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Tunisian authorities have slammed the UN's criticisms, saying that Tunis 'does not need to emphasise its keenness to protect human rights'. Read more: Tunisia says 'astonished' at UN criticism of human rights record – The New ArabContinue Reading

Impunity fuelled widespread sexual violence, ethnic-based conflicts, extrajudicial killings and economic predation. To address the gross human rights … Read more: Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (A/HRC/58/27) (Advance …Continue Reading

A collaboration with international human rights organization Access Now, the award recognizes and celebrates outstanding leadership from organizations … Read more: Privacy Commissioner announces winners of first Privacy and Human Rights AwardsContinue Reading

… rights under Bangladesh's constitutional framework and international human rights framework. Instead, these proposed ordinances rely on undefined … Read more: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in BangladeshContinue Reading

DAWN asks International Criminal Court to investigate collusion in Israel's genocide US-based human rights group DAWN (Democracy for the Arab … Read more: US human rights group formally refers Biden, Blinken, Austin to ICC – skwawkboxContinue Reading

Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms sales · Grants to arms companies seemingly waived through on a … Read more: Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms salesContinue Reading

The Russian human rights activists surveyed Kyiv (including the site of the March 2022 massacre in Bucha), Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Chernihiv, … Read more: Russian human rights activists conduct first monitoring mission in Ukraine – MeduzaContinue Reading

Trump revokes Biden-era policy, prompted by Israel's Gaza war, restricting US arms sales over human rights concerns. Read more: US scraps order linking arms sales to international law – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

As Korea shows, addressing human rights abuses is about not just morality but ensuring long-term geopolitical stability. Read more: US foreign policy overlooks human rights as national security – Asia TimesContinue Reading

Anna Crowe (moderator) is a Senior Clinical Instructor and the Associate Director of Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic. She … Read more: Law, Politics and Armed Group Accountability for Past Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

Little Black Book, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, with the help of Humanity, is shedding light on a dark chapter in Canadian history with … Read more: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights Encourages Us to Learn Our History for Our FutureContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) yesterday confirmed that the Home Office has made all necessary improvements required to satisfy … Read more: Home Office makes remaining improvements following agreement with EHRC | Equality and …Continue Reading

The Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States and International Organizations addresses the 58th Regular Session of the Human Rights … Read more: Archbishop Gallagher raises crucial issues at Human Rights Council – Vatican NewsContinue Reading

In the recent human rights decision, Shodunke v Paladin Security Group Ltd., 2025 AHRC 2, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta (the Tribunal) … Read more: Alberta Human Rights Commission awards substantial costs against complainant who … – LexologyContinue Reading