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In WATA, the new play that I'm currently developing with support from the NYU Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, 14-year-old twins Oumou and … Read more: Going back to move forward | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading

Violation of Article 6 – Right to a fair trial (Article 6 – Civil proceedings Article 6-1 – Fair hearing Adversarial trial Eq… Read more: European Court of Human Rights – HUDOCContinue Reading

This, of course, must be consistent with affording those accused the full protection of rights to a fair trial. Supportive States. It will be … Read more: Moving Ahead to a Crimes against Humanity TreatyContinue Reading

A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they … Read more: Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN committee finds – ABCContinue Reading

PRNewswire/ — DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2025 Corporate … Read more: DuPont Earns Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2025 Corporate Equality IndexContinue Reading

Tibetans and Tibet groups today urged UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to use her visit to China to raise human rights in Tibet, … Read more: Tibet groups urge Rachel Reeves to raise Tibet with China – Free TibetContinue Reading

'Respect for human rights needs to be central to any economic, security or other agreements with China' – Polly Truscott. Read more: UK: Chancellor must use China trip to challenge Beijing over 'brutal suppression' of human rightsContinue Reading

This appeal comes amidst rising concerns over the increasing incidents of abductions and unlawful detentions targeting Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) … Read more: NGO urges Kenya to release missing protesters amid deteriorating human rights situationContinue Reading

This type of procedure has previously been used by state security forces to carry out arbitrary detentions and forced disappearances of human rights … Read more: Venezuela: Forced disappearance of human rights defender Carlos Correa – IFEXContinue Reading

How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rights. The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of nickel ore, which is a key component in lithium … Read more: What do we get in return? How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rightsContinue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) warmly welcomes the establishment of the Mahalin at Kalingain Ating mga Bata (MAKABATA) program, … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the MAKABATA programContinue Reading

Human rights activists and the Law Society of Kenya are ramping up pressure on authorities for clarity on recent abductions, following the release … Read more: Human rights activists and the Law Society of Kenya demand clarity on the recent abductionContinue Reading

Baktash Abtin should not have been imprisoned in the first place for his human rights activities and exercising his right to freedom of speech. Read more: Iran: Three years on, still no accountability for the death in custody of Baktash AbtinContinue Reading

Ageing populations are a growing reality worldwide, and Malaysia is no exception. But are we doing enough to uphold the human rights of older … Read more: Consider This: Rights of Older Persons — Upholding Human Rights of Older MalaysiansContinue Reading