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These actions are inconsistent with the government's commitments to undertake human rights reforms and call into question Malaysia's credibility as a … Read more: Malaysia: Government undermines civic freedoms and protection of human rights defenders …Continue Reading

In a joint statement, five groups said Anwar's government was undermining civil liberties and the protection of human rights, pointing to Putrajaya's … Read more: Groups dismayed by Anwar's failure to protect human rights | MalaysiaNowContinue Reading

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and … Read more: Keir Starmer, the human rights lawyer who brought Labour back into power • FRANCE 24 EnglishContinue Reading

GENEVA, July 4 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday concluded its 4th United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, … Read more: China completes 4th Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council – XinhuaContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre has written to Vice-Chancellors at four Victorian universities to urge them to drop threats of disciplinary action … Read more: Student rights to protest peacefully must be protected – Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

RIYADH: The president of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) said on Thursday that the Kingdom remained committed to attaining the highest … Read more: Saudi Arabia committed to attaining highest standards in protection of human rights, says HRC chiefContinue Reading

Throughout its Universal Periodic Review – a state-to-state rights review process at the United Nations Human Rights Council that concluded today … Read more: Meaningful Follow-Up Needed as China's UN Rights Review ConcludesContinue Reading

China on Thursday rejected Western-led recommendations for human-rights reforms, including calls for greater freedoms in Hong Kong and for Uyghurs … Read more: China rejects key Western calls for human–rights reforms at U.N. meet – The Japan TimesContinue Reading

Before Wednesday's report, HRW addressed a submission to the EU in May in which it enumerated alleged human rights violations committed by Vietnamese … Read more: HRW calls on EU to review its dialogue with Vietnam over human rights concerns – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

348 recommendations were issued, including on respect for civic freedoms. Among the recommendations made were to ratify human rights treaties, repeal … Read more: Government undermines civic freedoms and protection of human rights defenders by failing …Continue Reading

GENEVA (4 July 2024) – The sentencing of 10 environmental activists in Cambodia points to a sustained pattern of intolerance towards human rights … Read more: Experts condemn conviction of environmental activists in Cambodia – ohchrContinue Reading

There has long been a call from human rights experts for Australia to take this action as it is the only Western liberal democracy without a … Read more: Outgoing head of Human Rights Commission calls for human rights act – CathNewsContinue Reading

Today, B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner intervened in a case before the BC Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) involving allegations of hate speech and … Read more: B.C. Human Rights Commissioner seeks clarity on hate speech jurisdiction during BCTF v. NeufeldContinue Reading

Australia is the only Western liberal democracy without a legislated human rights act. Why is that? And what would change if it had one? Read more: Why doesn't Australia have a human rights act? | SBS NewsContinue Reading