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Image by Pyae Sone Htun. If I'm completely honest, I can't recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an … Read more: Weaponizing Democracy and Human Rights in the Age of Doublespeak – CounterPunch.orgContinue Reading

Senegalese people displaced by tidal surges that climate change is making stronger and more common are suffering ongoing human rights violations, … Read more: Senegal: Families Internally Displaced by Floods in Limbo | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being and social … Read more: New testimonies provide compelling evidence that Israel's starvation of Palestinians in Gaza …Continue Reading

Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in … Read more: First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan – UN NewsContinue Reading

In the first 100 days of the Albanese government, Attorney General Michelle Rowland has confirmed that the government is “carefully considering” … Read more: GOOD NEWS: Attorney General is considering a Human Rights Act – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has congratulated Attorney-General Michelle Rowland on decisive action and strong leadership … Read more: National Children's Commissioner commends action across federation to prevent harm to childrenContinue Reading

Rights are 'props for political theatre' in unequal system bound to special interests where immigrants are 'scapegoats', annual report says. Read more: China report says US using human rights as 'bargaining chip' in deeply unequal societyContinue Reading

Russia's demands have not changed and US President Donald Trump's talk about “swapping territories” cannot hide the fact that Ukrainian territory is … Read more: Mustafa Dzhemilev: Any 'peace deal violating Ukraine's territorial integrity will prepare the …Continue Reading

Serhiy Chebukin is 62 and has almost certainly long been in Russian captivity as he was forced to take part in deranged British spymania … Read more: Russian invaders sentence Ukrainian pensioner to 12.5 years after torturing out 'confession …Continue Reading

A "neo-fascist Croatian Woodstock" or patriotic, anti-establishment fun? Last month's mega-gig by the ultra-nationalist singer Thompson – the … Read more: Croatian ultra-nationalist mega-gig exposes divided society – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The report determined that the state of human rights in Britain in 2024 had worsened, particularly since Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected on … Read more: UK criticizes Israel despite state of civil rights at home | The Jerusalem PostContinue Reading

This profile of former Irish president Mary Robinson runs from her brilliant convention-defying election victory to passionate human rights roles. Read more: Mrs Robinson review – the politician whose joyful underdog triumph made the … – The GuardianContinue Reading

Hundreds of fighters form tribes of south Syria region attended a meeting held in the 52nd Brigade near Rakham town, expressing their support to … Read more: Expressing support to Syrian state and rejection of division | Hundreds of fighters from …Continue Reading

Earlier today, SOHR sources reported that groups of gunmen attacked buses heading from Al-Suwaidaa to Jaramana on the road between Bosra Al-Sham … Read more: Worrying escalation near the only humanitarian corridor out of Al-SuwaidaaContinue Reading