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Manila, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will conclude its Lakbay Karapatan Tungo sa Kamalayan (LaKarAn) Human Rights Caravan in … Read more: CHR's Lakaran caravan to culminate in Manila with LAKAD-RUN and human rights initiativesContinue Reading

A peaceful protest … Read more: March held in Wausau to advocate for human rights – WSAWContinue Reading

In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), in collaboration with fraudsters, has devised a new tactic to target … Read more: Russia's FSB in Crimea develops new method to persecute Ukrainians – human rights activistContinue Reading

Poor labour standards uncovered in the nickel industry should serve as a warning not to repeat past industrial mistakes. Read more: Critical minerals and the case for human rights in the just transition | Lowy InstituteContinue Reading

The sharp escalation in Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war is continuing with three such cases, involving the killing of as many as … Read more: Russian invaders forced unarmed Ukrainian POWs to strip naked, then killed themContinue Reading

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Faruqi v Hanson [2024] FCA 1264 In the much publicised case of Australian Tax Office (ATO)whistleblower Richard Boyle, the South Australian Court … Read more: “Piss off back to Pakistan”: Senator Hanson's remarks amount to racial discrimination, the …Continue Reading

“Children in Haiti are trapped in a vicious cycle – recruited into the very armed groups that are fuelling their desperation, and the numbers are … Read more: Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent | UN NewsContinue Reading

Pacific solidarity drives historic UN recognition of France's human rights violations in the struggle for self-determination and decolonisation in … Read more: Historic win: UN human rights committee report raises France's human rights violations in KanakyContinue Reading

Marking 70 years since the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights, Brill-Nijhoff is proud to present highlights from … Read more: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law – Brill – Reference WorksContinue Reading

Despite global commitments to combat sexual violence, legal systems across various regions continue to fall short in protecting survivors and … Read more: 7 ways sexual violence laws are failing survivors around the world – Equality NowContinue Reading

The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died aged 85, … Read more: South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies – BBCContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Mozambique about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 22 Nov 2024 by … Read more: SADC: Denounce Security Force Violence in Mozambique – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Addressing a press conference in Abuja at the weekend, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu SAN, emphasised the … Read more: 16 days of activism: NHRC, others demand protection of human rightsContinue Reading