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Your generosity helps us continue to research abuses, report on our findings, and advocate for change, ensuring that human rights are protected for … Read more: Overdue Accountability in Democratic Republic of Congo | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

RightsCon, hosted by Access Now, is the world's leading conference on human rights and technology. This year, from February 24-27, 2025, RightsCon … Read more: IFF at RightsCon 2025 – Internet Freedom FoundationContinue Reading

… human rights violations in the Niger Delta. The environmental devastation caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta has far-reaching implications … Read more: Can Shell be held accountable for human rights abuses? – Punch NewspapersContinue Reading

In a contemporary era when the human rights, democracy, and the rule of law are under attack, Europe has asserted itself as the leading global … Read more: A Threat to Europe's Digital Human Rights Stewardship – CircleIDContinue Reading

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): In a grim report released today, the human rights organization “Baloch Activists Campaign” has highlighted a staggering toll on … Read more: More Than 1000 Baloch Fuel Carriers Killed or Injured in Seven Years, Human Rights …Continue Reading

Taiwan must address human rights concerns about the digitalization of government data and other aspects of the country's Internet governance, … Read more: Taiwan: Amnesty calls for robust protection of human rights in the digital age at RightsCon2025Continue Reading

“Dignity and human rights are not only privileges granted to some, but they are a birthright to every individual,” she said. A crowd of people … Read more: Hundreds rally in Birmingham in support of immigrant rights – Alabama ReflectorContinue Reading

Students camped out in a wooden cage outside King's College today (23/02) to raise awareness of alleged human rights abuses in Pakistan. Read more: Students stage cage protest against alleged Pakistani human rights abuses – VarsityContinue Reading

For decades, we have been supporting people and communities, who are facing exploitation, evictions, violence, and other human rights abuses committed … Read more: Oral Statement Dear Chair I am speaking on behalf of the German Treaty Alliance, including …Continue Reading

The foreign minister is set to attend two high-level UN meetings on human rights and disarmament, which will kick off in Geneva on February 24. Read more: Foreign minister heads to Geneva to attend Human Rights Council session – IRNA EnglishContinue Reading

In a recent discussion with The Regulatory Review, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, a renowned women's human rights expert, delves into the complexities … Read more: Gender Violence in the Digital Age | The Regulatory ReviewContinue Reading

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) recently shared that 'there is a decrease' in reported … Read more: CHR-7: Human rights violations drop under current administration – Cebu Daily NewsContinue Reading

Kuan-Ju Chou (周冠汝), Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR); and; Grace Huang (黃寬心), Director for Global … Read more: Digital Rights Activists in Taiwan Driven by Memory and Threat of AuthoritarianismContinue Reading

Both government forces and the Russians have often been accused by rights groups of committing gross human rights abuses against civilians, which they … Read more: Mali to investigate claims soldiers 'executed' women and children – BBC NewsContinue Reading