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According to Human Rights Watch, this comes despite the government trying to persuade international partners of its achievements in economic reforms … Read more: New UN report details Sri Lanka's human rights situation – NewswireContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch recommended that the Kazakh government work to revise its extremism and terrorism-related laws – specifically revising the … Read more: Human Rights Watch Report Highlights Unjustified 'Financing Terrorism' Restrictions in KazakhstanContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday "problematic" policies persist in China two years on from its major report citing possible "crimes against … Read more: UN Calls Out 'Problematic' Human Rights Policies In Xinjiang | Barron'sContinue Reading

China still has “many problematic laws and policies” regarding the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region two years after the UN human rights office, … Read more: China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security frameworkContinue Reading

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued today a rare public statement on his Office's work on China, marking … Read more: China: two years after Xinjiang findings, UN Rights Chief reports 'limited access to …Continue Reading

The activity focused on the right to a fair trial and its interpretation in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. Important part of the … Read more: Ukrainian judges and lawyers enhance their knowledge and skills on the application of the …Continue Reading

On 20 and 21 August, 2024, the Council of Europe's Directorate of Programme Co-ordination, within the framework of the project "Support to the … Read more: The methods and challenges in training on the European Convention on Human Rights …Continue Reading

A human rights organization, known as Rawadari, has issued a warning in response to a new law ratified by the Taliban, stating that it exacerbates … Read more: Human rights group: Taliban's new law threatens freedom of expression, belief – Amu TVContinue Reading

This law needs to change because freedom of speech is a fundamental human right and every Queenslander deserves the right to speak truthfully and … Read more: Queensland gag laws are a human rights violation – Independent AustraliaContinue Reading

The Burma Human Rights Network, a UK-based organisation working for human rights and religious freedom in Myanmar, marked the 7th Anniversary of … Read more: Burma Human Rights Network calls attention to continued rights abuses against Rohingya …Continue Reading

2SLGBTQ+ advocate Marni Panas filed a human rights complaint after a 911 call on the night of Apr. 11, 2019 turned into an ordeal where she was … Read more: Alberta human rights tribunal hears trans advocate's discrimination complaint against EPSContinue Reading

Amnesty warns the incoming Country Liberal Party NT government that its 'tough on youth crime' approach must not breach human rights law. Read more: NT 'tough on youth crime' policies could breach human rights – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

By James Muonwa l Mashonaland West Correspondent. ZIMBABWE Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairperson, Jessie Majome says citizens need education … Read more: Zimbabwe's human rights record spoiled by 'over politicisation' of issues — ZHRC ChairContinue Reading

In a show of solidarity, the National Unity Platform (NUP) has teamed up with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to decry the controversial … Read more: Opposition parties unite against alleged human rights violations – PML DailyContinue Reading