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WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Condemns Weaponization of Justice in AlabamaContinue Reading

I condemn Israel's military attack on Qatari territory, which violates the fundamental prohibition on the use of force under international law … Read more: Prof Ben Saul – UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror on X: "I condemn Israel's military …Continue Reading

The BPS response urged the Equality and Human Rights Commission to adopt a clearer and more coherent approach that protects the dignity, privacy, … Read more: Equality and Human Rights Commission response | BPS – British Psychological SocietyContinue Reading

The Court accepted the Ankara Public Prosecutor's indictment dated 8 August 2025 and ruled for the continuation of the human rights defenders' arrest … Read more: Human rights defender Enes Hocaoğulları released after 35 days in pre-trial detentionContinue Reading

… human rights. This contrasts starkly with other European leaders including, notably, Keir Starmer, a former international human rights lawyer, who … Read more: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez is right about immigration – The GuardianContinue Reading

UN experts have written to four global oil giants, including Shell, saying their recent asset sell-off in Nigeria may have breached human rights … Read more: UN experts say Shell Nigeria sale breaches human rights laws – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. Read more: EU: Over 260 European business scholars urge EU politicians to safeguard risk-based due …Continue Reading

“Despite the overreach by the federal government recently, the Maine Human Rights Act is still the law in Maine, which aims to protect LGBTQ+ students … Read more: Civil rights groups emphasize rights of trans, immigrant students as they return to schoolContinue Reading

Human Rights Impacts: how AI affects rights such as privacy, protection from discrimination, and access to effective remedies when rights are violated … Read more: Parliamentary Inquiry Launched on Human Rights and Artificial IntelligenceContinue Reading

The alarming rise of authoritarian practices by the Trump administration is central to the administration's goals to decimate human rights protections … Read more: Human Rights Crisis in the U.S.: A New Chapter | Amnesty International USAContinue Reading

Sir – I was horrified to learn that our local Gaza partner, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), has been added to a US sanctions list … Read more: Letters to the Editor, September 9th: Defending human rights, strong Irish women, and the …Continue Reading

Whistleblowers are vital to our democracy, by speaking up about human rights abuses, government wrongdoing and corporate misconduct. Read more: The Whistleblower Project turns 2! – Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

Gaza City residents told to 'leave now', while UN human rights chief condemns Israel for 'war crime upon war crime'. Read more: Netanyahu threatens Gaza residents as UN slams Israel over 'mass killing' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

In this publication, Technology and Human Rights Fellow Anna Romandash examines Russia's use of hybrid warfare against Ukraine, which blended … Read more: On the Digital Frontline with Russia: Hybrid Warfare, Ukraine, and Lessons Learned for the WestContinue Reading