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The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory today reiterated the urgent need for a full-scale investigation into Israel's … Read more: Statement on video purportedly showing sexual abuse of Palestinian man in Israeli detentionContinue Reading

The decision is part of an ongoing human rights complaint between the BC Teachers' Federation and former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry … Read more: B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says it can hear allegations of online hate speech – Delta OptimistContinue Reading

These claims reveal a pattern of human rights violations including arbitrary violence and sexual abuse, since the onset of the Gaza war following … Read more: Israel human rights NGO reports 'systematic' abuse, torture of Palestinians in prisonsContinue Reading

Advocacy. Advocacy means speaking up for someone else. It can help fix problems, get support, or change rules that affect people with Down syndrome. Read more: Advocacy and human rights – Down Syndrome InternationalContinue Reading

Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of hearing a case of online hate speech by a former Chilliwack school trustee. The case involves British … Read more: BC Human Rights Tribunal will hear BCTF vs. Neufeld online hate speech case – Saanich NewsContinue Reading

Strong, Human Rights-Centred Action, State Cooperation Crucial to Combating Terrorism, Speakers Stress during Security Council's Biannual Briefing on … Read more: Strong, Human Rights-Centred Action, State Cooperation Crucial to Combating Terrorism …Continue Reading

The use of lethal force against unarmed civilians, especially minors, is unacceptable and a clear violation of international human rights … Read more: Protest: Human rights commission seeks thorough investigation into alleged killing of 16 …Continue Reading

Amnesty International and Mozambique's Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) have welcomed the sentencing of six police officers at the … Read more: Mozambique: Sentencing of six police officers for shooting protesters 'a step towards justice'Continue Reading

Discuss how diverse South Korean civil society organizations are working to raise awareness, document, and improve the human rights situation in … Read more: South Korean Approaches to North Korean Human Rights: Civil Society InitiativesContinue Reading

Today, the BC Human Rights Tribunal issued a decision affirming its ability to hear cases about allegations of online hate speech. Read more: Human Rights Tribunal affirms hate speech jurisdiction, providing broader protections for …Continue Reading

Brussels also called on Israel to open its prisons to human rights observers after a video, seen by POLITICO, began circulating that appears to show … Read more: EU, US denounce alleged sexual abuse and torture of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli troopsContinue Reading

It is also a chance to guarantee the free expression of political opinions of all, the human rights chief added. Tackling multiple challenges. Among … Read more: Upcoming elections in Cameroon mark a 'key opportunity' to commit to human rights – UN NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights · Democracy · Rule of Law · European Convention on Human Rights · Jobs and Traineeships · Visit us. Follow us. Facebook · X (Twitter) … Read more: Greece marks 75 years of Council of Europe membership – PortalContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch interviewed three al-Khalidi family members, two who witnessed the attack and were interviewed over the phone, and in June 2024 … Read more: Gaza: Israeli Forces Open Fire While Storming Home – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading