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… the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar held on 29 June 2022 during the 50th session of the Human Rights Council in … Read more: Myanmar rebuts oral update of Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in …Continue Reading

Many American women mourned the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe, but for others it is a moment of triumph and a matter of human rights. Read more: 'The Pro-Life Generation': Young Women Fight Against Abortion RightsContinue Reading

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has added its voice to the condemnation of the criminal acts that were committed last Tuesday when … Read more: Human rights association condemns East Coast disturbances, police responseContinue Reading

Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch. Biden will encourage normalisation of Israel-Saudi relations and seek to ease Palestinian tensions – he is due … Read more: A mirage of peace? Joe Biden ventures back into Middle East's shifting sandsContinue Reading

Kerala Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has directed the district collector and district medical officer (DMO) to conduct a detailed investigation … Read more: Palakkad dog bite death: Kerala Human Rights Commission seeks report – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

This deceitful, underhand little bill, which would replace the Human Rights Act, purports to protect our European Convention rights in a more “British … Read more: Dominic Raab's UK Bill of Rights is a deceitful, underhand bill that will limit out courtsContinue Reading

Critics of the policy cite grave human rights concerns regarding both the morality of sending migrants to another foreign country and the poor … Read more: Under New Policy, Asylum Seekers in the UK Will Be Deported to RwandaContinue Reading

New Delhi, July 2: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, has issued an Advisory to the Centre, … Read more: NHRC for safeguard of human rights of truckers – The Shillong TimesContinue Reading

In July 2021, the Government agreed to publish the revised General Scheme of the European Convention on Human Rights (Delay in Court Proceedings) … Read more: Revised General Scheme of a European Convention on Human Rights (Delay in Court …Continue Reading

GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina), announced today the appointment of … Read more: Human Rights Council President appoints Radhika Coomaraswamy to serve on Ethiopia rights bodyContinue Reading

Opposition leaders in the Philippines have scored what might be called a slam-dunk by asking the new Philippines President, Ferdinand Marcos, … Read more: First major test of Marcos on Filipino Human Rights – Feminine-Perspective MagazineContinue Reading

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup should be used to provide a legacy for human rights in the Middle East, according to delegates at the Play the Game … Read more: Has Qatar succeeded in 'sportswashing' its global image? – RFIContinue Reading

Officials of the PA and Hamas denied the allegations of systematic abuse. “We can arrange for human rights organisations to visit any facility that … Read more: Palestinians torture detained critics, rights group says – EuronewsContinue Reading

Lebanese President General Michel Aoun met HE the President of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI), and Chairman of … Read more: Lebanese president hails Qatar's support in diverse field – Gulf TimesContinue Reading