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The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human … Read more: EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Human Rights Law, Middlesex University. We also heard Adam's interview with the Deputy Leader of Reform Richard Tice on 5 Live. You can now listen … Read more: Why does Nigel Farage want to pay other countries to take migrants? | BBC NewscastContinue Reading

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African … Read more: Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Not content with Britain having left the EU, Nigel Farage now wants to see the country leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Read more: Nigel Farage has a new 'leave' campaign – here's how it could work and how it might impact youContinue Reading

In July 2025, the Ministry of Justice of Thailand (MOJ) prepared the draft Act on the Promotion of Business Conduct ("HREDD Bill"), which, … Read more: Thailand: HREDD Bill – Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in supply chainsContinue Reading

As the U.S. government takes a 10% stake in Intel, Forbes has learned the tech company partnered with sanctioned Chinese surveillance firms … Read more: Intel Worked With Chinese Firms Sanctioned For Enabling Human Rights Abuses – ForbesContinue Reading

A human rights lawyer spoke after meeting with Harjinder Singh, the man accused in the deadly truck crash in Florida. Read more: Human rights lawyer speaks after deadly truck driving crash – YouTubeContinue Reading

Since being detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility, Marcus isn't just facing prolonged detention—he's doing it without an attorney. Read more: Dispatches from Detention: Locked up Indefinitely – Robert F. Kennedy Human RightsContinue Reading

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, like ChatGPT, are increasingly weaving themselves into our daily lives, but Australia is dangerously behind … Read more: AI chatbots and human rights: Legal challenges and the path to reform – Law Society JournalContinue Reading

Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson has warned that Nigel Farage's proposal to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) … Read more: Farage's assault on human rights would undermine Good Friday Agreement, says TennysonContinue Reading

This week marks the fourth anniversary of the frenzied — and deadly — U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war that ended with the … Read more: Four years after U.S. withdrawal, human rights violations and food insecurity dominate Afghan lifeContinue Reading

The thing is, human rights are universal not partial, a seamless garment. Deny the humanity of others and someone will soon deny yours too. Read more: Chris Bryant on X: "The thing is, human rights are universal not partial, a seamless garment …Continue Reading

Human rights, meant to protect, are ironically being used to block Māori authority, says law expert Andrew Erueti. Read more: Human rights have turned against Māori sovereignty – academic – The University of AucklandContinue Reading

Educational Censorship in the United States Poses Serious Human Rights Threat, Warn PEN America and PEN International. Joint Submission to UN … Read more: Educational Censorship in the United States Poses Serious Human Rights Threat, Warn …Continue Reading