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Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday to address ongoing human rights issues in discussions with … Read more: Human Rights Watch calls on Thai PM to raise rights issues in Cambodia visit – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

A group of lawyers who had filed a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against the government of Panama for its treatment of … Read more: Those Who Fled Torture, Persecution Treated “As Less Than Animals” by U.S. Officials …Continue Reading

… human rights. CCTV in black and white shows Rhianon Bragg's ex … [right to private and family life] of the European Convention of Human Rights. Read more: Killers and stalkers should live in restricted zones, say victims – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Summary. Tunisia withdrawal from regional commitments to protect human rights; The role of the African Court amid increasing human rights violations … Read more: Tunisia undermines the African Court's jurisdiction to hear human rights violations … – ECPMContinue Reading

Rubio said the State Department's bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor was being axed after pushing for an arms embargo against Israel. Read more: Rubio unveils sweeping State Department overhaul, taking aim at human rights bureausContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 23, 2025: Mehdi Fathollahpour, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Rasht Central … Read more: Mehdi Fathollahpour Hanged for Drug Offences in Rasht Central Prison – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

TENI (Trans Equality Network Ireland) did find time, however, to condemn the UK Supreme Court ruling, saying that it 'is a step back for human rights … Read more: Ireland is still in denial about trans rights | The SpectatorContinue Reading

… human rights and democracy divisions – despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio's longtime record of promoting international human rights work. For … Read more: 'I don't think Marco Rubio is making these decisions': State Dept. slashes human rights bureauContinue Reading

Embedding human rights and environmental justice into the heart of climate finance is not optional – it is essential and an obligation under … Read more: A Legal Compass for Navigating Climate Financing in Turbulent TimesContinue Reading

This essay explores the moral and human rights dimensions of Indonesia's cannabis policy and proposes an alternative moral framework. The … Read more: From rejection to recognition: Human rights, morality, and the future of Marijuana policy in IndonesiaContinue Reading

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which enforces equalities law and provides guidance to policy makers, public sector bodies and … Read more: Trans women expected to be excluded from all-women candidate lists – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on human … Read more: Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the COP 29 UN Climate Change ConferenceContinue Reading

The Southern Border Communities Coalition and Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law have warned the Trump administration may expand its use … Read more: Immigrant Advocates Ask U.N. Human Rights Council to Investigate U.S. Open-Air Detention CampsContinue Reading

These can be related to employment, housing, public accommodation or even education. That group is called the Human Rights Commission. The group held … Read more: 34th annual Human Rights Awareness Luncheon held at the Century Center – WNDUContinue Reading