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A cohort of independent UN experts has called on the Human Rights Council to launch an international investigation into the massive explosion in … Read more: Human rights experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosionContinue Reading

… bid by the parents of Archie Battersbee to postpone the withdrawal of his life support has been refused by the European Court of Human Rights. Read more: Archie Battersbee: European Court of Human Rights turn down parents' caseContinue Reading

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights. As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, … Read more: Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights | The NationContinue Reading

A. rchie Battersbee's parents have submitted an application to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life … Read more: Archie Battersbee's parents submit application to European Court of Human RightsContinue Reading

The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee from Essex have lost their last ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to keep his life … Read more: Archie Battersbee: European Court of Human Rights refuses last ditch application by … – Essex LiveContinue Reading

Archie Battersbee's parents have said they will submit an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in a bid to postpone the … Read more: Archie Battersbee: Parents to take case to European Court of Human Rights – BBC NewsContinue Reading

In our response to the public consultation in relation to the Human Rights Act, we stated our belief that the government's proposed reforms would have … Read more: A Rejection of the UK Government's Bill of Rights – The Law Society of Northern IrelandContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva. Photo: UN. JNS.org – That a UN official would go on the record with antisemitic comments ought to be … Read more: Antisemitic UN Human Rights Council 'Investigator' Says the Quiet Part Out LoudContinue Reading

European countries have welcomed Ukrainian refugees. But migrants from other places get much different treatment. Read more: Did the EU help create a human rights disaster? – The Irish TimesContinue Reading

Human rights defenders said that the police sought to obstruct defense lawyers from meeting with four protesters who had been arrested after they … Read more: Sri Lanka: Heightened Crackdown on Dissent – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

As Ethiopia continues to face instability and conflict in many of its regions, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published an … Read more: Ethiopian Human Right Commission Releases Report On The Ongoing Human Rights …Continue Reading

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (2 August 2022) – The three members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia concluded their … Read more: Members of Human Rights Body Conclude First Mission to Ethiopia – OHCHRContinue Reading

Pelosi seized on human rights in China quickly after winning her first full term in Congress — a liberal who often found common cause with … Read more: Nancy Pelosi's long history of criticizing China, advocating for human rightsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a long history of riling Beijing over democracy and human rights, whether by unveiling a banner on … Read more: Pelosi: a long history of provoking China over human rights – Bangkok PostContinue Reading