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… Court of Human Rights in Case 13645 with regard to Honduras, concerning the death of trans woman Leonela Zelaya and its subsequent impunity. Read more: IACHR Files Application Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Case Concerning …Continue Reading

Unrest like that seen in July 2021 may happen again as the causes have still not been addressed. The South African Human Rights Commission has … Read more: SA Human Rights Commission says another July unrest likely – YouTubeContinue Reading

The aim was to investigate alleged human rights violations and, in particular, discrimination experienced by Roma since 24 February 2022. A monitoring … Read more: ODIHR Report on the Human Rights Situation of Internally Displaced Roma People in UkraineContinue Reading

Examples of a human rights claim involving disability include discrimination in the workplace, discriminatory hiring practices, inaccessibility to a … Read more: More than half of human rights complaints in Saskatchewan last year involved disabilitiesContinue Reading

Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch says the UK should not challenge the international criminal court's right to seek justice for alleged war … Read more: Labour must drop challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant, says human rights chiefContinue Reading

This post shows that China's numerous international human rights treaty obligations and unilaterally-assumed legally binding commitments under its … Read more: China's Duties to Prevent and Redress the Human Rights Impacts of the Belt and Road InitiativeContinue Reading

… human rights violations and abuses … human rights violations and abuses. On 15 July 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/19671. The … Read more: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment … – Consilium.europa.euContinue Reading

When the human rights lawyer Yan Christian Warinussy returned home from work on July 17, his 10-year-old son, Mario, begged for ice cream. Read more: Prominent Rights Lawyer Shot in West Papua, Indonesia – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Róisín McGrath examines the continuing barriers to abortion access nearly six years after the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Read more: Róisín McGrath: Abortion 'postcode lottery' could lead to human rights challengesContinue Reading

12.6.2024. Source: Norwegian Refugee Council. In the first half of 2024, there has been a severe escalation of violence and human rights violations in … Read more: Escalating violence and human rights violations in West Bank – Independent Catholic NewsContinue Reading

Extradition of Mr Wright's co-accused, Mr Chappell, had been refused by the SDJ on human rights grounds in an earlier hearing. In Mr Wright's case … Read more: Extradition to Japan refused – Doughty Street ChambersContinue Reading

We should not be surprised; Azerbaijan is a country that has scant regard for human rights and international law. The country is scored a pitiful … Read more: Azerbaijan's Human Rights Abuses Should Bar it From Ever Hosting the COP SummitContinue Reading

Under CSDDD, it's mandatory for EU & non-EU companies to identify & minimise environmental & human rights impacts. Read more: Understanding CSDDD: New EU Rules for Corporate Responsibility – edieContinue Reading

Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on … Read more: Letter from Civil Rights Organizations on Countering All Forms of HateContinue Reading