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… human rights defender and member of the legal team of the NGO Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights (PROVEA). We strongly condemn … Read more: Venezuela: Authorities Must Immediately Release Eduardo Torres, End Persecution of …Continue Reading

We are taking legal action against the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) over their failure to carry out a fair consultation on changes to … Read more: We Are Taking Legal Action Against the EHRC – CrowdJusticeContinue Reading

… Human Rights (ECHR), an international treaty which sets out the rights and freedoms people are entitled to in signatory countries, including the UK. Read more: Minister regrets 'clumsy' reference to Nazi Germany in speech – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The concluding observations will be available on the webpage of the session on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on … Read more: Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Ninth Session after Adopting … – ohchrContinue Reading

Dr. Alonso Gurmendi, a Fellow in Human Rights at LSE's Department of Sociology explains to James O'Brien why, in his view, Israel is committing a … Read more: Human Rights Expert: 'Israel is committing a genocide against Gaza' | LBC – YouTubeContinue Reading

In the span of less than a month in May and June 2023, the province debated and approved a constitutional reform that set back human rights, … Read more: Argentina: Two years after brutal repression in Jujuy, Amnesty International report exposes impunityContinue Reading

Hermer, who is a human rights lawyer and former colleague of Keir Starmer, was appointed the government's chief law officer when Labour entered office … Read more: Pick-and-mix approach to international law will make UK less secure, says attorney generalContinue Reading

A decade-long analysis finds most attacks on human rights defenders target those protecting land, climate and the environment, with mining posing … Read more: Environmental defenders targeted in 75 per cent of human rights attacks, report findsContinue Reading

Can the International Human-Rights Project Be Saved? COMMENTARY: Mary Ann Glendon, in a recent lecture, offered insights that can help us reflect on … Read more: Can the International Human–Rights Project Be Saved? – National Catholic RegisterContinue Reading

A conversation with Frank Torres, senior policy advisor to the Center for Civil Rights and Technology at the Leadership Conference on Civil and … Read more: Considering a New 'Civil Rights Approach to AI' | TechPolicy.PressContinue Reading

Amnesty International on Thursday warned that the abrupt suspension of U.S. foreign aid has put millions of lives and human rights at risk … Read more: Amnesty International: US foreign aid cuts threaten human rights globally – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples released a damning statement on the … Read more: Adult Crime, Adult Time – Infringement on Human Rights – Tasmanian Greens MPsContinue Reading

The arrest of prominent human rights lawyer Ruth López has sent shockwaves throughout the central American nation's human rights sphere. Professor Mo … Read more: Professor daughter of John Hume shares 'indignation' at El Salvador arrest of human rights lawyerContinue Reading

Trade unions stand for peace, democracy and the protection of all human rights,” said ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle. The ITUC expresses deep … Read more: Gaza: ITUC calls for urgent action to end humanitarian catastropheContinue Reading