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Imposing the death penalty for offences not involving intentional killing is incompatible with international human rights norms and standards, as we … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran After Alarming SurgeContinue Reading

Conservative deputy leader calls for firing of Birju Dattani, claims 'independent' review not independent or transparent. New human rights … Read more: New human rights commissioner goes on leave after review | Canadian HR ReporterContinue Reading

The Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR) has pledged to take urgent action to address widespread land injustices affecting residents … Read more: Kenya National Commission for Human Rights to Address Land Injustices in Lamu CountyContinue Reading

Equatorial Guinea has detained prominent human rights activist Joaquin Elo Ayeto for over a week, citing his involvement with a banned … Read more: Equatorial Guinea Detains Prominent Human Rights Activist Ayeto – News Central TVContinue Reading

A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically … Read more: Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist timesContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called the act a troubling undermining of democratic processes and political pluralism. Read more: UN human rights chief condemns Thailand's dissolution of opposition party – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

The decision is part of a continuing human rights complaint between the B.C. Teachers' Federation and former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry … Read more: BC Human Rights Tribunal says it can hear allegations of online hate speechContinue Reading

GENEVA, Thursday, August 8, 2024 (WAFA) — Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has described … Read more: UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns "shocking" footage of Israeli soldiers raping …Continue Reading

Human rights guide all UNESCO programmes and activities and contribute to its mission of advancing education, culture, sciences and communication … Read more: UNESCO and Human RightsContinue Reading

Mr NR v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 172 Report into use of force Australian Human Rights Commission 2024. Read more: Mr NR v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)Continue Reading

Mr LD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 173 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights … Read more: Mr LD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory today reiterated the urgent need for a full-scale investigation into Israel's … Read more: Statement on video purportedly showing sexual abuse of Palestinian man in Israeli detentionContinue Reading

The decision is part of an ongoing human rights complaint between the BC Teachers' Federation and former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry … Read more: B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says it can hear allegations of online hate speech – Delta OptimistContinue Reading

These claims reveal a pattern of human rights violations including arbitrary violence and sexual abuse, since the onset of the Gaza war following … Read more: Israel human rights NGO reports 'systematic' abuse, torture of Palestinians in prisonsContinue Reading