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The accumulative effect has “severe consequences for the enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, food, health and development”, … Read more: US sanctions must be stopped as they reshape life in Cuba: UN rapporteur – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Mumbai: Just 24% or 44 of the 183 orders issued by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) in the past 12 years have been accepted … Read more: Merely 1/4th of Maharashtra human rights body orders accepted by state: RTI | Mumbai NewsContinue Reading

… human-rights record. The flight represented an unusual example of cooperation between Iran and the US. Dozens of Iranians were placed on the … Read more: Christian converts are among the Iranians being sent home from US – BBC NewsContinue Reading

… rights-based framing we have ever seen in a COP decision. For the first time, labour rights, human rights, the right to a clean environment, Free … Read more: COP30 takes a hopeful step towards Justice, but does not go far enoughContinue Reading

At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says. A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) … Read more: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, medical and civil defence officials say – BBCContinue Reading

The legislation tabled last month has been the subject of growing consternation among legal experts and civil liberties groups, who warn it would … Read more: Why Quebec's proposed constitution has legal experts, civil rights groups sounding the alarm – CBCContinue Reading

… human rights abuses at its Malaysian factory. Mould manufacturer MediCeram is accused of abusing the rights of more than 200 Bangladeshi workers … Read more: Workers deported from Ansell-linked Malaysian factory after abuse allegations – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Yet the lack of participatory, inclusive, and transparent negotiations left both civil society and Indigenous Peoples, who answered the global mutirão … Read more: COP30: Rights trampled, yet people power demonstrates that humanity will winContinue Reading

Dr Sue Wareham, national president of the Medical Association for Prevention of War, said Saudi Arabia had an “appalling human rights record”, in … Read more: Human rights fears over Australia's role in F-35 parts after Trump's decision to sell fighter …Continue Reading

Citing a Human Rights Watch report, the activists stressed that the Taliban threaten, detain, and in some cases torture journalists. Reports indicate … Read more: Human Rights Activists' Alliance: Media in Afghanistan under Comprehensive Taliban AssaultContinue Reading

EOCO abusing human rights? | Newsfile #Newsfile #MyJoyOnline #JoyNews https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghana-news/ Subscribe for more videos just like … Read more: EOCO abusing human rights? | Newsfile – YouTubeContinue Reading

A top Council of Europe official says changing the European Convention on Human Rights will not reduce migration. The UK and other countries want … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner Says Changing ECHR Will Not Stop Migration – YouTubeContinue Reading

Alena Douhan, a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights, said U.S. sanctions against Cuba "do not conform to a broad number of international legal norms … Read more: UN human rights expert urges US to lift sanctions on Cuba | ReutersContinue Reading

Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, said it was her second visit to Cuba – her first was in 2023 – and that … Read more: UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba – ABC NewsContinue Reading