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… Human Rights Dialogue, in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, 31 March 2025 … human rights framework of the Bill of Rights. as a sovereign state we … Read more: Speech delivered by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, at …Continue Reading

… about the possible reappointment of Francesca Albanese, to serve as UN Special Rapporteur regarding human rights in the Palestinian territories. Read more: AJC Letter to UN Members on Francesca Albanese Serving as Special Rapporteur on …Continue Reading

The Chairperson of the Seychelles Human Rights Commission, Judge Bernardin Renaud, presented the Commission's Annual Report for 2024 to President … Read more: Presentation of the Seychelles Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2024 to the PresidentContinue Reading

We are witnessing cruelty at the border, raids in our communities, mass detention expansion including the detention of families with children. Read more: A Better Way: Respecting the Human Rights of Immigrants and People Seeking Safety in the …Continue Reading

Human rights lawyers and Aboriginal leaders lodge a complaint urging the United Nations to address Australia's "discriminatory" and "punitive" … Read more: First Nations human rights experts lodge UN complaint over 'racist' tough-on-crime lawsContinue Reading

Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its concern regarding recent measures adopted by the United States … Read more: IACHR concerned over United States' measures that impact the effective exercise of human rightsContinue Reading

The sanctions, marking a rare foray into human rights by the administration of President Donald Trump, will block any interests held by the six … Read more: US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has called upon the Queensland Crisafulli Government to strengthen human rights protections to improve… Read more: Crisafulli Government rejects all 70 recommendations of Human Rights Act reviewContinue Reading

It documents Australian federal, state and territory governments' significant, persistent and escalating racial discrimination and human rights … Read more: Aboriginal human rights experts take Australia's racist youth justice policies to the UNContinue Reading

Iranian authorities are threatening to return the human rights defender and Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi to prison to serve the remainder … Read more: Iran: Unconditionally Release Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The recognition of one's gender identity is a human right. Without it, for many trans people, any request for documents is fraught with the potential … Read more: Trans Rights in Mexico: Progress and ChallengesContinue Reading

On International Trans Day of Visibility, the Australian Human Rights Commission recognises and affirms the rights, dignity, and contributions of … Read more: Sex Discrimination Commissioner celebrates Trans Day of VisibilityContinue Reading

Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act — Prioritizing Uyghur asylum cases | Radio Free Asia (RFA) · Comments1. Read more: Prioritizing Uyghur asylum cases | Radio Free Asia (RFA) – YouTubeContinue Reading

In 2022, the European Commission moved to block about €22 billion in EU cash earmarked to Hungary amid concerns over human rights and the independence … Read more: The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany's next government says – Politico.euContinue Reading