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The Human Rights Watch details several incidents of intrusive surveillance of activist groups,supressing dissent, and increasingly violated the right … Read more: HRW calls on UN Human Rights Council to renew it mandate on Sri Lanka for two more yearsContinue Reading

He is also alarmed by emerging reports about the excessive use of force by security forces and credible evidence of human rights violations. He … Read more: Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General | Meetings …Continue Reading

Stateless people are being treated like stray animals in Zimbabwe. This is according to a report by Amnesty International. Read more: Zimbabwe Human Rights | Amnesty calls for IDs for the stateless – YouTubeContinue Reading

… human rights safeguards. This cooperation extends even to countries with poor human rights records. Negotiations for this treaty began in 2022 … Read more: EFF's Concerns About the UN Draft Cybercrime Convention | Electronic Frontier FoundationContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after … Read more: Supreme Court Reforms Needed to Ensure Equal Justice for AllContinue Reading

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued two proposed rules (available here and here) that would amend the Export Administration Regulations … Read more: Export Restrictions to be Tightened to Aid Human Rights EffortsContinue Reading

Manama, July 29 (BNA): Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory … Read more: Labour Minister underscores commitment to upholding human rights, combating human traffickingContinue Reading

The opening remarks were delivered by Meri Katvalyan, Senior Project Officer of the Project “Protection of Human Rights in Biomedicine” and Karen … Read more: The Council of Europe prioritizes post-war recovery and psychological support activities for …Continue Reading

… rights violations, especially child trafficking and exploitation, in global supply chain operations. Additionally, it posits human rights due … Read more: Fenwick Contributes to the Bridge Institute's Human Rights White PaperContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has published a series of findings about India after reviewing the country's record during its latest … Read more: UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on IndiaContinue Reading

… human rights violations” and the EU's ongoing debate about designating … rights. Partisan differences: While political families on the … Read more: White knuckles as Israel plans Golan Heights reprisal – POLITICO.euContinue Reading

Anne Rethmann examines post-1945 human rights discourses, highlighting the concept of justice by the Austrian-Jewish lawyer Franz Bienenfeld. Read more: Human Rights in Troubled Times: How Much Individualism Do We Need? – Tel Aviv ReviewContinue Reading

Environmental groups are among 92 civil society organisations who have warned Yvette Cooper against “the steady erosion of the right to protest” … Read more: Campaign groups call on Home Office to stop 'steady erosion' of protest rightsContinue Reading

… Human Rights Shareholder activism must go beyond corporate promises and disclosure reports, and instead measure real-world impact, says a report … Read more: Shareholder activism insufficient to impact business models meaningfully, academic report …Continue Reading