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At 08:46 local time, human rights defender Huwaida Arraf aboard the Handala issued an urgent update: Two vessels believed to be Israeli military … Read more: Handala Alters Course Amid Threat – Freedom FlotillaContinue Reading

The author argues that the host government, UNHCR, and various non-governmental organizations operated together to fulfill state-like functions in … Read more: Refugee Responses, State-like Behavior, and Accountability for Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

Earlier this year, the US imposed sanctions on Hemedti, accusing the RSF of committing “serious human rights abuses” under his leadership, including … Read more: RSF paramilitary-led coalition forms parallel government in war-torn Sudan – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

To United Nations Human Rights, Thai military aggression has forced Cambodian families to flee their homes in fear. These civilians are now … Read more: Gehad Madi, UN expert on the human rights of migrants. Yet too many vanish on their … – FacebookContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the … Read more: HRW urges rights-based approach for newly appointed Sahel envoy – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

… human rights defenders. The crew includes: Human Rights Defenders Aboard Handala, by country: United States: Christian Smalls – Amazon Labor Union … Read more: Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters – Freedom FlotillaContinue Reading

While democratic openings can create new opportunities for human rights protections, LGBTQ+ communities in these contexts often confront entrenched … Read more: ImpACT International | LGBTQ+ Rights and Legal Protections in Emerging DemocraciesContinue Reading

Subscribe and turn on the notifications to be updated on the latest news and programmes. GhanaWebTV: https://bit.ly/GhanaWebTV-Sub #GhanaWeb … Read more: Minority Whip highlights rise in human rights abuses in prisons – YouTubeContinue Reading

It also calls for each airport to create a publicly available access guide, systems to meet digital-accessibility standards and the Civil Aviation … Read more: Sophie Morgan: 'Rights for disabled travellers don't exist in the air' – The TimesContinue Reading

The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights activists say the … Read more: Two years after Niger coup, human rights situation has 'spiralled' – RFIContinue Reading

There is no single path to promoting human rights but rather the possibility of approaching the issue within historical, political and social … Read more: Scholars propose inclusive human rights framework at São Paulo forumContinue Reading

Second, the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the interstate case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia … Read more: EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 36: The Scourge of WarContinue Reading

Law adviser Asif Nazrul at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday said that human rights must be nurtured as a culture rather than an issue of … Read more: Human rights must be nurtured as culture: Asif Nazrul – New AgeContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch urged Thailand and Cambodia not to use cluster munitions and to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which currently has 111 … Read more: Thailand/Cambodia: Protect Civilians Amid Border Clashes – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading