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Today, a joint report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the International Observatory for Lawyers in … Read more: Türkiye: First hearing in latest trial against Saturday Mothers/PeopleContinue Reading

Corporal punishment is a clear violation of international human rights law. Afghanistan is party to both the Convention against Torture and Other … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On Mass Flogging In AfghanistanContinue Reading

… Human Rights Court Moot Final Competition 2024 in Strasbourg! Mooting provides students with the opportunity to argue a fictional case as if … Read more: Birmingham Law School students win prestigious moot competitionContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights … Read more: Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Jacky Rosen for Re-Election to the U.S. SenateContinue Reading

Human rights group FairSquare called his trial a “travesty of justice” but Qatari officials insist the airline worker's arrest in February was … Read more: Qatar: Manuel Guerrero Aviña arrested in Grindr 'sting' sentenced – BBC NewsContinue Reading

… human rights of migrants/refugees and asylum seekers … human rights of migrants/refugees and asylum seekers. The key findings of this report … Read more: OSCE Calls for continuous Cross-Border Co-operation to Protect Migrants' RightsContinue Reading

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led and was signed into law in 2019, is set to expire later this … Read more: Rubio Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Hong Kong Human Rights Democracy ActContinue Reading

Stephen Kwikiriza, a member of the Kingfisher community working with the Environment Governance Institute (EGI) in the oil project area, … Read more: Abduction of a Human Rights Defender from the Kingfisher project area by UPDFContinue Reading

The report also called on the government to address both environmental and human rights violations in supply chains – which is something that is now … Read more: Fairtrade 30th Anniversary report urges farmer pay, environment and human rights actionContinue Reading

A group of trade unions filed complaints alleging severe human-rights abuses for migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. · The nation is FIFA's likely pick to … Read more: Saudi Arabia, Likely World Cup Host, Slammed With Workers' Rights Abuse ClaimsContinue Reading

In its annual report 2024, EU Fundamental Rights Agency found that the rise in anti-Muslim discrimination was less reported than the rise in … Read more: Fundamental human rights under threat in Europe: EU agency – TRT WorldContinue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR: The importance of human rights is in line with what is advocated in the Malaysia Madani concept, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar … Read more: Importance of human rights aligns with concept of Malaysia Madani, says Anwar | The StarContinue Reading

… human rights. The 35th anniversary candlelight vigil for the June 4, 1989, tragedy on Tuesday was held in central Taipei with the theme "Ideals … Read more: Taipei Tiananmen vigil urges Beijing to respect human rights – YahooContinue Reading

The US State Department said it will continue raising human rights concerns with India, just as Modi looked set to retain power but without an … Read more: US expects continued close ties, human rights talks with India after elections – Asia & PacificContinue Reading