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The governments cuts to foreign aid & a pause on enforcing the FCPA have sparked concerns that a global rollback in human rights is underway. Read more: Preserving ethical business: What should corporations do during this period of perceived …Continue Reading

This is Amnesty International's annual report on the state of human rights in Iran during 2024/25, subdivided by key human rights themes. Read more: Iran: Human rights in Iran: Review of 2024/2025 – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

… rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). She said the Home Office would draw up a “clear” and strong framework, backed by … Read more: Judges get 'common sense' guidance to stop migrants abusing human rights lawsContinue Reading

With the reintroduction of the Equality Act today, our community has been fighting for nearly 51 years to receive federal civil rights protection in … Read more: With the reintroduction of the Equality Act today, our community has been fighting for nearly …Continue Reading

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, conducted a mission to Serbia from 25 to 27 April 2025, … Read more: Serbia: authorities should ensure safety of demonstrators and improve working environment …Continue Reading

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of … Read more: Guinea Review – 49th Session of Universal Periodic Review – UN Web TVContinue Reading

G20 governments are cutting human rights funding, weakening efforts to combat modern slavery. These cuts threaten decades of progress and put … Read more: Governments are cutting human rights funding and putting millions at risk of modern slaveryContinue Reading

We want to help build a culture that makes us a truly civil society. South Australians have proposed better protections for their human rights, … Read more: Parliamentary Committee Report Calls for Human Rights Law for SA! – SACOSSContinue Reading

In its State of the World's Human Rights report, released Tuesday, the organization described “multiple assaults” as a defining feature of Trump's … Read more: Amnesty: Trump threatens decades of human rights progress – Shafaq NewsContinue Reading

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who oversees the Civil Rights Division, said over the weekend that more than 100 attorneys had accepted … Read more: Roughly 70% of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division expected to accept resignation offer – CNNContinue Reading

TOKYO — Amnesty International issued a dire warning on the state of global human rights in its annual report published on Tuesday, arguing that … Read more: Trump a 'super-accelerator' of human rights deterioration, Amnesty says – Nikkei AsiaContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch stands in solidarity with US civil society groups whose work to defend people's rights has been deliberately upended by Trump … Read more: Statement of Solidarity with US Civil Society Groups | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

In 2024, the UK chapter of Amnesty International—the world's largest human-rights organization—went out of its way to promote a Palestinian … Read more: Saving Human Rights from the Human–Rights-Mongers – Mosaic MagazineContinue Reading

Those affected will still be able to appeal their removal from the UK in the courts under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). More … Read more: Sex offenders to be denied refugee status under plans to improve women's safety | Politics …Continue Reading