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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

The use of the death penalty for drug-related offences is incompatible with international human rights law. There is increasing evidence showing … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani On Imminent Execution …Continue Reading

DAWN is a nonprofit organization that promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights for all of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa … Read more: On Yahia Lababidi's 'Palestine Wail' and the Poetry of Free Expression – DAWNContinue Reading

An advocate and ardent human rights activist, Henri is one of the founders and executive directors of People's Watch in Madurai. Read more: People's watch speaks up to right the wrong – The New Indian ExpressContinue Reading

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin declared a hunger strike after being placed to a punishment cell in a penal colony in Uryupinsk. Read more: Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin goes on hunger strike at penal colonyContinue Reading

A report on mining abuses in Ghana has called on the government to hold mining companies accountable for violations to address human rights abuses … Read more: Hold mining companies accountable for human rights violations – BusinessGhanaContinue Reading