Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that weakening end-to-end encryption disproportionately risks undermining human rights. The … Read more: Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court saysContinue Reading
Human Rights Campaign Report Releases New Data on Experiences of Black Queer Youth
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Report Releases New Data on Experiences of Black Queer YouthContinue Reading
Mapping the Impact of Data Fusion on Freedom, Security, and Human Rights
The Carnegie Ethics Accelerator is a new kind of incubator designed to empower ethics in the face of swiftly evolving challenges in technology and … Read more: Mapping the Impact of Data Fusion on Freedom, Security, and Human RightsContinue Reading
Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive Order
While the executive order generally does not use the language of human rights, it presents “high levels of extremist settler violence, forced … Read more: Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive OrderContinue Reading
Venezuela: UN expert calls for human rights, not charity, to end hunger and malnutrition
News and Press Release in English on Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) about Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights; published on 14 … Read more: Venezuela: UN expert calls for human rights, not charity, to end hunger and malnutritionContinue Reading
Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel's human rights conduct in Gaza – Al Jazeera
The prime ministers of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights … Read more: Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel's human rights conduct in Gaza – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
International Human Rights Internships – McGill University
The International Human Rights Internship Program is a six-credit course, consisting of (3) credits during the summer semester and three (3) credits … Read more: International Human Rights Internships – McGill UniversityContinue Reading
Ireland, Spain want EU to review Israel's human rights compliance in Gaza | Reuters
… human rights obligations in Gaza as international pressure grew for Israel to hold off on an assault on the densely-populated southern border city … Read more: Ireland, Spain want EU to review Israel's human rights compliance in Gaza | ReutersContinue Reading
Strasbourg Court dismisses challenges to bans on stunning for Halal and Kosher meat
This is a rare case involving the welfare of non-human animals balanced against the rights in the Convention. In the Court's own words, “this is the … Read more: Strasbourg Court dismisses challenges to bans on stunning for Halal and Kosher meatContinue Reading
90+ Civil Rights Groups Call for Robust Funding for Education Civil Rights Office to Protect Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mattie Goldman, goldman@civilrights.org. WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, … Read more: 90+ Civil Rights Groups Call for Robust Funding for Education Civil Rights Office to Protect StudentsContinue Reading
Human rights court finds failings in Greece tourist rape inquiry – The Guardian
… human rights. Almost three years after lodging the case, the complainant, from West Yorkshire, was said to be delighted after learning that the … Read more: Human rights court finds failings in Greece tourist rape inquiry – The GuardianContinue Reading
Homeless encampments are a human rights crisis, housing advocate warns – YouTube
The federal housing advocate says Canada's growing number of homeless encampments are a human right crisis. In a new report, Marie-Josée Houle … Read more: Homeless encampments are a human rights crisis, housing advocate warns – YouTubeContinue Reading
Human Rights and Constitutional Rights – IHREC
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland's national human rights and Equality institution. We are an independent public body that … Read more: Human Rights and Constitutional Rights – IHRECContinue Reading
Real Climate Solutions Must Include Human Rights – YES! Magazine
"Turns out that human rights abuses aren't the key to decarbonization, after all." … The authors of “The Conceivable Future” argue that we should … Read more: Real Climate Solutions Must Include Human Rights – YES! MagazineContinue Reading
Syrian returnees exposed to 'gross human rights violations and abuses,' says UN
UN Human Rights Office chief says new report paints alarming picture of Syrian returnees' suffering – Anadolu Ajansı. Read more: Syrian returnees exposed to 'gross human rights violations and abuses,' says UNContinue Reading