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As the COP30 climate summit in Belem wrapped up this week, we spoke with UN Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights Elisa Morgera … Read more: Why #COP30 and climate action keeps falling short | The Listening Post – YouTubeContinue Reading

Laura Murphy-Oates (she/her) joined the Human Rights Law Centre in November 2025 as Media and Communications Manager. Read more: Laura Murphy-Oates – Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

Laura Murphy, professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at Sheffield Hallam University, seated. Laura Murphy. CHRISTOPHER THOMOND/GUARDIAN … Read more: She stood up to China. Now she's exposing how her university caved in – The TimesContinue Reading

Justice Dixon's commitment to broader human rights in her tenure as President of Liberty Victoria (one of Australia's leading civil liberties … Read more: Justice Jane Dixon: Commitment to human rights and first nations peopleContinue Reading

Suchitra Vijayan. ON November 22, 2021, Indian authorities arrested Khurram Parvez, a noted human rights defender in the world's most militarized … Read more: Four Years Too Long: Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Remains Jailed …Continue Reading

Human rights groups condemn U.S. strikes as illegal extrajudicial killings. Zoom In. WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The United States is poised to … Read more: Exclusive: US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say – ReutersContinue Reading

… human rights, and menstrual justice. In Colombia, for instance, A civil society campaign called Menstruacion Libre (free menstruation) advocated … Read more: Eliminating The “Period Tax” On Feminine Hygiene Products Galvanizes New Battle For …Continue Reading

Housing was a natural springboard to her interest in helping people improve their lives and leading Dayton United for Human Rights, a volunteer-driven … Read more: Tara Campbell: Human Rights Champion – The FulcrumContinue Reading

The COP30 deal offers the clearest recognition yet by the UN climate talks that states must uphold human rights in their climate action, but that … Read more: COP30: Climate Talks Flounder, Countries Look Beyond UNFCCC to Phase Out Fossil FuelsContinue Reading

Human rights topics. Our work is aimed at making Australia fairer and more inclusive. Our work includes public inquiries, projects, report creation, … Read more: Human rights topicsContinue Reading

For years, human rights organisations have documented enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial killings in the republic, as well as … Read more: Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom? – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Lawyer Victoria Bright cautions that the growing trend of excessive bail amounts risks setting a dangerous precedent. Read more: Victoria Bright warns: Excessive bail could normalise human rights violations | #NewsfileContinue Reading

The move has raised concerns among humans rights groups, international law experts, and civil society organisations in Australia — a contributor to … Read more: Australian F-35 exports face fresh scrutiny as jets approved for Saudi Arabia – ABC NewsContinue Reading

… human rights Elisa Morgera about a major barrier to real climate action: disinformation. Her latest report lays out how climate justice activists … Read more: Israel is rampaging through the West Bank – why isn't there more coverage? – YouTubeContinue Reading