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No, the practice of governments violating human rights beyond their borders is not new. Civil society organizations have been documenting such abuses … Read more: Q&A: Transnational Repression – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The international community must continue to pay close attention to the troubling human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of … Read more: Life in DPR Korea still 'daily struggle devoid of hope' warns human rights chief | UN NewsContinue Reading

It is evident that widespread and systematic human rights violations in the DPRK continue. On the 10th anniversary of the UN Commission of Inquiry on … Read more: You cannot separate North Korea's human rights violations from the threat it poses to … – GOV.UKContinue Reading

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned about a rise in hate against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in our province and across Canada. A … Read more: Public asked to defend against hate, discrimination: N.S. Human Rights Director – The LakerContinue Reading

Under human rights law, every person has the right to determine the number and spacing of their children, and to access the information and means … Read more: Human Rights Standards on Contraceptive Information and ServicesContinue Reading

… behalf of 57 Member States and the delegation of the European Union, on the human rights situation in Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Read more: Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea Briefs Press on Human Rights Situation in …Continue Reading

… killed in broad daylight, today's verdict is a huge blow to his family and the wider human rights community in Türkiye. “The decision […] Read more: Türkiye: Acquittal of three police officers for involvement in killing of human rights lawyer a …Continue Reading

Komnas HAM report outlined that the police had been consistently involved in human rights abuse cases related to strategic national projects and … Read more: Police most reported to Komnas HAM over human rights violations – SocietyContinue Reading

… transition. Furthermore, Asia's centrality to the world's supply chains makes its environmental and human rights practices global concerns. Read more: Asia in Focus: ESG Investing and the Business and Human Rights AgendaContinue Reading

Republic chief executive Graham Smith said: "Human rights laws protect the right to meaningfully protest. To see those same laws used to … Read more: Trooping the Colour: Republic accuses Met of blocking protest – BBC NewsContinue Reading

2023 Australian Human Rights Awards finalists. Women's equity and racial equality advocate Juliana Nkrumah AM has been awarded the prestigious 2023 … Read more: 2023 Human Rights AwardsContinue Reading

India's new government should reverse laws and policies that discriminate against religious minorities and other vulnerable populations and end … Read more: India's New Government Should Refocus on Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on United States of America and 1 other country about Protection and Human Rights; published on 11 Jun 2024 by … Read more: Human Rights Watch Testimony on Texas' Troubled Border Security Program – ReliefWebContinue Reading

To whom it may concern, It is with a heavy heart and disappointment that I am submitting my resignation from the inaugural Watertown HRC Committee … Read more: LETTER: Resident Explains Withdrawal from Human Rights Commission | Watertown NewsContinue Reading