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Nigel Farage has said he would scrap the UK's human rights law to enable the mass deportation of illegal migrants, as the government reportedly … Read more: Migrants to be deported to France 'within weeks' – as Farage vows to scrap human rights lawContinue Reading

Please join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights on Feb. 23 at noon ET (7 p.m. EET) as we host a panel discussion to explore the … Read more: Shifting Ecosystems, Distorted Landscapes & “Slow” Violence: An Eco-Social Discussion on …Continue Reading

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines will shortly convene what could be a defining conference on better human rights protections for … Read more: Is the Philippine State on the Brink of Leading Human Rights at Sea Impact and Change?Continue Reading

The realization of human rights assumes great significance in the context of India, the largest democracy in the world. Read more: Realizing Human Rights in Rural Punjab of India: A Study of Selected Human Rights EnforcementContinue Reading

At the UPR, the US will face international scrutiny over its human rights record, including its treatment of women and girls. The pre-sessions in … Read more: Women's Equality Day: A moment for progress and accountability on women's rights in the USContinue Reading

Mr Farage described international treaties governing human rights law as 'malign influences' which had been 'allowed to frustrate deportations'. Read more: Nigel Farage vows to scrap UK human rights law to tackle small boats crisisContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged the Welsh Government to commit to measurable improvement for disabled people, … Read more: Welsh Government must do more to uphold disabled people's rights, warns equality watchdogContinue Reading

Every year, in June, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) marks the anniversary of its founding and the launch of its work. This year, which … Read more: On the Fourteenth Anniversary SNHR Continues its Activities from DamascusContinue Reading

By Kris Weatherall, Local 304, Provincial Human Rights Committee. Workers across Ontario's public services—including paramedics, … Read more: Bearing Witness: Vicarious Trauma and Human Rights Violations in the Work – OpseuContinue Reading

16 students across the country join undergraduate fellowship focused on human rights. Read more: RFK Human Rights Announces 2025-2026 Cohort of John Lewis Young Leaders ProgramContinue Reading

The communication was led by the NGO Humans of Sport, and supported by South African Women and Sport Foundation, Lex Athleta, Athlete Rights Australia … Read more: Semenya v. Switzerland: joint communication on the execution of the ECHR judgment | ICJContinue Reading

It has set up a review of Article 8 of the European human rights convention, which lays down the right to respect for private and family life that has … Read more: Scrap human rights law or small boats keep coming – The TimesContinue Reading

Join author and New America Fellow Keisha N. Blain for a discussion of their book exploring Black women's commitment to human rights. Read more: Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights – New AmericaContinue Reading

… human rights violations. Since 2018, Saudi authorities have arbitrarily detained women's rights activists who campaigned against the male … Read more: Women's rights activist re-sentenced – Amnesty International CanadaContinue Reading