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The United Nations released a report on Thursday indicating that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan committed human rights violations against … Read more: UN report finds Afghanistan violated human rights of involuntary returnees – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

We must leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – that is mine and Suella Braverman's conclusion, in a new paper we have co-authored … Read more: Leaving the ECHR would restore our democracy – CapXContinue Reading

The Northern Territory's four Aboriginal land councils have issued a rare joint statement, accusing the NT government of ignoring the human rights … Read more: Aboriginal land councils accuse NT government of human rights abuses in overcrowded prisonsContinue Reading

India's detention and expulsion of anyone without due process violates fundamental human rights, Human Rights Watch said. The Indian government … Read more: India: Hundreds of Muslims Unlawfully Expelled to Bangladesh – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human Rights Review is an interdisciplinary journal which provides a scholarly forum in which human rights issues and their underlying empirical, … Read more: Volume 26, Issue 1-2 | Human Rights ReviewContinue Reading

At the beginning of July, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, headquartered in Costa Rica, declared that the planet is experiencing a climate … Read more: Two international courts just issued major climate rulings. Here's what that means.Continue Reading

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. About. Contact · COVID-19 information · Human Rights Awards … Business and Human Rights … Read more: Disability Discrimination Commissioner urges Qld Govt to scrap plans to build more …Continue Reading

Key global gender human rights issues: economic inequality, reproductive barriers, and violence, with insights from Iran, Afghanistan, and the US. Read more: ImpACT International | Tracing Key Gender-Based Human Rights Issues WorldwideContinue Reading

… Human Rights report has found … Human Rights report has found. UK's legal and regulatory frameworks are inadequate for tackling supply chain … Read more: UK risks being a dumping ground for goods made using forced labour – JCHR report warnsContinue Reading

Oxfam provided a written statement to the ICJ in March 2024 on human rights obligations beyond borders and what this means for climate action. Read more: International Court of Justice climate ruling a powerful tool for holding countries to accountContinue Reading

The Court used Member States' commitments to both environmental and human rights treaties to justify this decision. Firstly, Member States are … Read more: World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climateContinue Reading

The world's top court has said a healthy environment is a human right, and governments could be violating international law if they fail to act on … Read more: Healthy environment ruled a human right by world's top court, as campaigners hail 'seismic' winContinue Reading

“The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is therefore inherent in the enjoyment of other human rights,” ICJ President Yuji … Read more: UN's top court delivers historic decision on countries' climate obligations | EuronewsContinue Reading

This approach directs companies to focus on the most severe human rights and environmental risks, wherever they occur in their value chains, drawing … Read more: Getting simplification right: Protecting impact in the EU Omnibus process – Shift ProjectContinue Reading