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The former Chief Justice, Justice Ms Sophia Akuffo, has stated that fundamental human rights are not given by anybody and is of an inherent… Read more: Human rights are inalienable – Sophia Akuffo – BusinessGhanaContinue Reading

Whether it's human trafficking for online scams in Cambodia or the forced … Modern slavery, according to human rights organisation Anti-Slavery … Read more: Modern slavery: Calls grow for root causes to be addressed | International Bar AssociationContinue Reading

President Joe Biden will press human rights issues in a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Friday, with senior … Read more: Biden to press human rights in meeting with Egyptian president – POLITICOContinue Reading

Despite the Taliban's ongoing brutal crackdown on girls and women, protests led by women for basic human rights continue in the country, the best … Read more: Stability in Afghanistan: Prioritize human rights and women's rights – The HillContinue Reading

Five UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Tuesday for Türkiye to stop using counter-terrorism legislation to intimidate human … Read more: Türkiye: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders | | 1UN NewsContinue Reading

On 7 November, the European Union and Armenia held their 12th Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels. This year's dialogue focused on wide range of … Read more: EU and Armenia hold annual dialogue on human rightsContinue Reading

The country further asked about the steps that the Government of India will take to ensure that “human rights defenders, journalists and civil society … Read more: U.S., Belgium to question India on CAA, minority rights, hate speech at U.N. Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Every Egyptian human rights organization that applied for accreditation through the government was denied, he said, forcing local activists to go … Read more: Climate talks in Egypt overshadowed by shouting matches over human rights – The Washington PostContinue Reading

Meanwhile, Egypt will be realising that it cannot hold such a significant international conference without its dire human rights record being … Read more: Climate finance and human rights fears: what happened on day two of Cop27?Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday said its human rights cell was looking into the objectionable video involving Senator Azam Swati and his wife. Read more: SC's 'human rights cell' probing Swati's matter – The Express TribuneContinue Reading

In a report filed by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in conjunction with Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC), the groups called … Read more: Human Rights advocacy groups call on nations to protect civilians from incendiary weaponsContinue Reading

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — The China Society for Human Rights Studies held a seminar on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the … Read more: Chinese human rights study society holds seminar on key CPC congress – XinhuaContinue Reading

Brewdog has announced it will become a Qatar world cup "anti-sponser" by donating the profits of a beer to human rights charities. Read more: BrewDog becomes Qatar World Cup 'anti-sponsor' by donating beer profits to human rights charitiesContinue Reading

Its ethos has been and will always be to improve access to justice and promote human rights and civil liberties through the law. Read more: About us – Doughty Street ChambersContinue Reading