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A witness described the killing of Nyakorenga, telling Human Rights Watch that around 6pm police officers chased several people from an area near the … Read more: Tanzania: Police Linked to Killings at Gold Mine | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch has found at least 25 instances of the arrest or sentencing of journalists and activists in the past year, almost all of whom … Read more: Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29 – The GuardianContinue Reading

TORONTO, June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a landmark decision, the international body that hands out human rights accreditations has concluded … Read more: Canada Under International Review for Violating Human Rights – Yahoo FinanceContinue Reading

… rights abuses since 7 October in a new independent report to the UN Human Rights Council. The damning accusations, compiled by investigators from … Read more: Israel, Hamas accused of war crimes in new UN report – BBC NewsContinue Reading

MENA Rights Group joins 27 organisations in condemning the Egyptian government's intimidation and reprisals against lawyers and calling for the … Read more: Egypt: UN experts call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyersContinue Reading

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