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New research unearths comprehensive data on the global diffusion of national human rights action plans since the 1993 World Conference on Human … Read more: National Human Rights Action Plans: setting the record straight | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading

Refugees who met with Michelle Bachelet in southeastern Bangladesh said she told them Myanmar was unstable. Read more: UN human rights chief advises Rohingya to wait for repatriation – Benar NewsContinue Reading

During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, … Read more: Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox's BazarContinue Reading

Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, a former chief of the air staff of the Nigerian air force, may now finally be charged with crimes related to … Read more: Human rights violations: Group prepares 500-page documents to drag ex-military chiefs to ICCContinue Reading

The Human Rights Commission said too many Kiwis are "sacrificing their fundamental human rights to pay the rent". Read more: Megan Woods wants to meet with Human Rights Commissioner after calls for immediate …Continue Reading

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, mandated by the Human Rights Council, is visiting the country at the invitation of the Government. He will travel to … Read more: United States Of America: UN Expert To Assess Human Rights Of LGBT Persons – Scoop NZContinue Reading

Israeli authorities should immediately release the French-Palestinian human rights worker Salah Hammouri from administrative detention and reverse … Read more: Israel: Free French-Palestinian Rights Worker – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

However, until now, neither Greece nor Turkey has assumed responsibility for their rescue. At the same time, the European Court of Human Rights has … Read more: IRC warns that pushbacks are costing lives, as 39 refugees remain trapped on dangerous …Continue Reading

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Human Rights Forum demanded the cancellation of the environmental public hearing scheduled to be held on August 18 at Dalivalasa … Read more: Revoke permission for mining quartzite: Human Rights Forum – The New Indian ExpressContinue Reading

Te Kahui Tika Tangata, the Human Rights Commission (HRC), is calling on the Government to implement an immediate freeze on rent increases that could … Read more: Cost of living crisis: Human Rights Commission calls for immediate rent freeze – NewshubContinue Reading

Bailey's legal victory hinged partly on his 'right to liberty' under the European Convention on Human Rights. Adrian Bailey and a friend were found … Read more: Killer uses human rights laws to block Britain's parole reforms because he has 'right to liberty'Continue Reading

Mali: Security situation deteriorates, human rights concerns rise. The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, has supported peace and … Read more: Mali: Security situation deteriorates, human rights concerns rise – UN NewsContinue Reading

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Meral Danış Beştaş has requested that the Turkish Parliament's Human Rights Committee investigate alleged … Read more: HDP lawmaker asks parliament's Human Rights Committee to investigate alleged rights …Continue Reading

The province's Human Rights Commission will soon hold hearings into a complaint of discrimination against the … Read more: Human Rights Hearing Set For Parents of Deaf Child – VOCMContinue Reading