Detained Russian opposition figure wins human rights prize | Reuters
The Council of Europe awarded detained Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza the Vaclav Havel Human Rights prize on Monday for what it … Read more: Detained Russian opposition figure wins human rights prize | ReutersContinue Reading
NEITI: Mismanagement of Extractive Resources Constitutes Violation of Human Rights
… in the country's extractive sector is a violation of human rights. … management and a coalition of civil society advocates in Nigeria's … Read more: NEITI: Mismanagement of Extractive Resources Constitutes Violation of Human RightsContinue Reading
Government accused of financially supporting Bahrain's 'serious and persistent' human rights abuses
Human Rights Watch director Yasmine Ahmed said: “It is shameful that the government is supporting institutions implicated in grave human rights … Read more: Government accused of financially supporting Bahrain's 'serious and persistent' human rights abusesContinue Reading
Václav Havel Human Rights Prize to be awarded on Monday | Radio Prague International
The three nominees include the Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Rainbow Coalition campaigning for the defence of LGBTQIA+ rights in … Read more: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize to be awarded on Monday | Radio Prague InternationalContinue Reading
Submission to the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
The United Kingdom (UK) government's plan to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a Bill of Rights (BOR) will weaken human … Read more: Submission to the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human RightsContinue Reading
'A rebuke to Putin's dictatorship': Russian human rights group Memorial wins joint Nobel peace prize
Born under 'perestroika'. What makes Memorial so important is its fusion of painful historical reflection and human rights activism. It all started in … Read more: 'A rebuke to Putin's dictatorship': Russian human rights group Memorial wins joint Nobel peace prizeContinue Reading
Politicians, IOCs committing human rights offenses for mismanaging oil resources, says NEITI
He said: “NEITI considers mismanagement of oil, gas and mineral resources as a violation of human rights. This is manifested in terms of … Read more: Politicians, IOCs committing human rights offenses for mismanaging oil resources, says NEITIContinue Reading
Okinawa and the Osprey: A Human Rights Perspective – The Diplomat
Okinawa and the Osprey: A Human Rights Perspective. Civil society groups claim that the tiltrotor aircraft has had a significant impact on the … Read more: Okinawa and the Osprey: A Human Rights Perspective – The DiplomatContinue Reading
Climate justice: UN rules Australia violated islander rights – Nature
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has found that the Australian government violated the rights of people living on four islands in the … Read more: Climate justice: UN rules Australia violated islander rights – NatureContinue Reading
Human Rights Crisis in Sudan – International Policy Digest
Human Rights Crisis in Sudan … Sudan has been ruled by a transitional government for the past three years in which military and civilian leaders have … Read more: Human Rights Crisis in Sudan – International Policy DigestContinue Reading
The West Is Exposing Itself to Double Standards by Weaponizing Human Rights
West's failure to get a resolution adopted at the UNHRC on October 6 on further investigation into the violation of human rights of the Muslim Uighurs … Read more: The West Is Exposing Itself to Double Standards by Weaponizing Human RightsContinue Reading
Bahrain: British taxpayers backing security services accused of torture – BBC News
A Human Rights Watch report alleges people have been tortured at Bahrain's interior ministry. That ministry and other security bodies in the country … Read more: Bahrain: British taxpayers backing security services accused of torture – BBC NewsContinue Reading
Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rules
In its verdict, the court goes so far as to suggest that demanding webcam surveillance is a human rights violation. Read more: Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rulesContinue Reading
China: Third Term for Xi Threatens Rights
Governments around the world should commit to pressing Beijing to respect human rights inside and outside China during President Xi Jinping's new … Read more: China: Third Term for Xi Threatens RightsContinue Reading
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report finds
They said that despite assurances from the Government the legislation “empowers ministers to undermine hard-won human rights protections contained in … Read more: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report findsContinue Reading