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“Amnesty International recalls that international human rights law equally protects spontaneous assemblies, which must not be dispersed solely for … Read more: Sierra Leone: Authorities must ensure robust, impartial investigation into deadly protestsContinue Reading

Directorate of Communications · Events · Press Releases · Speeches · Human Rights Channel · Photo galleries · Video-on-demand · Theme files. Read more: International Youth Day – Newsroom – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — War crimes, arbitrary detention, abuse of torture, massacring civilians, unilateral sanctions… A report released by an … Read more: GLOBALink | Unveiling U.S. crimes of violating human rights in Middle East and beyond-XinhuaContinue Reading

Applications such as Tek Fog are a direct attack on civil liberties. —— ON January 6, The Wire, posted reports of a 20 months-long … Read more: Tek Fog: A new cyber-troop cracking down on human rights – The LeafletContinue Reading

In the late 1970s the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg introduced the so-called “living instrument” doctrine and began to interpret the … Read more: Suella Braverman: The abuse of human rights, the long tail of Blairism, the corrosive role of …Continue Reading

But human rights advocates say the country's regulations lack necessary safeguards, devalue the lives of disabled people and are prompting doctors … Read more: Human rights advocates are troubled by Canada's euthanasia laws – Anchorage Daily NewsContinue Reading

Ageism undermines the human rights of older Australians and is an … It is a fundamental human right that people living in residential aged care … Read more: Human Rights don't diminish with age (2022)Continue Reading

Nineteen children were killed in occupied Palestinian territory in the last week alone, the UN human rights chief said. Read more: UN chief says killing of Palestinian children 'unconscionable' | Israel-Palestine conflict NewsContinue Reading

Last week a woman told her boss that she was pregnant. She worked as a senior sales representative. Partly paid by salary and partly by commission on … Read more: News | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The EPA is developing a framework to guide how it will consider cumulative impacts as a possible civil rights violation, an agency official said … Read more: EPA Contemplates Cumulative Impact Guidance for Civil Rights (1) – Bloomberg LawContinue Reading

Leilani Farha thinks so. She's the global director of The Shift and the former United Nations special rapporteur on the right to housing. Read more: Human rights and dignity missing from how we manage encampments, says former UN …Continue Reading

Human rights groups and Western nations have accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority. Read more: Long-Awaited Uyghur Human Rights Report Due This MonthContinue Reading

This will strengthen systemic human rights activities and supreme supervision over the observance of the rule of law. Now, after the adoption of … Read more: Human Rights in the 'New Kazakhstan' – International Policy DigestContinue Reading

This year's COP27 is in Egypt, which has detained, assaulted and tortured LGBTQIA+ people. Some climate activists are refusing to attend. Read more: COP27 in Egypt Subjects LGBTQIA+ Climate Activists to Human Rights Abuses – EcoWatchContinue Reading