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“Human-rights abuses are being completely ignored around the world—China, Mauritania—serious abuses. The behavior of the U.N. represents death because … Read more: Funereal procession outside UN headquarters in New York emphasizes human rightsContinue Reading

… European Convention on Human Rights in response to a court ruling which thwarted his efforts to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday. Read more: Boris Johnson warned his threat to quit human rights treaty risks stability in Northern IrelandContinue Reading

The 47 nations call on the UN human rights chief to issue an overdue report on abuse in Xinjiang. Read more: UN member states criticize China over Uyghurs at Human Rights Council sessionContinue Reading

The Strasbourg-based court, connected to Council of Europe, a pan-European human rights organisation, stated that one of the handful of deportees … Read more: Ministers 'undeterred' by human rights court block on Rwanda asylum flightsContinue Reading

African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, … Read more: Africa: End Rights Abuses Against Girls | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Uzra Zeya, undersecretary of state for civilian security, democracy and human rights, says federal government lacks funding to meet all requests … Read more: Top US human rights official decries 'transnational repression' campaign by ChinaContinue Reading

So said Boris Johnson, describing the European Convention on Human Rights back in 2016. Suddenly, he doesn't sound quite so keen. The prime minister … Read more: Boris Johnson rages at the European Court of Human Rights. But will he act? – POLITICOContinue Reading

The AMA described governments intruding into medicine and impeding access to reproductive health services as, “a violation of human rights.”. Read more: American Medical Association declares abortion bans 'violation of human rights' – The HillContinue Reading

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights was awarded a grant by the Oak Foundation to undertake a comparative study of civil liability for human … Read more: Civil liability for human rights violations | Oxford Law FacultyContinue Reading

THE UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after the Rwanda deportation debacle, a leading conservative think tank has … Read more: Brexit news: Calls for UK to leave human rights convention after Rwanda debacle | PoliticsContinue Reading

ROSS CLARK: The Strasbourg-based court, which was founded in 1959 in the hope of preventing another Nazi-type regime dismissing human rights, … Read more: ROSS CLARK: The Rwanda verdict from the European Court of Human Rights is utterly predictableContinue Reading

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen asked for more time to review reports alleging human rights violations tantamount to modern … Read more: Volkswagen asks for more time in Brazil human rights probe – SWI swissinfo.chContinue Reading

BERLIN — Volkswagen asked for more time to analyze documentation alleging human rights violations on a farm it owned in Brazil between 1974-1986, … Read more: Volkswagen asks for more time in Brazil human rights probe | Financial PostContinue Reading

Human Rights Council in Geneva. She decried especially the "scourge of gender inequality" since the Taliban takeover, despite promises they would … Read more: UN human rights chief decries suppression of women in Afghanistan | Daily SabahContinue Reading