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It is permissible under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for the law to say that a person who lacks capacity to consent to their … Read more: UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case – Doughty Street ChambersContinue Reading

James Heenan, representative of the UN Human Rights Office in Seoul, spoke in an interview with NHK in Tokyo on Thursday. He was involved in an … Read more: UN human rights official: North Koreans 'live through one of the worst times'Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday criticized the announcement of the new EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement that … Read more: Rights group criticizes new EU-Uzbekistan agreement amid continuing human rights violationsContinue Reading

The US government has also sanctioned Palestinian human rights organisations for engaging with the ICC in its proceedings against Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more: US attacks on the international rule of law: will the EU do anything? – Statewatch |Continue Reading

… Human Rights, Mr David Georgiyevich Sanakoev (also known as the Ombudsman) over alleged war crimes related to the unlawful confinement … Read more: ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan concludes Georgia visit focused on cooperationContinue Reading

Today, 23 October, a High Court will weigh evidence in human rights lawyer Fahad Ansari's judicial review against the home secretary and North … Read more: Fahad Ansari's fight for justice: The human rights lawyer calls out "rigged system" – CanaryContinue Reading

Amnesty responds to arbitrary inclusion of 32 individuals, including Baloch activists, as “proscribed persons” limiting their human rights. Read more: Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rightsContinue Reading

Criminalisation of land and environmental defenders has lasting consequences for civil society, human rights and freedom of expression more broadly. Read more: How states use criminalisation to target land and environmental defenders – Global WitnessContinue Reading

The Human Rights Reporting Gateway acted as a formal "tip line" to the US government. Read more: US axes website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces – BBCContinue Reading

Now in its 76th year, the IAOHRA Annual Training Conference brings together human and civil rights leaders and advocates from across the country. The … Read more: Westchester County Human Rights Commission Receives Prestigious National Human Rights AwardContinue Reading

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of … Read more: Political Prisoner's Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in IranContinue Reading

Our Work · Human Rights after Brexit · Legal · Advice to. Government · Treaty & International · Education & Promotion · Information on. Human Rights … Read more: Our Work | Northern Ireland Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Of course, applications like these have a human rights dimension so the application of these new provisions isn't quite as straightforward as when … Read more: New suitability rules will apply to Appendix FM and other human rights applicationsContinue Reading

Introduce mandatory human rights due diligence (MHRDD) – Require all businesses to conduct meaningful due diligence on forced labour risks. Trade … Read more: Stronger laws proposed to stop forced labour in UK supply chains | Walk FreeContinue Reading