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The Chinese government should drop the baseless charges against the artist Gao Zhen (高兟) and allow him and his family to return to the United … Read more: China: Free US-Resident Artist Unjustly Charged – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

In Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia, humanists and religious minorities are targeted for art, protest, civil rights activism, or … Read more: Take it from me: freedom of speech is too precious to let slip away – Humanists UKContinue Reading

Share: The arrest of Baber George, a Cary-based preacher and leader of a human rights nonprofit, on charges of soliciting … Read more: Cary Preacher and Human Rights Nonprofit Leader Charged with Soliciting ProstitutionContinue Reading

These statements are unjustified and unacceptable, while also pose a serious threat to human rights defenders and social leaders who have historically … Read more: COLOMBIA: PROTECT CISCA FROM ATTACKS – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Geneva, October 7, 2025. The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has unanimously adopted a resolution presented by Qatar to protect the … Read more: Human Rights Council Adopts Qatar-led Resolution on Protecting Women and Children in ConflictContinue Reading

The South African Human Rights Commission calls on everyone to respect the rule of law and to desist from unlawful conduct. The SAHRC reaffirms its … Read more: Media Statement: SAHRC institute legal proceedings against the unlawful denial of non …Continue Reading

The hearing at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal comes after the popular rock station radio show was put on hiatus in May 2022. At the time, Corus … Read more: Former 'Derringer in the Morning' co-host takes Q107 parent company to human rights tribunal – CBCContinue Reading

With support from OSJI, Myanmar victims and civil society organizations have taken the first step towards suing Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor … Read more: Telenor Faces Legal Action Over Human Rights Abuses in MyanmarContinue Reading

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), and the Sudanese Human Rights (…) Read more: Historic first International Criminal Court conviction for Darfur atrocitiesContinue Reading

Human Rights: As documented in previous Select Committee investigations, the CCP uses both AI and high-performance computing to violate human rights … Read more: New Investigation Reveals American and Allied Companies Boosted the CCP's …Continue Reading

… civil society organizations commenting on China's human rights record. Numerous interventions condemned China's ongoing repression in Tibet, with … Read more: Tibet at the 60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

The Committee is made up of 10 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and … Read more: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Benin, Montenegro, and … – ohchrContinue Reading

Article 6 – Right to a fair trial. 1. In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is … Read more: Ending conversion practices in Scotland: consultation analysis – gov.scotContinue Reading

Speech Transcript of the keynote speech delivered by Commissioner O'Flaherty at the 2025 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on 06 October 2025 … Read more: A compass in the storm: multilateralism, human rights, and overcoming global dysphoriaContinue Reading