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Being stateless in Syria, human rights defender Bassam Alahmad now calls for justice for all. Read more: I Know What It Means to Be Stateless, So I Work Towards Peace for All in Syria – Global CitizenContinue Reading

As Human Rights Watch documented in a recent global report, transnational repression – when governments reach across their borders to stifle dissent – … Read more: Concerns Over 'Transnational Repression' Raised at UN Rights BodyContinue Reading

Sir Keir Starmer's planned VAT raid on private schools is likely to breach human rights law, The Telegraph can reveal. The Labour leader risks … Read more: Labour's private school tax raid 'likely illegal' – The TelegraphContinue Reading

“The ruling manifestly flies in the face of Malawi's constitution, the African Charter and international human rights law, which all clearly prohibit … Read more: Malawi: Decision to uphold ban on consensual same-sex conduct is a bitter setback for human rightsContinue Reading

Melrose maintains high ethical standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery, adverse human rights impacts or human … Read more: Melrose Industries PLC – Modern Slavery StatementContinue Reading

Afghan women have been at the forefront of the fight for human rights, facing severe restrictions impacting every aspect of their lives under … Read more: U.S.: Help Center Human Rights, including Women's Rights, in Discussions and Decisions …Continue Reading

Nancy Mace, R-S.C., called out a civil rights activist during a hearing for defining a woman merely as any person who chooses to identify as one. Read more: Rep. Nancy Mace rips civil rights activist for defining 'woman' as 'a person who says she is'Continue Reading

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) discussed serious human rights abuses carried out in North Korea on June 12, with South Korea's … Read more: South Korea Heads UN Security Council Discussion on North Korea Human RightsContinue Reading

A call that has come from Afghan women human rights defenders inside and outside the county', said ISHR's Tess McEvoy. Critically, the statement … Read more: As Expert presents report on Gender Apartheid to the UN, civil society calls for accountabilityContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre has welcomed the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor's recommendations to better balance secrecy and … Read more: Secrecy reform needed to protect whistleblowers, journalists following independent reviewContinue Reading

Amnesty International has responded to the fatal shooting of Malay Muslim human rights defender Roning Dolah in Thailand. Read more: Thailand: Killing of Malay Muslim human rights defender must be investigatedContinue Reading

Amnesty International Malaysia strongly condemns the arrest of Borneo Komrad founder and human rights defender, Mukmin Nantang. Read more: Arrest of Bajau Laut Human Rights Defender under the Sedition Act is a Shameful Attempt at …Continue Reading

The war in Myanmar started after the military seized power in a coup in February 2021 and since then, it has left a bloody toll with over 5000 … Read more: UN human rights expert calls for firm international action to stop abuses in MyanmarContinue Reading

The New York-based Human Rights Watch said it had documented cases in which Iraqi authorities deported Syrians even though they had legal residency or … Read more: Human rights group calls on Iraq to halt deportations of Syrian refugees – VOAContinue Reading