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… human rights activist. Tanzanians, he said, were coming to terms with “the human costs resulting from mass shooting”. This followed a campaign of … Read more: Tanzania in turmoil after 'Tiananmen Square moment' – Financial TimesContinue Reading

I was honored to represent our affiliate in Geneva, Switzerland, where I offered testimony to the UN Human Rights Council regarding human rights … Read more: U.S. Refuses to Defend Human Rights Record at U.N. | ACLU of Southern CaliforniaContinue Reading

… human rights violations against Palestinians. Richard Falk, a retired Princeton University professor who was a UN special rapporteur on human rights … Read more: Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on PalestineContinue Reading

In Australia, parliamentarians, human rights organisations and religious groups are demanding a suspension of defence exports to the UAE, citing … Read more: Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?Continue Reading

'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours by Canada · "Clearly, the international repression of … Read more: 'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours …Continue Reading

Uphold human rights in their responses to the climate crisis. COP 30 is the first COP since the delivery of the ICJAO and in the negotiations we have … Read more: WHAT HAPPENED ON LOSS AND DAMAGE IN WEEK ONE OF COP 30?Continue Reading

… human rights and protected under the law. Yuste worked with the lawyer Jared Genser to create the Neurorights Foundation in 2021. Together, they … Read more: Big Tech Wants Direct Access to Our Brains – The New York TimesContinue Reading

Brazil's federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct … Read more: Lula's former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct – YahooContinue Reading

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's former human rights minister Silvio Almeida … Read more: Brazil's former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct – WTOP NewsContinue Reading

The United Nations' top human rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an urgent and independent fact-finding mission into allegations … Read more: Top UN rights body orders investigation into Sudan atrocities amid ongoing violenceContinue Reading

We work side by side with victims to obtain acknowledgment and redress for massive human rights violations, hold those responsible to account, reform … Read more: Protesters in Kenya's Capital Demand Official Answers Over a Blogger's Death in Police CustodyContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered investigators to probe alleged atrocities in Sudan's Al-Fasher and to seek to identify perpetrators … Read more: UN rights council orders probe of atrocities in Sudan's Al-Fasher – France 24Continue Reading

The tribunal brought together international human rights and legal experts on Friday and Saturday to examine the Canadian government's role in … Read more: Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk interrogated for hours in Canada – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

… Human Rights coordination and partnerships, child protection as well as enhanced engagement and inclusivity of youth, women, and civil society … Read more: Joint Steering Committee Meetings of the Tenth EU Support Programme to the African …Continue Reading