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This devastating verdict sets an array of deeply damaging precedents on the rights to freedom of speech, association and peaceful protest and puts … Read more: Chilling verdict against Greenpeace sets damaging precedent – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

A coalition of refugee and human rights groups writes to the leaders of Australia's largest political parties ahead of the federal election. Read more: Don't demonise asylum seekers, human rights groups warn politicians – ABC NewsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Democratic People's Republic of Korea about Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 20 Mar … Read more: Deputy High Commissioner updates Human Rights Council on the Democratic People's …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; … Read more: Oral Update on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela (20 March 2025) – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has granted the request by IHRDA and RFK Human Rights to intervene as amici curiae in the case Ado … Read more: African Court admits RFK Human Rights and IHRDA as amici curiae in case on electoral …Continue Reading

This act of transnational repression, carried out by two member states of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), underscores the gap between rhetoric and … Read more: TNR Watch: UN Human Rights Council in Question – Freedom HouseContinue Reading

… human rights” organisation and Raji Sourani, Human Rights Lawyer and Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. #Israel #Gaza #Hamas … Read more: Israel-Hamas war: Prominent Palestinian human rights activists join FRANCE 24 – YouTubeContinue Reading

… rights. Civil society: the last line of defence. Despite these pressures, civil society remains a vital force for defending democracy and human rights … Read more: Global civil society report 2025: threats to human rights grow, but there's hope in grassroots actionContinue Reading

For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen welcomes Shawan Jabarin, General Director of Al-Haq, a Palestinian “human rights … Read more: Israel-Hamas war: Prominent Palestinian human rights activists join FRANCE 24Continue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned the Republic of Cyprus for violating the human rights of a Russian fugitive, Dzhandzhgav, … Read more: Cyprus ordered to pay €18800 for human rights violationContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief · Pakistan Forcing Refugees to Afghanistan · Quick Takes: Gaza; Mexico; Bhutan · Readers' Recommendations · Support Our … Read more: Pushing People into Peril – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Mr. Erik Møse, President of the International Independent Investigation Commission on Ukraine (Introduction); Mr. Oleksiy Khomenko, Ukraine (Country … Read more: 36th Meeting – 58th Session of Human Rights Council | UN Web TVContinue Reading

As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21, the families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are calling on the South African government to … Read more: Families call on govt to continue efforts to free Potgieter, Huxham ahead of Human Rights DayContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly … Read more: Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hearsContinue Reading