet to commit to compensating workers. Read more: Southgate criticised for claiming Qatar workers 'united' in wanting World Cup – The GuardianContinue Reading