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They claim that this failure to investigate put the government in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This argument was … Read more: Ex-MPs take election interference case to Grand Chamber – Leigh DayContinue Reading

The rights organisation found that these practices amount to crimes against humanity. A 2014 report by Human Rights Watch corroborated accounts from … Read more: Syria arrests ex-military official in charge of notorious Sednaya prison | News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

“When a journalist and/or human rights defender is murdered, my human rights die a little,” said defender Miryam Vargas Teutle of @fpdtampt during … Read more: PBI-Mexico accompanies the launch of the Espacio OSC #ProtectingDignity campaign for …Continue Reading

… human rights in Afghanistan … Special Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human rights experts appointed by the United … Read more: UN expert condemns latest execution in Afghanistan | OHCHRContinue Reading

Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, … Read more: Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award – NDTVContinue Reading

The first edition of the conference, held in 2008 under the theme “Human Rights and Public Policies: The Path to Ensure the Citizenship of Gays, … Read more: Brazil Resumes Key Dialogue over Equality – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

New economic indicators developed by the UN link GDP with human rights, fostering sustainability, strengthening the global economy, and promoting … Read more: UN advances human rights-focused economic metrics | Digital Watch ObservatoryContinue Reading

Banjul (The Gambia), October 21, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Republic, represented by Mr. Laaroussi Abdallah, Director of the Human Rights Department … Read more: Sahrawi Republic takes part in 85th Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples' RightsContinue Reading

The report cited proposals for major cuts to the U.N. human rights office and for the elimination of funding for some U.N. investigations, in what it … Read more: China and Russia repeatedly tried to defund U.N. human rights work: reportContinue Reading

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Where this freedom is upheld … Read more: Religious Freedom in the World Report 2025 | Aid to the Church in Need – ACN UKContinue Reading

Nikita White, Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia said: “[A Human Rights Act] would allow people to create better lives for themselves and … Read more: 106 organisations and experts call for inquiry into Human Rights Act for NSWContinue Reading

A small group of countries led by China and Russia has repeatedly tried to block funding for human rights-related work at the United Nations over … Read more: China and Russia repeatedly tried to defund UN human rights work, report says | ReutersContinue Reading

An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Charla Dorrington vs. A.J. Acheson Sales Ltd., operating as Canadian Tire, … Read more: Independent Human Rights Hearing Begins October 28 | Government of Nova Scotia News ReleasesContinue Reading

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and partners have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern for … Read more: IBAHRI joint statement on travel ban and deteriorating health of lawyer Lu SiweiContinue Reading