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We believe that civil society organisations must play a central role in the EU policymaking process; from drafting to debating, from amending to … Read more: Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now's vision for an EU digital rights agendaContinue Reading

The FIFA Council on Thursday accepted the Palestinian Football Association (PFA)'s petition against Israel for human rights violations and decided to … Read more: FIFA Council accepts Palestinian Football Association's plea against Israel for human rights …Continue Reading

This training course aims to promote human rights among young people, living in London and beyond, and their role as citizens, to contrast … Read more: Human Rights Passwords – Compass in the United Kingdom – YouthContinue Reading

Within a week of the new Bangladesh regime, on 15 September, 73-year-old human rights activist, Shahriar Kabir, was arrested from his home on … Read more: 30 global Human Rights Defenders Demand Release of Shahriar Kabir – Genocide WatchContinue Reading

This piece is part of the series, A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration. Part one: Migration. Read more: Migration: Five Policies that Protect Human Rights and Human Dignity – WOLAContinue Reading

Nearly 60 US lawmakers on Thursday asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev to uphold human rights … Read more: US lawmakers urge Blinken to push Azerbaijan on human rights ahead of COP29 | ReutersContinue Reading

Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “This appeal engages both the Equality Act and the Human … Read more: EHRC statement on Higgs v Farmor's School | Equality and Human Rights Commission …Continue Reading

We are deeply concerned that the authorities in Singapore are set to execute Mohammad Azwan Bin Bohari tomorrow for drug trafficking, … Read more: Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on impending execution …Continue Reading

Prostitution an 'Egregious Violation of Human Rights'—UN Special Rapporteur. Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and … Read more: Prostitution an 'Egregious Violation of Human Rights'—UN Special RapporteurContinue Reading

The US is banning imports from two more Chinese companies over alleged human-rights abuses involving Uygurs, it was revealed on Wednesday, … Read more: US bans Chinese steel and food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rightsContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns over the forcible recruitment of children into Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) youth groups, in a report … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns of child recruitment by military groups in Syria – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI people's human rights | SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities. SDG 10 aims to reduce inequality within and among … Read more: Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI People's Human Rights | SDG 10: Reduced InequalitiesContinue Reading

The ACT is the only place in Australia where a right to a healthy environment is protected. A Human Rights Act could protect all of Australia. Read more: A Human Rights Act: protecting our right to a healthy environment – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The International Bar Association endorses the Council of Europe's first AI governance treaty, safeguarding human rights, democracy, … Read more: Legal profession backs AI treaty to protect human rights – Solicitors JournalContinue Reading