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Following a toxic waste spill in Zambia, Walker Syachalinga considers how messaging from authorities creates a barrier to justice for communities … Read more: The impact of Zambia's toxic spill on local communities – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Angelita Baeyens is an international human rights lawyer, advocate, and educator with extensive experience in litigation, policy advocacy, and … Read more: International Human Rights Lawyering: Rewards and Challenges – Harvard Law SchoolContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Burundi about Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Aug 2025 by CIVICUS, EurAc and 6count other … Read more: Burundi: As Risk Factors Multiply, Extend the Special Rapporteur's Mandate – ReliefWebContinue Reading

In the past year, Russian authorities continued not only to enforce but to expand their harsh, retaliatory and arbitrary authoritarian practices. Read more: Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper on the Human Rights Situation in the Russian FederationContinue Reading

Amnesty International Malaysia and ARTICLE 19 condemn the arrest of Arutchelvan Subramaniam (Arul), Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia … Read more: Malaysia: Release prominent activist and protect the right to protest – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the technology would have a 'chilling effect' on freedom of speech if used at protests. Read more: Met Police's use of facial recognition tech 'breaches human rights' – The TimesContinue Reading

A launch ceremony for the Uzbek-language edition of the book titled "Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" was held Tuesday in … Read more: Uzbek edition of Xi Jinping's human rights book launched in Tashkent – CGTNContinue Reading

Pacific University welcomes acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff Goodell to Forest Grove for a special presentation on the imminent … Read more: Les AuCoin Human Rights Lecture Series – Pacific UniversityContinue Reading

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of Daniels' killing at the hands of an Alabama county official. Today, the Episcopal Church venerates Daniels … Read more: The legacy of civil rights martyr Jonathan Daniels | WBHM 90.3Continue Reading

Posner argued that in a globalized economy, multinational corporations wield “supersized power,” particularly in countries where governments fail to … Read more: Conscience Incorporated: The status of business and human rights in a global eraContinue Reading

Amnesty International rejects the enactment of the law granting amnesty to perpetrators of crimes under international law. Read more: Peru: New law rewards with impunity crimes against humanity – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Paul Weller is taking legal action against Harris & Trotter LLP, alleging discrimination after the firm ended its 30-year relationship over his … Read more: Paul Weller Sues Former Accountants for Discrimination After They Drop Him Over His Gaza ViewsContinue Reading

Rwanda backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed hundreds of villagers in July, according to Human Rights Watch, … Read more: Massacres in eastern Congo cast doubt on U.S. mediated peace deal – NPRContinue Reading

A right to individual petition was made compulsory for Member States of the ECHR in the same year as the introduction of the 'new court'. To mark 30 … Read more: 30 years of the European Court of Human Rights – Durham UniversityContinue Reading