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Human rights lawyer Mark Daly. Photo: Holmes Chan/HKFP. Announcing his re-election bid earlier this month, Daly said in a statement, “I believe that … Read more: Human rights lawyer Mark Daly loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society governing councilContinue Reading

Human rights hold the key to protecting biodiversity. As governments negotiate a new Global Biodiversity Framework, the rights of Indigenous … Read more: Human rights hold the key to protecting biodiversity | Opinion | Eco-Business | Asia PacificContinue Reading

Now lawyers for Mr Johal have lodged a complaint after human rights group Reprieve identified his case among anonymised details published in the … Read more: MI5 and MI6 may have 'supplied information' that led to abduction and torture of a Sikh campaignerContinue Reading

It was with great sadness that I read Drago Tesanovich's farewell to the Human Rights Festival in the July 27 issue. Read more: Revive the Athens Human Rights Festival – FlagpoleContinue Reading

“And we will continue to work with them on ways to shed light on human rights violations”. Secretary General Pejčinović Burić also mentioned her first … Read more: Council of Europe will continue to support Crimea and all of Ukraine, says Secretary GeneralContinue Reading

Stuff Circuit's documentary Deleted exposes New Zealand business and political links to a Chinese company involved in human rights violations … Read more: Chinese ambassador 'unable to utter the truth' after human rights abuse denial | Stuff.co.nzContinue Reading

“Human rights are mission critical, and essential to the work of the RJC,” said John Hall, Interim Executive Director. Read more: RJC Launches Human Rights Due Diligence ToolkitContinue Reading

… 'collective worship' for pupils in breach of their human rights. … Ms Conner cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), … Read more: Head loses fight to drop mandatory Christian worship after claiming it breaches children's …Continue Reading

"We are deeply concerned about human rights violations in the Crimea peninsula, the disappearances, the torture, the killings, the persecution of … Read more: Intl community to do all to ensure those responsible for human rights violations in occupied …Continue Reading

COM – The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch called on the Tajik authorities to stop illegal arrests and unfair trials … Read more: Human Rights Watch calls on Tajikistan to stop persecution of GBAO residentsContinue Reading

Senior human rights lawyer Indira Jaising has said “Bilkis Bano's gang rape cannot be seen as an isolated crime by a group of individual criminals … Read more: Senior human rights lawyer slams Gujarat govt for releasing Bilkis Bano convicts – Telegraph IndiaContinue Reading

Human rights groups Reprieve and Redress in a statement on Tuesday accused the UK government of sharing information with Indian authorities that … Read more: Human Rights Groups Hold UK Responsible For Sikh Blogger's Arrest In India – The QuintContinue Reading

Kenyans sue Britain at European Court of Human Rights over colonial abuses. Petitioners want justice for crimes committed during colonial era, … Read more: Kenyans sue Britain at European Court of Human Rights over colonial abusesContinue Reading

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday denounced plans by Russian-backed authorities to allegedly try Ukrainian … Read more: UN human rights office expresses concern over illegal Russian trial of Ukrainian POWsContinue Reading