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John Abraham, a Noongar man, made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against the WA Housing Authority in August after he received a … Read more: Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racismContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council must end its years of inaction and establish an independent international mechanism to investigate crimes under … Read more: China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in XinjiangContinue Reading

This is the call of civil society organizations in a joint letter addressed to members and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council … Read more: Rights groups urge UN to strengthen monitoring of human rights situation in PH – BulatlatContinue Reading

Artivism. With sounds from the Roskilde Festival you can learn more on how Danish Rapolitics combines art, politics, human rights and hip hop. Using … Read more: 'ARTIVISM' – from the 2022 HUMAN RIGHTS Cph Fellowship podcast seriesContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre has named international human rights expert Caitlin Reiger as its incoming chief executive. Read more: Human Rights Law Centre appoints new CEO – Lawyers WeeklyContinue Reading

Qatar's United Nations Ambassador Hend Al-Muftah has lost her bid to become chair of the upcoming UN Forum on Human Rights due to her recent tweets … Read more: Qatar's envoy loses bid for human rights post, called Jews 'enemies' & gays 'disgusting'Continue Reading

Growing surveillance in public spaces is possible to an extent beyond all previously possibilities due to digital identity systems and biometric … Read more: UN Human Rights Office warns biometrics and digital ID among surveillance tools raising riskContinue Reading

Qatar's Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Hend Al-Muftah has lost her bid to become chair of a UN human rights forum, after revelations … Read more: Qatar's UN ambassador denied human rights post after antisemitic, homophobic tweetsContinue Reading

Combatting Disability Harassment at Work – Human Rights in Practice; This book focuses on legal measures to combat disability harassment at work. Read more: Combatting Disability Harassment at Work – Human Rights in Practice, By Lucy-Ann BuckleyContinue Reading

… European Court of Human Rights, the first woman to hold the position. … Judge O'Leary studied civil law at University College Dublin until … Read more: Irish judge elected first female President of the European Court of Human RightsContinue Reading

UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, and warned that … Read more: UN Human Rights Council warns of more 'atrocity crimes' in Ethiopia – France 24Continue Reading

The human right scenario across the world is abysmal. Human rights have been undermined across the world, and even in the United States, Read more: Human Rights Across The World: Never More In Peril? – Modern DiplomacyContinue Reading

The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, says the Nigeria Police Force does not condone indiscipline and violation of citizens' rights … Read more: Assault: I Was Misquoted, No Room For Human Rights Abuses By Policemen, Says FPROContinue Reading

Led by national Filipino human rights organizations such as Malaya Movement, and Anakbayan, among others, the upcoming rally is also meant to … Read more: Rally at United Nations decries Filipino president's arrival and demands human rights be upheldContinue Reading