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… human rights standards. Beyond war-related adjudication, the two-day … The delegation held direct exchanges with judges of the European Court of Human … Read more: Criminal Justice in the Context of Armed Aggression and the European ConventionContinue Reading

But critics have maintained that the Trump administration is relying on countries with documented histories of human rights abuses to accept deportees … Read more: US deports immigrants to African country of Eswatini amid rights concerns – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The 28th Annual Reverend James C. Wright Human Rights Award goes to Edward (Ed) L. Murray, Jr., a founding member of 100 Black Men of Madison and … Read more: Reverend Wright Human Rights Award Recipient, Edward Murray, Jr. – City of MadisonContinue Reading

… the rule of law and human rights and adversely affect the counter-terrorism strategies employed by these nations. Read more: The (Over)Criminalisation of Terrorism Offences in Malaysia and IndonesiaContinue Reading

Ukrainian human rights activist platform Zmina published a public statement backed by 90 human rights and civil society organizations, … Read more: Ukrainian human rights activists urge authorities to “stop using justice system for political reprisals”Continue Reading

Given the Court's progressive jurisprudence on environmental rights and the interconnectedness of human rights with ecological integrity, the … Read more: Jus Cogens and the Climate Crisis – VerfassungsblogContinue Reading

BRUSSELS / ISTANBUL. The European Council on Tuesday imposed restrictive measures on individuals and entities involved in serious "human rights … Read more: EU imposes sanctions on individuals, entities linked to human rights violations in Russia, IranContinue Reading

European foreign ministers considered measures ranging from sanctions to an arms embargo, to suspending or altering the 1995 Association Agreement … Read more: Efforts led by Spain and Ireland to sanction Israel over alleged human rights violations failsContinue Reading

The court ruled this part of the act was incompatible with human rights' legislation and the Windsor Framework. Last July, the Labour government … Read more: Legacy Act: Hilary Benn accuses Conservatives of making false promises to veterans – BBCContinue Reading

The plan also establishes a new grievance mechanism for people living around Ruaha to report human rights abuses by TANAPA's rangers. But Oakland … Read more: Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says – MongabayContinue Reading

Dispatches from Detention shares stories of people encountered by RFK Human Rights attorneys in legal outreach trips to the country's most … Read more: Dispatches from Detention: Detained for Riding a Bike without a LightContinue Reading

Documents unearthed by human rights activists appear to show that Ahmad, who served between 2017 and 2025, had official contact with the centre … Read more: UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory roleContinue Reading

… human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. “As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were … Read more: Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks | UN NewsContinue Reading

Unlike international human rights experts, British soldiers tend to be straightforward, patriotic souls: they prefer the fog of war to the bog of law. Read more: Starmer is sacrificing our troops on the altar of human rights law – The TelegraphContinue Reading