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Here's how people have used the Human Rights Act in the Australian Capital Territory to remedy human rights abuses and injustices. Read more: Why Australia needs a federal Human Rights ActContinue Reading

Bahgat, the executive director of EIPR, was summoned last week by Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) and questioned for more than three … Read more: Egypt human rights activist released on bail amid terrorism charges – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights … Read more: Biden issues pardon to late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced civil rights movementContinue Reading

… Human Rights Act 1998. The challenge on religious freedom grounds is just one of several judicial review cases being waged against the … Read more: VAT breaches human rights, say Christian schools suing governmentContinue Reading

A leading human rights activist was released on bail in Egypt after being charged with "joining and financing a terrorist group." Read more: Leading Egyptian rights activist freed on bail – The New ArabContinue Reading

When you attend your local choir or yoga class, just stop and think – where are the disabled adults, asks Guardian columnist John Harris. Read more: Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggleContinue Reading

Between January and July 2024, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and the Congolese army (FARDC) … Read more: DR Congo: Rwandan-backed armed group and Congolese army must stop using explosive …Continue Reading

In 1996, John Perry Barlow wrote the “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace”, inspired by the United States Declaration of Independence. Read more: Beyond borders: The rise of digital rights – Jordan TimesContinue Reading

… human rights to meet international standards, says a Thai human rights defender. Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) … Read more: Thailand 'must prove it merits Human Rights Council seat' – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

Marchers walk in Market Square during a People's March in support on human rights in Downtown Knoxville on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Read more: People's March for Human Rights in photos – Knoxville News SentinelContinue Reading

Russia's FSB forced 'retrials' of Crimean Tatar political prisoner Ruslan Zeytullaev to ensure the right paperwork. All of the terror and … Read more: Huge sentences without a crime. 10 years of Russia's conveyor belt of religious and political …Continue Reading

WOLA joins the United Nations, Human Rights Ombudsman, Defendemos la Paz, and others calling for an immediate end to the violence perpetrated by … Read more: Urgent Call to End Violence and Address Humanitarian Crisis in Catatumbo, ColombiaContinue Reading

Government grants represent a significant source of funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across various sectors. Read more: 25 Funding Sources for Human Rights NGOs – fundsforNGOsContinue Reading

As a leading full-service law firm in Nigeria, we highlight the importance of human rights in everyday life and how respect for human rights can … Read more: International Human Rights Day 2024 – Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now: How We Show …Continue Reading