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Sudanese women's activist Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, the organisation an-nounced … Read more: Sudan women's activist wins human rights prize – Pakistan ObserverContinue Reading

Use of the death penalty is incompatible with fundamental human rights and dignity. While Zambia has maintained a welcome moratorium on the death … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Zambia's Pledge To …Continue Reading

Richard Bennett said that Afghanistan has been facing human rights challenges that were severely affecting people. He called on Taliban to address … Read more: UNHRC concerned over dire human rights situation in Afghanistan; 'Taliban at crossroads'Continue Reading

Attendees at this week's Oslo Freedom Forum, a 13-year-old annual gathering for human rights and pro-democracy activists, might have wondered at … Read more: Crypto's One Unassailable Use Case: Helping Human Rights Activists – CoinDeskContinue Reading

A regional framework must uphold this right in addition to the primacy of human rights, non-discrimination, assistance and protection from harm, … Read more: Guiding Principles for a Regional Framework on Migration and Protection in the AmericasContinue Reading

At a time when law firms and companies are distancing themselves from Russia and making bold statements about standing up for human rights, … Read more: Davis Polk Talks Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth on Human Rights – Bloomberg LawContinue Reading

President Xi Jinping met via video link with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday in Beijing. Read more: President Xi meets UN human rights chief Bachelet – Pakistan ObserverContinue Reading

… in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens at the Philhellenism Museum, an event entitled: “American philhellenism and human rights.” Read more: American philhellenism and human rights | eKathimerini.comContinue Reading

Arabic UN Document on World about Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 11 Apr 2022 by UN HRC. Read more: Summary of the biennial Human Rights Council panel discussion on unilateral coercive …Continue Reading

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said that Afghanistan is facing a “plethora of … Read more: Impact of human rights challenges 'severe': UN Rapporteur – Pakistan ObserverContinue Reading

“Maykel Castillo Pérez and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara are being prosecuted for exercising their human right to criticize their own government,” … Read more: Cuba: Release Imprisoned Artists | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… pandemic had their contact, keystroke, and location data collected and sold to ad tech companies, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). Read more: Ed tech wrongfully tracked school children during pandemic: Human Rights Watch | ZDNetContinue Reading

The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett has expressed serious concerns over human … Read more: Richard Bennett expresses serious concerns over human rights challenges in countryContinue Reading

We were joined from Washington by American human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid, who has called on President Joe Biden to use his executive powers to … Read more: Lack of gun control is costing us our children, says human rights lawyer – Channel 4Continue Reading