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“Crimes against humanity and use of minor combatants during the insurgency must be studied and addressed based on the principle of transitional … Read more: Rights body wants transitional justice process to address minors' issueContinue Reading

"Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina highly prioritises human rights in the country as she is a victim of human rights violations," he said. Read more: Hasina's govt will always uphold human rights: Law minister to UN rights chiefContinue Reading

The Taliban subject Afghan women and girls to systematic discrimination that deprives them of their human rights. Read more: Stand with Afghan women and girls in their fight for human rightsContinue Reading

Gulf Clan threatens environmental leaders and human rights defenders of Santander. File photo. Reference image. REUTERS/José Miguel Gómez. Read more: Clan del Golfo threatens environmental leaders and human rights defenders in SantanderContinue Reading

Analysis in English on Afghanistan about Education and Protection and Human Rights; published on 15 Aug 2022 by Amnesty. Read more: The Rule of Taliban: A Year of Violence, Impunity and False Promises – ReliefWebContinue Reading

At that imperfect table over the last year, I regularly and resolutely defended the human rights of the Afghan people. I have spoken out against the … Read more: The Afghanistan We Long to See: A Place Where the Rights of Women and Girls Are RestoredContinue Reading

GENEVA (IDN) — UN experts are warning that Afghanistan's future is bleak if more is not done to reverse the deteriorating human rights situation, … Read more: Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Experts Warn of Bleak Future Without TurnaroundContinue Reading

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in the country Sunday for a five-day visit. Read more: Activists Urge Bachelet to Raise Human Rights Concerns During Bangladesh VisitContinue Reading

THE Taliban has “dismantled” human rights in Afghanistan, an Amnesty International report documenting a litany of abuses in the year since the … Read more: Taliban has 'dismantled' human rights in Afghanistan, Amnesty warns a year after the …Continue Reading

"The current conditions may breach fundamental human rights and international laws," a statement from CLANT said. The government has not confirmed … Read more: Renewed calls to revoke Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing following power … – ABCContinue Reading

The guideline is being developed with Chulalongkorn University to help listed entities adopt concrete human rights due diligence practices in line … Read more: Thai SEC to Develop Guidance on Human Rights Due Diligence – Regulation AsiaContinue Reading

Shabnam Salehi, a former chief of a women's protection unit in Afghanistan and a member of the country's Human Rights Commission, which the … Read more: Afghan Human Rights Activist Recounts the Day Kabul Fell – YouTubeContinue Reading

… Britain still refuses to hand it back. Human rights lawyer Philippe Sands relates the wider tragedy of the scandal with nerve and precision. Read more: The Last Colony by Philippe Sands review – Britain's Chagos Islands shame – The GuardianContinue Reading

The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday released a report, titled U.S. Commits Serious Crimes of Violating Human Rights in … Read more: Washington commits crimes, violates human rights in Syria, experts say – XinhuaContinue Reading