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On 20 February 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation League for the Defence of Human Rights in (. Read more: The Iran Notes – Civil society under attack – FIDHContinue Reading

… Human Rights (ECHR). The judges were unanimous in their opinion that the ID check was discriminatory and that Swiss courts should have taken this … Read more: European Court of Human Rights finds Switzerland guilty of racial profiling – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

International outrage over human rights abuses in the war on Gaza has not yet turned into concrete action against Israel, writes Azza Radwan … Read more: When will the West uphold human rights? – Opinion – Al-Ahram WeeklyContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Switzerland guilty of three human rights violations Tuesday. According to the court, the Swiss … Read more: ECHR finds Switzerland in violation of human rights in racial profiling case – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

… human rights bodies to scrutinise the government's record in this area. A Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights … Read more: United Nations Rapporteur to report on the government's record on tackling VAWGContinue Reading

How worried should Asia be about the impact of Trump 2.0 on the climate, human rights and the energy transition? Donald Trump 2024 election campaign … Read more: From climate 'quiet quitting' to human rights decline, how will Trump's re-election trouble Asia?Continue Reading

“You cannot legislate facts out of existence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling on the UK Government to reconsider the … Read more: UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda 'undercuts human rights': UN rights chiefContinue Reading

Venezuela has ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations. It comes following the detention of human rights … Read more: Venezuela asks UN staff to LEAVE the country after detaining human rights lawyer Rocio …Continue Reading

Newshub can reveal the former Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt was blindsided by the Justice Minister's announcement on live television … Read more: 'Won't reappoint him': Fmr Chief Human Rights Cmmr blindsided by live TV announcementContinue Reading

General Attorney Tarek William Saab stands over items he presents as evidence related to the arrest of human rights lawyer and activist Rocio San … Read more: Venezuela's government and opposition double down on positions about arrest of human …Continue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declined the request made by the Supreme Court of Estonia to give an advisory opinion in relation to the … Read more: ECHR declines Estonia's request to interpret human rights protection protocol – JURISTContinue Reading

UN experts have raised alarm over "credible allegations of egregious human rights violations" committed by Israeli forces, including multiple … Read more: Palestinian girls, women endure horrific human rights violations: UN report – TRT WorldContinue Reading

There should be oversight, impact assessment, audit and due diligence mechanisms in place to avoid conflicts with human rights norms and threats to … Read more: Ten core principles in a human–rights centred approach to the Ethics of AI – WACC GlobalContinue Reading

United Nations rights experts express alarm over reports of alleged human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. Read more: UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls – Al JazeeraContinue Reading