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Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters. Read more: End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Attorney general says it is 'national priority' to extricate UK from influence of European court of human rights. Read more: UK must curb influence of European human rights rules, says Braverman – The GuardianContinue Reading

By Dr. S.W. Premaratne Attorney-at-Law. At each session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in Geneva, at which the Post-War … Read more: Post-War Reconciliation Process: Human Rights violation – The IslandContinue Reading

Vietnamese human rights journalist's appeal set for Aug. 25. Pham Doan Trang's lawyer says she is unlikely to change her not-guilty plea so her … Read more: Vietnamese human rights journalist's appeal set for Aug. 25 – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

The Better Cotton Initiative ceased monitoring conditions in Xinjiang's cotton industry in 2020 amid reports of widespread human rights abuses in … Read more: Compromise or cut loose? China labour watchdogs' tough choice – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

In a report on the discrimination against the LGBT in Malaysia, Human Rights Watch said public funds were being used on the camps that even … Read more: In report on LGBT, Human Rights Watch urges Malaysia to end state-funded conversion campsContinue Reading

"She has provided expert opinions to governments globally, regional human rights institutions, and UN mechanisms, including UN Women where she serves … Read more: US Special Envoy to visit India, Nepal to advance human rights of LGBTQI+Continue Reading

Latvia has formally asked to join Ukraine's case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over Moscow's invasion, the foreign ministry … Read more: Latvia seeks to join Kyiv in ECHR case against Russia – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading

The series of advocacy visits included visits to; the Lagos State office of the National Human Rights Commission, the Chairman, Nigerian Bar … Read more: ASF France, others train Lagos security agencies on human rights – The Guardian NigeriaContinue Reading

EPA is opening two civil rights investigations of Texas' environmental agency, exploring whether state regulators failed to properly permit … Read more: EPA launches civil rights probes of Texas regulator – E&E NewsContinue Reading

FOSTER CITY, Calif., August 09, 2022–Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Black Justice … Read more: Gilead Sciences and a Coalition of LGBTQ+ and Human Rights-Focused … – Yahoo FinanceContinue Reading

Meng Qingtao, a professor of human rights studies at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, condemned Washington's war crimes … Read more: Report says US crimes in Mideast violate human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

Despite condemnation from civil rights groups, and a call from the House of Commons ethics and privacy committee for a summer study of the issue, … Read more: Expert Labels Spyware a Global Threat to Democracy, Human Rights – The Crime ReportContinue Reading

South African activist Eddie Ndopu is in line to be the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more: Human rights without handicaps: young, black, gay wheelchair user goes for top rights job at the UNContinue Reading