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“Both Shell and BAE Systems have been accused of human rights violations in the past. This alone places them on a collision course with the … Read more: David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments – The GuardianContinue Reading

Common law principles of standing with 'special interest' upheld. 12 AUG 2025 Climate Justice Human Rights Laws … Read more: Common law principles of standing with 'special interest' upheldContinue Reading

More than 100000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand have lost access to essential food and medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at serious … Read more: Thailand: Aid Cuts Put Myanmar Refugees at Grave Risk | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

FIFA is testing a new protocol for the 2026 World Cup in North America, requiring host committees to develop human rights action plans. Read more: FIFA moves ahead with new human rights strategy for World Cup games, but advocates are skepticalContinue Reading

… human rights institutions can contribute to further advancing human rights-based climate action. This year's edition is organized by the Center … Read more: 2025 Geneva Dialogues on Human Rights and Climate ChangeContinue Reading

What initially drew you to this high-stakes human rights work? I spent law school and graduate school learning as much as I could about the litigation … Read more: Guantánamo and Beyond: A Conversation with Human Rights Lawyer Alka PradhanContinue Reading

The International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination (ICAAD) is a human rights advocacy organization that equips those most harmed by … Read more: Generative AI to advance human rights | MIT SloanContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); 11 August 2025: The American Bar Association issued a statement today urging U.S. and international governments to … Read more: ABA Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran's Use of Death Penalty and Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

Democracy, civil rights, and a fair justice system require it.” The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its … Read more: The Leadership Conference Condemns National Guard Deployment in D.C. and Takeover …Continue Reading

dharmasthalamassburial #nhrc #dharmasthala A team of officials of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) arrived at Dharmasthala. Read more: Dharmasthala investigation: National Human Rights Commission questions the witness-complainantContinue Reading

Wikipedia has lost a legal challenge to new Online Safety Act rules which it says could threaten the human rights and safety of its volunteer editors. Read more: Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules – BBC NewsContinue Reading

RFK Human Rights files FOIA litigation over the government's refusal to share records on its Case Management Pilot Program. Read more: New lawsuit demands public records on evidence-based alternatives to immigration detentionContinue Reading

United States President Donald Trump on August 11, 2025, announced the deployment of US National Guard troops in Washington, DC, claiming that … Read more: US: DC Military Deployment Unwarranted, Dangerous – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch denounced the “brazen targeted killing”, which it said underscored both the “unimaginable peril” faced by Palestinian journalists … Read more: Tributes, condemnation pour in over slain Al Jazeera journalists in GazaContinue Reading