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Somali activists, Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman, have won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award for their courage in promoting human rights and peace … Read more: Somali human rights activists win top Swedish human rights prize – AfricanewsContinue Reading

Are civil rights at risk in Argentina? … But accessing these rights has not been easy, and involved years of consensus-building between opposing … Read more: What the rise of Argentina's Evangelicals means for civil rights – FairPlanetContinue Reading

The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), International Partnership for Human … Read more: Uzbekistan: Activist Arrested On Trumped Up Charges Before Major Human Rights ConferenceContinue Reading

AKIPRESS.COM – The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), … Read more: Journalist Aziz Yusupov arrested in Uzbekistan before OSCE conference on human rightsContinue Reading

… in order to 'send a dual message' about Qatar's poor human rights record. … World Cup shirt in protest at the hosts' human rights abuses. Read more: World Cup chiefs blast back at Hummel over launch of monochrome Denmark kits in Qatar protestContinue Reading

Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have come under scrutiny from human rights advocates who say excessive force is part … Read more: Amnesty calls on Lesotho to end alleged human rights violations | Africa TimesContinue Reading

Family ordered to demolish house before Christmas pin hopes on human rights probe. Stephanie Rolfe and Stuart MacDonald have been told to "dismantle" … Read more: Family ordered to demolish house before Christmas pin hopes on human rights probeContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on why people are protesting and the future of women's rights in Iran. Read more: Why Iran's Leading Women's Rights Defender Thinks the Protesters Could Topple the Regime – TIMEContinue Reading

… were created by Hummel and the Danish Football Association (DBU) to criticise Qatar's human rights record and draw attention to the number of … Read more: Denmark unveils World Cup kits as "protest against Qatar and its human rights record"Continue Reading

The Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights sent a letter to the UN's Human Rights committee on Sunday, September 25, … Read more: Moroccan Human Rights League Condemns French Visa RestrictionsContinue Reading

Fans over six must have a negative COVID test to enter the tournament, due to kick off in November, which has been dogged by controversy for more … Read more: World Cup COVID rules announced as Denmark unveil black kit in protest over Qatar human rightsContinue Reading

Human rights lawyers said at the time that dozens of activists were arrested by security forces who had been sent to put down the protest. Read more: Zimbabwe court fines novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga over protest | Human Rights NewsContinue Reading

Key human rights such as freedom of expression and assembly are no defence for those being prosecuted for causing “significant” damage to property … Read more: Human rights not a defence to protesters causing 'significant' criminal damage, Court of Appeal rulesContinue Reading

BANGKOK, 29 September 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the Coordination Meeting to Develop a … Read more: ASEAN human rights body, stakeholders discuss roadmap for regional framework on …Continue Reading