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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

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has delivered a verdict in the case of Ukraine vs. Russia over Crimea, recognizing systematic human … Read more: ECHR has recognized systematic violations of human rights in occupied Crimean peninsulaContinue Reading

Equality and equity build stronger societies for all. LGBTQI+ human rights defenders and civil society organizations are critical stakeholders and … Read more: Release of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Presidential …Continue Reading

It's as simple as that. LGBTQI+ rights are human rights. And our government has a responsibility to defend them, to promote them – here and everywhere … Read more: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 2024 Pride Month Convening on U.S. Foreign PolicyContinue Reading

Past Book Award Laureates · 2022 · Elizabeth K. Hinton · Heather McGhee · 2021 · Claudio Saunt · 2020 · Jonathan Metzl. 2019 … Read more: Past Book Award Laureates – Robert F. Kennedy Human RightsContinue Reading

The MERCOSUR Institute for Public Policies on Human Rights (IPPDH) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announce the call for … Read more: 7th Edition of the International Course on Public Policies in Human RightsContinue Reading

Throughout the past year, Ontarians encountered various human rights challenges, including a surge in hate expressions, healthcare disparities, and … Read more: OHRC releases its 2023-24 annual report: Fostering a Human Rights Culture in OntarioContinue Reading

United Nations: The top UN human rights official on Thursday voiced concern over the use of anti-terror law in India to silence critics and urged … Read more: UN Human Rights Office urges India to drop cases against Arundhati Roy over comments on KashmirContinue Reading

The supermarket said it would not source tinned pineapples from Kenya until Del Monte fully implemented its human rights improvement plan. Read more: Morrisons drop pineapple supplier over violence at Del Monte farmContinue Reading