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The Corporate Justice Coalition has long called for the UK Government to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)(3) … Read more: Joint Statement: UK corporate accountability network reiterates UN call for legal …Continue Reading

An independent commission of inquiry investigating violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territories warns it can't continue … Read more: Will a UN funding shortfall affect investigations into Israel's crimes? | Inside Story – YouTubeContinue Reading

On 27 August 2025, H.E. Mr. Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held bilateral discussions with Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High … Read more: Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights in GenevaContinue Reading

The West African nation's security forces are accused of alleged rape, extortion and torture. Read more: EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants – rights group – BBCContinue Reading

Teenagers, minors and disabled detainees, including a boy who cannot walk, are among those Egypt is accused of imprisoning without trial, … Read more: Dozens of Arrests, One Message: Human Rights Advocacy Is a Crime in Egypt | OCCRPContinue Reading

Baroness Kennedy acknowledged for distinguished contributions to the Ukrainian nation and lifelong commitment to justice, human rights and the … Read more: President Zelenskyy honours IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy KC with the Order …Continue Reading

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers. The European … Read more: “They Accused Me of Trying to Go to Europe”: Migration Control Abuses and EU …Continue Reading

Sir Keir Starmer must ignore his human rights lawyer instincts if he wants to solve the migration crisis. Read more: Even New Labour's grandees know the ECHR game is up – The TelegraphContinue Reading

leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) · “disapplying” the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention against Torture and the Council … Read more: Are Reform UK's plans for dealing with 'illegal migration' legally feasible?Continue Reading

… human right'. A group of farmers, bikers, truckers and scientists from the political left and right are working to bring attention to the health … Read more: The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: 'This is a basic human right'Continue Reading

I agree it is imperative that the right to peaceful protest, as guaranteed by Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is … Read more: Lord Advocate responds to Amnesty International on policing of protest | COPFSContinue Reading

He also said he would leave the European Convention on Human Rights … "The human rights protections are fundamental and won't be wished away. Read more: DUP MP backs Farage's Good Friday Agreement proposal – BBCContinue Reading

Audrey Cherryl Mogan of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, acted for the defendant, instructed by Alice Dyer of Paytons Solicitors. Read more: Audrey Cherryl Mogan acts for defendant acquitted of section 18 grievous bodily harm with intentContinue Reading

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner has warned that inaccurate and dehumanising rhetoric over migration risks fanning the flames of … Read more: Race Commissioner says anti-migration rhetoric distracts from real causes of inequalityContinue Reading