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The human rights campaign group called for it to be scrapped. Published Just now. Home Office. The anti-terror Prevent strategy violates fundamental … Read more: Prevent anti-terror programme incompatible with human rights, says AmnestyContinue Reading

Housing homeless and asylum-seeking children in hotels could be a violation of their human rights, according to a new report by Scotland's … Read more: Housing children in hotels violates their human rights says Children's CommissionerContinue Reading

Rights are also under threat in Burma, Cuba, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. There are well-documented crimes against humanity, … Read more: Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the President of the Human Rights …Continue Reading

The anti-terror Prevent strategy violates fundamental freedoms and should be scrapped, according to a report by a human rights organisation. Read more: Prevent anti-terror programme incompatible with human rights, says Amnesty | Bridgwater MercuryContinue Reading

“Prevent has a chilling effect across many human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly and the right to equality and non-discrimination. Read more: UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights – major new reportContinue Reading

Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay, President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, Special Rapporteur on. The Australian Human Rights … Read more: Engaging with the international human rights systemContinue Reading

A Black couple is accusing the Quebec Human Rights Commission of a sloppy investigation, after the commission dismissed the couple's racial … Read more: Black couple calls out Quebec Human Rights Commission after complaint dismissedContinue Reading

… human rights were breached. Ben, whose family asked for him to be identified only by his first name, fell victim to a “regime of abuse and harm … Read more: Care home breached human rights of resident isolated in windowless room, court rulesContinue Reading

New call for projects on Business and Human Rights, and discrimination based on gender or religion NDICI-Global Europe Thematic Programme on Human … Read more: NDICI-Global Europe Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy – EEASContinue Reading

The event, organized by Undergraduate Student Government, the Human Rights and Action Learning Community and Dodd Impact's Democracy and Dialogues … Read more: USG Leads Dialogue on Voter Participation at Dodd Human Rights Summit – UConn TodayContinue Reading

César Rodríguez Garavito – Why is time relevant to human rights? Read more: Time and Human Rights | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading

The Human Rights Committee, CCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is the body of independent experts that monitors … Read more: 4074th Meeting, 139th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) – UN Web TVContinue Reading

They shed light on war crimes and human rights violations, sometimes at the risk of their own lives. We firmly condemn the killings, physical attacks, … Read more: End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – European CommissionContinue Reading

… Human Rights in his resignation letter dated 28 October. “This will be my last communication to you,” he wrote to the UN's High Commissioner in … Read more: Top UN official resigns over organisation 'failing in duty' towards Palestinians in GazaContinue Reading