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Campaigning actions are on enforced disappearances; on the terrible human rights situation in Tunisia; and on imminent executions in Iran; as well as … Read more: July & August 2025 newsletter now available – Amnesty International UKContinue Reading

The weather was perfect and £420 was raised to help fund Amnesty's research, reports and campaigns about human rights abuses around the world. As … Read more: AmnesTea raises £420 – Minehead – Amnesty International UKContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council (HRC). Since the Council last renewed the mandate, the human rights situation in Russia has deteriorated even further … Read more: NGOs Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN …Continue Reading

Human rights groups in Israel have long criticised prison conditions … The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), which was one of … Read more: Palestinian prisoners not being given adequate food, Israel's top court says – BBCContinue Reading

… human rights violations without retribution. In mid-August, I, along with another international activist, was beaten and robbed by armed Israeli … Read more: I was brutalized by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. It was only a fraction of what … – MondoweissContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called Friday on the US to immediately lift sanctions it has imposed on three prominent … Read more: UN human rights chief condemns US sanctions on Palestinian groups and calls for withdrawalContinue Reading

… human rights, cultural rights, environmental studies and small-scale fisheries governance. He is currently a Governance & Development lecturer at … Read more: Examining the influence of Ghanaian coastal communities' cultural practices on the cultural …Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia has faced frequent criticism from human rights organizations this year for its use of the death penalty and other abuses, such as … Read more: UN rights commissioner demands Saudi Arabia immediately halt executions for offences …Continue Reading

Yasmine Taeb, a human rights lawyer and progressive strategist, called the museum's move “absolutely disgusting”, saying that the museum is … Read more: US Holocaust museum removes anti-genocide post amid Gaza atrocities – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Another Voice: Buffalo deserves a functional and effective human rights commission. Tara Melish and Nathan Feist; Sep 7, 2025; 11 hrs ago; 0. Facebook … Read more: Another Voice: Buffalo deserves a functional and effective human rights commissionContinue Reading

… civil rights violations · US added just 22,000 jobs in August, continuing slowdown amid Trump tariffs · Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row … Read more: Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts sayContinue Reading

A significant new report published last week by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law has found … Read more: Academic report exposes inaccuracies in media reporting on immigration and human rights lawContinue Reading

Human rights advocates welcome proposed Whistleblower Ombudsman. Regulation. Last Wednesday, the government announced a new proposal to establish a … Read more: Human rights advocates welcome proposed Whistleblower Ombudsman – Accountants DailyContinue Reading

Attention: Editors and ReportersSunday, 7 September 2025 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) unequivocally condemns the ongoing … Read more: Media Statement: SAHRC Condemns Unlawful Evictions and Calls for Constitutional …Continue Reading