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A 2024 Human Rights Watch report released last week describes the five Central Asian republics as an environment under law-breaking and … Read more: VOA Uzbek: Human rights conditions have worsened across Central Asia, HRW saysContinue Reading

GENEVA – The human rights record of Egypt will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working … Read more: Egypt's human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review – ohchrContinue Reading

Upon his return to Washington on Monday, United States President Donald Trump immediately set to fulfilling many of his campaign promises, … Read more: Trump's Orders Threaten Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Rights (REDESCA) and the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) … Read more: REDESCA and SRFOE Urge the Guarantee of the Right to Access Information Regarding …Continue Reading

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by The African Charter. Read more: Press release on the forced displacement of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in …Continue Reading

A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe's top human rights … Read more: French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European courtContinue Reading

Trump's new anti-trans executive order is 'human rights violation'. Trump's first act in office is part of the global far-right's war on so-called ' … Read more: Trump: New anti-trans executive order attacks all rights | openDemocracyContinue Reading

Maung Sawyeddollah, a Rohingya human rights activist has filed a whistleblower complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), … Read more: Rohingya activist ask for Meta investigation over Myanmar violence – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages … Read more: Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and …Continue Reading

… human rights afforded to vulnerable children. This crucial legislation rightfully ensures babies who survive attempted abortions receive the same … Read more: US House passes bill protecting basic human rights of abortion survivors | ADFMedia.orgContinue Reading

Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has strongly rejected calls for an amnesty for illegal migrants in Britain, following suggestions by human rights lawyer … Read more: 'Pork barrelling a living!' Lowe skewers human rights lawyer over outrageous illegal migrant demandContinue Reading

Tanzania's government has not adopted adequate legal and policy measures needed to protect pregnant girls and adolescent mothers' right to … Read more: Tanzania: Protect Right to Education in Pregnancy, Parenthood – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The Young Leaders program at RFK Human Rights has been a dynamic force for change since its inception, and its story is one of continuous growth, … Read more: The Evolution and Impact of the John Lewis Young Leaders ProgramContinue Reading

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the administration of former … Read more: US Justice Department freezes its civil rights litigation – ReutersContinue Reading