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A leading rights group on Monday called for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system, warning it could … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico's 'regressive' electoral overhaul | ReutersContinue Reading

Theonila Roka Matbob stands in front of the Panguna mine pit in Bougainville. (Image courtesy of the Human Rights Law Centre). A historic independent … Read more: Environmental and human rights assessment of Rio Tinto's former Panguna copper mine beginsContinue Reading

The U.S. and the EU are deepening cooperation through the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council to expand resources in support of human rights … Read more: State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor on Twitter: "The U.S. and the EU are …Continue Reading

New human rights challenges are emerging from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. And we are only … Read more: Human Rights 'Foundation for Human Dignity, Cornerstone of Peaceful, Prosperous …Continue Reading

China's ideas, measures and practices in respecting and protecting human rights can offer inspiration for the rest of the world, especially for … Read more: Report says China offers example on human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

The report details 43 out of 72 pieces of legislation passed in the 2019 – 2022 parliamentary term before human rights scrutiny could be completed, … Read more: New report exposes lack of human rights consideration by Federal ParliamentContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on South Sudan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 5 Dec 2022 by UN HRC. Read more: South Sudan: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Ranking Digital Rights' tech-policy scorecard finds some progress in … A tech policy project's latest grading of human-rights commitments finds … Read more: Global Telecom Companies Struggle to Deliver on Human–Rights Commitments | PCMagContinue Reading

Chilean judge Eduardo Vio Grossi, the only pro-life judge serving at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), died Dec. Read more: Only pro-life judge on Inter-American Court of Human Rights dies | Catholic News AgencyContinue Reading

The report, authored by RMIT Faculty of Law academic Adam Fletcher and commissioned by the Human Rights Law Centre, highlights that 60% of … Read more: Human Rights Scrutiny in the Australian ParliamentContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched its initial scoping report for a National Anti-Racism Framework. Read more: National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Sunday called for the Polish government to stop targeting reproductive rights activists, specifically calling for all … Read more: Human Rights Watch call for charges to be dropped against Poland reproductive rights activistContinue Reading

Advocacy on behalf of the world's most vulnerable populations is a collective responsibility. Those on the receiving end of human rights abuses … Read more: Why Global Sports Events Must Include Attention To Human Rights – ForbesContinue Reading

It builds on the Law Firm Business and Human Rights Peer Learning Process of November 2016. More importantly, the BHLRA seeks to have a proactive … Read more: 'Timely and overdue': 22 global law firms launch the Business and Human Rights Lawyers …Continue Reading