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At the 83rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, held in Banjul (The Gambia) from 2 May to 22 May, … Read more: ACHPR83: ISHR calls for peace in the DRC and protecting defenders in ZambiaContinue Reading

… Human Rights Rapporteurship on Human Mobility in May 2025. Their submissions document how the U.S. government is holding migrants incommunicado in … Read more: Rights Groups Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States' Disappearances …Continue Reading

Tunisian authorities must immediately release human rights defenders, NGO workers, and former local officials who have been held in arbitrary … Read more: Tunisia: Year-long arbitrary detention of human rights defenders working with refugees and migrantsContinue Reading

The side event was the opportunity to take stock of the situation of human rights defenders in three countries in particular: Mali, Niger, … Read more: ACHPR83: Support Sahelian human rights defenders at the African Commission | ISHRContinue Reading

The complaint was brought before the African Commission by the Institute for Human Rights and Developments in Africa (IHRDA) and the Association des … Read more: Litigating The Maputo Protocol in relation to Conflict-related Sexual Violence Before … – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading

That agenda should include substantive human rights reform. The government has the opportunity in its second term to enhance the protections we all … Read more: Australia doesn't have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for …Continue Reading

Situation Report in English on Myanmar and 1 other country about Health, Humanitarian Financing, Earthquake and more; published on 7 May 2025 by … Read more: Status of Human Rights & Sanctions in Myanmar: March 2025 Report – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends the Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) for its continued commitment to accessible justice … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding DOJ's Katarungan Caravan initiativeContinue Reading

… human rights will get deserved attention in the government's foreign policy. … In its last term, the Albanese government made some efforts to promote … Read more: Promoting human rights makes Australia stronger – Lowy InstituteContinue Reading

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) welcomes the enactment and entry into force of the Basic Education Laws Amendment … Read more: The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Commends South Africa for …Continue Reading

As civil society, law enforcement, and activists, let us begin to increase our sensitivity to human rights issues,” he urged. Author: Jelita … Read more: Potential Human Rights Violations in Circus Industry Raise Concerns, UGM Professor SaysContinue Reading

… Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which are representing the plaintiffs, said in a joint statement. "By allowing this discriminatory ban to take … Read more: US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide information in response to the call for input for the upcoming report on human rights … Read more: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defendersContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 6 May 2025 by HRW. Read more: UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work – World | ReliefWebContinue Reading