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A NOTORIOUS rapist once described as a “serious danger” to public safety has lost a human rights challenge against the Scottish Government. Read more: Glasgow rapist who is 'danger' to public loses human rights claimContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council's current hearing on China's human rights record is exposing a global split. The Universal Periodic Review process … Read more: Global Split At China's Human Rights ReviewContinue Reading

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell explains why Kenneth Eugene Smith should not become the first nitrogen execution in the US. Read more: Human Rights Campaigner Explains Why Murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith Shouldn't Be ExecutedContinue Reading

The mudslinging at China's "human rights record" in the quinquennial review by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday … Read more: Shame on those weaponizing human rights: China Daily editorial – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

RIYADH: The Saudi Human Rights Commission, in cooperation with the Kingdom's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, held a panel discussion on … Read more: Saudi Human Rights Commission holds panel discussion on linking human rights to SDGsContinue Reading

A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Thursday said that the military drones while targeting rebels … Read more: Burkina Faso military drone strikes killed dozens of civilians: Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

An Attawapiskat member has submitted a 500-page human rights complaint to the United Nations over his First Nation's lack of access to clean … Read more: Attawapiskat member files UN human rights complaint over decades-long struggle for clean …Continue Reading

… under pressure to improve protections for workers, citizens, and the environment when investing in countries with questionable human rights records. Read more: EBRD under pressure over human rights complaints – DevexContinue Reading

CARACAS, Venezuela (OSV News) — Venezuelan parishes and human rights organizations are demanding "a trustworthy, expeditious and transparent" … Read more: Human rights groups demand investigation into mysterious death of missionary in VenezuelaContinue Reading

… human rights crisis” in our state. The letter specifically highlights seven laws passed during the last legislative session which infringe on the … Read more: Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights TreatiesContinue Reading

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — During a regular periodic review conducted by the UN Human Rights Council, Israel criticized China's treatment of Muslims … Read more: Commentary: Israel's bizarre human rights accusations – People's Daily OnlineContinue Reading

Sunak was defiant when asked about the European Court of Human Rights' intervention, insisting he will not let a "foreign court" stop deportations … Read more: Blow for Rwanda plan as top human rights judge reminds Sunak he must obey court – ITVXContinue Reading

Intersessional panel discussion on human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem. Time and place. 5 … Read more: Intersessional panel discussion on human rights challenges in addressing and countering … – ohchrContinue Reading

The keynote message from the conference was that lawyers around the world remain fundamental to championing legal representation and human rights … Read more: Human Rights Violations in Iran: The Role of Lawyers – The Law Society of Northern IrelandContinue Reading