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Within a week of the new Bangladesh regime, on 15 September, 73-year-old human rights activist, Shahriar Kabir, was arrested from his home on … Read more: 30 global Human Rights Defenders Demand Release of Shahriar Kabir – Genocide WatchContinue Reading

This piece is part of the series, A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration. Part one: Migration. Read more: Migration: Five Policies that Protect Human Rights and Human Dignity – WOLAContinue Reading

Nearly 60 US lawmakers on Thursday asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev to uphold human rights … Read more: US lawmakers urge Blinken to push Azerbaijan on human rights ahead of COP29 | ReutersContinue Reading

Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “This appeal engages both the Equality Act and the Human … Read more: EHRC statement on Higgs v Farmor's School | Equality and Human Rights Commission …Continue Reading

We are deeply concerned that the authorities in Singapore are set to execute Mohammad Azwan Bin Bohari tomorrow for drug trafficking, … Read more: Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on impending execution …Continue Reading

Prostitution an 'Egregious Violation of Human Rights'—UN Special Rapporteur. Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and … Read more: Prostitution an 'Egregious Violation of Human Rights'—UN Special RapporteurContinue Reading

The US is banning imports from two more Chinese companies over alleged human-rights abuses involving Uygurs, it was revealed on Wednesday, … Read more: US bans Chinese steel and food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rightsContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns over the forcible recruitment of children into Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) youth groups, in a report … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns of child recruitment by military groups in Syria – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI people's human rights | SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities. SDG 10 aims to reduce inequality within and among … Read more: Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI People's Human Rights | SDG 10: Reduced InequalitiesContinue Reading

The ACT is the only place in Australia where a right to a healthy environment is protected. A Human Rights Act could protect all of Australia. Read more: A Human Rights Act: protecting our right to a healthy environment – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The International Bar Association endorses the Council of Europe's first AI governance treaty, safeguarding human rights, democracy, … Read more: Legal profession backs AI treaty to protect human rights – Solicitors JournalContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission as well as existing sources of guidance and support. In the final months of the last academic year, you may have been … Read more: Supporting our students: updated advice from the Equality & Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

… human rights violations disclosed by him and Wikileaks. Its failure to do so, combined with the harsh treatment of Mr Assange and Ms Manning … Read more: Parliamentary Assembly recognises Julian Assange as a 'political prisoner' and warns …Continue Reading

As Professor of law, Diamond teaches and supervises research degrees on employment and equality law, labour migration, human rights law, public law, … Read more: Prof. Diamond Ashiagbor – London – Matrix ChambersContinue Reading