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Adv Jared Gekombe. Print. Jared. LLB (Moi University), LLM HRDA (Pretoria) LLD Cand. (Pretoria). HRDA Tutor and Doctoral Candidate Read more: Adv Jared Gekombe – Centre for Human Rights – University of PretoriaContinue Reading

17TH WEBINAR: HUMAN RIGHTS II … The World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA) is a network of national and international associations that … Read more: 17TH WEBINAR: HUMAN RIGHTS II – WCAA – World Anthropological UnionContinue Reading

ASEAN nations have some of the grimmest records in terms of defending environmental human rights defenders, only second to Latin America. In the … Read more: Making ASEAN a safe place for environmental human rights defenders – The Jakarta PostContinue Reading

Other texts adopted concerned the postponement of the implementation of certain activities mandated by the Human Rights Council; the right to food; … Read more: Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean …Continue Reading

Shockwaves of the war in Gaza: Rights to speech, protest and information must be guaranteed globally to fight antisemitism and islamophobia. Read more: Statement on civil liberties infringements re the war in Gaza | Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

… human rights. The legislation, adopted in May last year, is among the world's harshest anti-gay laws and has drawn condemnation from rights … Read more: Ugandan court upholds anti-LGBTQ law but says some human rights infringed by itContinue Reading

In a landmark ruling for fundamental freedoms in Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found that for over two decades the state … Read more: In Historic Victory for Human Rights in Colombia, Inter-American Court Finds State Agencies …Continue Reading

The contribution of the Human Rights Council to this end is pertinent and urgent as we all witness gross abuses of human rights in different parts of … Read more: UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on Prevention of Genocide submitted by ArmeniaContinue Reading

Two directors of a now-shuttered textiles factory convicted and jailed for human trafficking have lost a court case in which they claimed their … Read more: Leisure Clothing human traffickers lose human rights case – Times of MaltaContinue Reading

Experts in technology, law, and human rights debate the unique implications of this technology and how we might best direct its potential to … Read more: Where Generative AI Meets Human Rights – Stanford HAIContinue Reading

Moscow Distorts UN Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine. 2 hours ago. Nik Yarst. Moscow Distorts UN Report on the Human Rights … Read more: Moscow Distorts UN Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine. – POLYGRAPH.infoContinue Reading

The case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the one of the Turkish Constitutional Court was also in the focus of the training. The … Read more: Lawyers from İstanbul enhance their knowledge on “Detention in the Context of Migration”Continue Reading

“It is shocking that an opportunity was missed to revoke a law that undermines the rights of LGBTI people in Uganda, their allies, human rights … Read more: Uganda: Court 'turned its back' on human rights by failing to repeal callous anti-LGBTI lawContinue Reading

PHR has worked with our medical, public health, and human rights partners in Ethiopia to document conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Ethiopia. Read more: Crisis in Ethiopia: A Q&A on PHR's Partnerships for Health and Human Rights – PHRContinue Reading