UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Drug Decriminalization, Saying Prohibition Is …
In a speech delivered last week at an international harm reduction conference, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk … Read more: UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Drug Decriminalization, Saying Prohibition Is …Continue Reading
Woman human rights defender Suneeta Pottam arrested by the National Investigation Agency
The woman human rights defender has been arrested under multiple cases and is accused of being involved with the banned Communitst Party of India ( … Read more: Woman human rights defender Suneeta Pottam arrested by the National Investigation AgencyContinue Reading
KUNA : Kuwait committed to human rights, int'l charters — Amb. – كونا
… human rights before the UN Human Rights Council shows Kuwait's firm commitments to relevant international charters. Speaking to KUNA in a … Read more: KUNA : Kuwait committed to human rights, int'l charters — Amb. – كوناContinue Reading
Elanco Sells Royalty and Milestone Rights for Lotilaner in Human Health to Blackstone
Elanco Sells Royalty and Milestone Rights for Lotilaner in Human Health to Blackstone; Accelerates Debt Paydown. may 5, 2025. GREENFIELD, Ind. (May … Read more: Elanco Sells Royalty and Milestone Rights for Lotilaner in Human Health to BlackstoneContinue Reading
Monica Doumit: Beware post election human rights push | The Catholic Weekly
However, the sample human rights act replaces the ICCPR's guarantee that the “freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to … Read more: Monica Doumit: Beware post election human rights push | The Catholic WeeklyContinue Reading
Critical Minerals, Environmental Harm and the Unspoken Rights of Nature: The Kafue River …
It undermined ecological harm to the river, as distinct from human-centred claims for compensation. The current Sino-Metals case, like the KCM … Read more: Critical Minerals, Environmental Harm and the Unspoken Rights of Nature: The Kafue River …Continue Reading
Rights & Wrongs: Break the Chains | Human Rights Watch
This week, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks to Human Rights Watch researchers who are fighting to end this cruel practice — and to survivors who show … Read more: Rights & Wrongs: Break the Chains | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
The Reform of the EU return directive: a step back for fundamental rights? – – IARI
Collective expulsions are explicitly prohibited under Article 4 of Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Furthermore, the … Read more: The Reform of the EU return directive: a step back for fundamental rights? – – IARIContinue Reading
Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect
He acknowledged that the overcrowding has put a severe strain on prison healthcare and human rights standards. “When we took office, overcrowding … Read more: Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effectContinue Reading
Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant | Artificial intelligence (AI)
AI rights will be presented as the next big civil rights cause. The “humanity first” camp will be painted as being on the wrong side of history. Read more: Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant | Artificial intelligence (AI)Continue Reading
Letter of the Day | Human rights, AI ethics and rule of law must be central to regulating FRTs
… human rights. It is imperative that dedicated human rights-centred ethical frameworks be established to regulate FRTs in advance of their roll out. Read more: Letter of the Day | Human rights, AI ethics and rule of law must be central to regulating FRTsContinue Reading
How Israel took its war to the West Bank – Financial Times
“As there are no hostilities in the West Bank, the international human rights law standards on the use of force in law enforcement operations apply,” … Read more: How Israel took its war to the West Bank – Financial TimesContinue Reading
Facing the Bulldozers: Iban Indigenous Resistance to the Timber Industry in Sarawak, Malaysia
Human Rights Watch also urges the Sarawak Forest Department to revoke the eviction order against the Rumah Jeffery community and to revoke Zedtee's … Read more: Facing the Bulldozers: Iban Indigenous Resistance to the Timber Industry in Sarawak, MalaysiaContinue Reading
Rights groups condemn arrest of Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok's father and brother
Human rights groups have condemned the arrest of relatives of Anna Kwok, an exiled pro-democracy activist who is wanted by the Hong Kong police … Read more: Rights groups condemn arrest of Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok's father and brotherContinue Reading
Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show
The compound includes a migrant detention center and has at times served military functions, according to U.N. and human rights researchers. Read more: Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals showContinue Reading
