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Eswatini's parliament should provide sufficient resources to protect women against violence and to effectively implement the 2023-2027 National … Read more: Eswatini: Address Violence Against Women | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Three years ago, I joined a small team at Human Rights First that was leading a global coalition of civil society groups, trying to make use of a … Read more: It's Time to Use Magnitsky Sanctions to Better Protect Marginalized GroupsContinue Reading

The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently published a policy statement (Policy) pertaining to “caste-based discrimination” under Ontario's … Read more: Ontario, Canada Human Rights Commission Publishes Policy on Caste-based DiscriminationContinue Reading

We hear from human rights attorney Noura Erakat for her thoughts following the International Court of Justice's preliminary ruling on South … Read more: Ruling on genocide case against Israel: Human rights attorney weighs in – Little Rock Public RadioContinue Reading

The Home Office (Secretary of State) implicitly considers whether an application is a human rights claim and whether a right of appeal exists against … Read more: A Guide to Human Rights Claims in UK Immigration Applications – LexologyContinue Reading

Kurdish political prisoners Pezhman Fatehi, Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi and Vafa Azarbar were executed today in Ghezel Hesar Prison in … Read more: Iran executes four Kurdish political prisoners in Karaj – Kurdistan Human Rights NetworkContinue Reading

The law would hold large companies to account for their human rights and environmental impacts across their global value chains. Under the law, … Read more: Germany Throws a Spanner in Works of the EU Supply Chain Law | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A human rights activist accused of being behind several fires was arrested on Thursday January 25 in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, … Read more: Human rights activist arrested in Equatorial Guinea – Medafrica TimesContinue Reading

Pierina Nochetti, a lesbian human rights activist, is facing criminal charges of “aggravated damage” for painting a graffiti in protest … Read more: Argentina: Lgbti+ activist criminalised for graffiti protest – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The case, premised on allegations of human rights violations during a conflict, included charges of rape, sexual violence, forced marriage, and … Read more: ECOWAS Court Throws Out Human Rights Violations Case Against Mali – Arise NewsContinue Reading

After this commission failed to achieve its stated objectives, the Human Rights Council in 2015 passed the first of a series of important resolutions … Read more: Sri Lanka: New Transitional Justice Process Lacks Credibility – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… human rights atrocities in Africa. Advertisement. Survival International, which fights for the rights of indigenous peoples, has launched a … Read more: Prince Harry faces calls to quit his role in a conservation charity accused of operating an …Continue Reading

“The conviction and 27-year prison sentence for Sokha, a political opposition leader, shows Cambodian authorities' disregard for human rights and the … Read more: Cambodia: Authorities must overturn baseless treason conviction of opposition leaderContinue Reading

Ugandan civil rights groups challenged the Anti-Homosexuality Act in December amid international pressure to repeal the law. Ali Rogin speaks with … Read more: LGBTQ+ Ugandans fight for survival, civil rights under country's anti-gay law – YouTubeContinue Reading