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Establishes a New Investigative Mechanism on Afghanistan, Merges Mandates on Trafficking and Slavery, and Extends 14 Country-Specific and Thematic … Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes Sixtieth Regular Session after Adopting 35 Resolutions …Continue Reading

Lawyers representing human rights lawyer Fahad Ansari will ask High Court judges to stop cops examining his phone. Ansari is taking Welsh police … Read more: Hight court to decide if human rights lawyer's phone can be examinedContinue Reading

Human rights groups urge Congress to block unauthorised force as fears of wider Caribbean conflict and chaos grow. Read more: Activists warn Trump's Caribbean boat strikes risk regional war – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The boats were reportedly intercepted in international waters by an Israeli military helicopter in the early hours of Wednesday (8) morning, while the … Read more: Israel must ensure safety and liberty of Flotilla activists after another interception in … – ohchrContinue Reading

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has relaunched as a global non-profit civil society catalyst, following the closure of the charitable business model … Read more: Human Rights at Sea Returns: Renewed, Restructured, and Ready to Drive ChangeContinue Reading

… human rights in trials in the digital age. The Clooney Foundation for Justice has helped secure freedom for dozens of unjustly detained … Read more: Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and Clooney Foundation for Justice unite to …Continue Reading

October 8, 2025 Submitted by Stephen Leary- Chair, Hingham Human Rights Commission. Three years ago, the Town of Hingham established the Human … Read more: Hingham Human Rights Commission Announces New AppointmentsContinue Reading

Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former Tanzanian ambassador to Cuba, Humphrey Polepole, who may have … Read more: Tanzania: Fears mount over disappearance of government critic Humphery Pole PoleContinue Reading

Updating prohibited and controlled lists: the CM invites the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) to review and update the lists of inherently … Read more: Curbing the Death Penalty and Torture Trade: Council of Europe Committee of Ministers …Continue Reading

R.H. Tawney insists that morality—and, by extension, human rights—requires belief in God: “The essence of morality is this: to believe that every … Read more: From Where Do Human Rights Come?: Michael Perry and the Religious QuestionContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups have accused the fighters, the military and partner forces of Burkina Faso and Mali of possible … Read more: Burkina Faso's military gov't arrests European NGO workers for 'spying' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more: Egypt: Journalist Detained over Facebook Posts | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Human Rights. “Even though she's now been released, she remains in legal limbo and is fearful of being re-detained for no other reason than the … Read more: Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains UncertainContinue Reading

A former Toronto radio show co-host continued her testimony in a human rights tribunal hearing on Tuesday, alleging executives and management at Corus … Read more: Jennifer Valentyne alleges Corus management failed to act in human rights tribunal caseContinue Reading