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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Human rights defenders are under fire. At a time when the climate crisis is deepening, and threats to democracy are rising, … Read more: Defending human rights is increasingly dangerous: US Congress and companies must actContinue Reading

Restrictions brought to 10 government officials, their immediate families for alleged involvement in human rights abuses – Anadolu Ajansı. Read more: US announces new visa restrictions on Syrian officials over rights abuses – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

Syed Kausar Abbas, executive director of Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) said that the establishment of the human rights commission … Read more: Establishment of 'Punjab Human Rights Commission' urged – Pakistan – Business RecorderContinue Reading

Human rights groups have questioned the credibility of an Israeli forces interrogation video, in which an alleged member of Islamic Jihad … Read more: War on Gaza: Israel likely tortured Palestinian to record rape confession, say rights groupsContinue Reading

Binance compliance chief Tigran Gambaryan has slammed Nigerian authorities for human rights violations in a lawsuit seeking his release from … Read more: Binance Exec Fights Nigeria Detention With Human Rights Suit – DailyCoinContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council,. Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,. Recalling General Assembly resolutions … Read more: A/HRC/RES/42/30 General Assembly – Official Document SystemContinue Reading

He was a German-Jewish Holocaust survivor, a brilliant physicist, a strong advocate for human rights (including Palestinian rights) and nuclear … Read more: From Ashes of Failure – Tasmanian TimesContinue Reading

Russian authorities tortured, recorded, and shared recordings of the torture, of at least two men held as suspects for the monstrous March 22, … Read more: Russia: Shameful Pride in Torture of Terrorism Suspects | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

“Being a human rights activist in Afghanistan – especially for women's rights – it is impossible to live a simple life without risk,” Halima started, … Read more: An Afghan woman's fight for gender equity – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

The landmark ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will have far-reaching implications for communities affected by extreme … Read more: International Court Issues First-Ever Decision Enforcing the Right to a Healthy EnvironmentContinue Reading

Dive into an opportunity of a lifetime with the 'Amal Clooney Scholarship for Human Rights Advocates.' Created in collaboration between The … Read more: Amal Clooney dazzles in chic navy to unveil 'life-changing' scholarship for aspiring human …Continue Reading

… human rights violations and displayed indifference towards migrant boats simultaneously”. Additionally, 27 civil society organisations signed a … Read more: EU External Partners: Tunisian Security Forces to Receive EU Funding Despite Involvement …Continue Reading

More than a year after their detention, the five human rights defenders are currently under house arrest, waiting for the preliminary hearing that … Read more: Upcoming hearing of five community leaders and environmental rights defenders facing …Continue Reading

Shafaq News/ Somalia's parliament faces a key decision as Human Rights Watch urges lawmakers to reject proposed constitutional amendments that … Read more: Human Rights Watch: Somalia's proposed constitutional amendments threaten children's rightsContinue Reading