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… human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which argue that these systems entrench racism and biases. In 2021, the Dutch government had to … Read more: UK civil servants who used AI saved two weeks a year, government study findsContinue Reading

On May 22, Sharifa Madrakhimova – a journalist and human rights activist from Uzbekistan's Fergana region – was supposed to be in Dublin to accept … Read more: Uzbek Human Rights Defender Prevented From Traveling to Receive Award – The DiplomatContinue Reading

protection of human rights.” Its chair, Kishwer Falkner, was appointed by Liz Truss. Under her, although it is obliged to defend free speech she has … Read more: The EHRC is silencing trans rights activists – Good Law ProjectContinue Reading

The report provides a general overview of human rights and democracy, within EU borders and worldwide. 2024 Annual Report on Human Rights and … Read more: EU Annual Reports on Human Rights and Democracy | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

In Case You Missed It: May 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership. Viewpoints. June 2, 2025. 1 … Read more: In Case You Missed It: May 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights …Continue Reading

Human rights lawyer David Haye has called for Britain to "reform or leave" the European Convention on Human Rights, arguing that the country … Read more: Human rights lawyer demands Britain 'reforms or leaves' the ECHR as Channel crossings …Continue Reading

That is 10,000 avoidable human rights abuses. Why is it wrong to observe that membership of the ECHR collides with the right of people in the … Read more: Lord Hermer, you are putting the British public at risk – The TelegraphContinue Reading

… human trafficking in Bosnia. Since then, as a human rights lawyer and later as a professor of law, I have experienced how the world's response to … Read more: Can progressives re-capture anti-trafficking from the right? | openDemocracyContinue Reading

State Lies as Violations of Human Rights. Written by Marko Milanovic. State officials lie all the time. Authoritarian states are almost by definition … Read more: State Lies as Violations of Human Rights – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading

This time each year, we eagerly await among the most insightful and important annual reports for in-house human rights practitioners: LRN's … Read more: Business And Human Rights Program Effectiveness: Sunny Skies With Storm Clouds BrewingContinue Reading

… human rights obligations. In a letter to the Government 31 years after the crash, the group said: “The investigations conducted to date, whether … Read more: MoD facing human rights lawsuit over Chinook crash on Mull of Kintyre – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Taking a stand for basic human rights and speaking out firmly against the slaughter of ordinary Palestinian men, women and children has never been … Read more: Taking a stand for basic human rights by marching for Gaza – The Irish News viewContinue Reading

The government has taken steps to repeal a restrictive media law, reverse travel bans on critics and strengthen the Fiji Human Rights and Anti- … Read more: Fiji: Restrictions on protest persist despite calls for reforms by the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

(Beirut) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch said in … Read more: Libya: Barriers to Justice | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading