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While working for Al Jazeera covering the news from Gaza during the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli authorities, the human rights defender was … Read more: Mohammed Qraiqea | Front Line DefendersContinue Reading

… human rights, including his right to a fair trial. The defender was arbitrarily detained and tortured by a group of people that did not carry an … Read more: Mexico: We demand the release and end to criminalisation of Pablo López Alavez after 15 …Continue Reading

Campaigners argue that this omission amounts to a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to a fair … Read more: Trans lawyers take Supreme Court ruling on biological sex to European court | ITV NewsContinue Reading

As AI reshapes work and welfare, an Australian AI act could balance growth with values and restore public trust. Read more: Embedding human rights into AI laws is good for business – The MandarinContinue Reading

Are you 15–29 years old and passionate about green skills, climate action, and a sustainable future? Join UN Women Asia‑Pacific's … Read more: Green Skills for Youth: UN Women launches the #EmpowHer challengeContinue Reading

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