Passion of the Present | Human Rights News

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Maine Department of Education, the … Read more: HHS' Civil Rights Office Determines that Maine Violates Title IX by Allowing Males in Women's SportsContinue Reading

“I've had parents quote the European Convention on Human Rights to me”: Bermondsey headteacher on spearheading the smartphone ban. Bring back the … Read more: “I've had parents quote the European Convention on Human Rights to me”: Bermondsey …Continue Reading

The 2025 Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium will address these challenges by examining the intersection of environmental protection, human rights, … Read more: Foreign Investment and the Environment: Local Communities, Human Rights, and Dispute …Continue Reading

A coalition of immigrants' rights advocates announced the submission of a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security … Read more: Urgent Human Rights Complaint Submitted After ICE “Disappears” 48 New Mexico ResidentsContinue Reading

Haitian Mayor Human Rights (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved). Your support helps us to tell the … Read more: Trial to begin for Haiti town's ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residencyContinue Reading

“Without decisive action, the EU risks further democratic erosion,” the report – compiled by 43 human rights organisations in 21 EU member states – … Read more: Italy one of five 'dismantlers' causing 'democratic recession' in Europe, report saysContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the past four years. Successive governments have consistently ignored legal provisions and shown reluctance to … Read more: Implementation of rights body's recommendations hits historic low – The Kathmandu PostContinue Reading

But what about the human rights of British citizens to be protected from these dangerous criminals? What about sovereignty of our elected Parliament … Read more: Chris Philp: Time to toughen up on immigration and end the Human Rights Act farceContinue Reading

Having a regular shower is a basic human right, but for Brendan, who lives with a disability, it's become a luxury. His mum Sally was forced to … Read more: Man's fight for basic human right – a shower | A Current Affair – YouTubeContinue Reading

… civil society organisations working on human rights. Many civil society actors, fearful of being targeted by the far-right, often through social … Read more: How to strengthen civic space: three lessons from Ireland, Germany and South Africa | BondContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch and Mukuru Community Social Justice Centre interviewed 21 people, including relatives of victims whose bodies were retrieved from … Read more: Kenya: Release Inquiry on Bodies Found in Quarry | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The talk will highlight the impacts caused by marine pollution on human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Read more: Environment: What's Up in GENeva | 17 – 23 March 2025Continue Reading

I remember the African anti-colonial movements of the 1950s, the US Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the Arab Spring of the 2010s. Surely … Read more: Why isn't credit a fundamental human right? – Punch NewspapersContinue Reading

… Human Rights (AICHR) from 2025 to 2027, after previously been Singapore's alternate representative for two terms from 2019 to 2024. TSMP Law … Read more: SMU law don to represent Singapore at the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on …Continue Reading