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Human Rights Consortium Scotland urges UN Human Rights Committee to question the Scottish Government on the critical need for legal aid reform. Read more: Urgent Plea for Legal Aid Reform in Scotland: Human Rights Consortium appeals to UN CommitteeContinue Reading

Revitalising Australia's human rights framework – including efforts to introduce an Australian Human Rights Act – will be the focus of a landmark … Read more: Historic forum to build momentum for Australian Human Rights ActContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre is scheduled to appear before INSLM at a public hearing in Canberra later this month. Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer at the … Read more: Transparency should trump secrecy to improve Australia's national securityContinue Reading

Dear Representative: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, I urge you to oppose H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act. The … Read more: Oppose H.R. 7511 the Laken Riley ActContinue Reading

The United Nations (UN) human rights expert on Russia said on Monday that Alexei Navalny's death was Russia's responsibility, as he was either … Read more: "Who is the next Navalny?": UN human rights expert on Russia warns – YouTubeContinue Reading

Sport and human rights. Sport has the power to bring communities together, and promote health, hard work and equality. Yet it can also be where LGBTI … Read more: Sport and human rights – ILGA WorldContinue Reading

“With this motion, the council encourages companies to meet their obligations to avoid contributing to adverse human rights impacts through their own … Read more: Belfast City Council to consider tighter rules on human rights records of its business partnersContinue Reading

And to draw a line, as international human rights law does. There is no space for religious intolerance and hatred in pluralistic, modern societies. Read more: UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Countering Religious Hatred – GOV.UKContinue Reading

Sir Bill Wiggin, the Tory MP for North Herefordshire, signalled he was sympathetic to the UK withdrawing from “elements” of the Human Rights Act, … Read more: Human rights not much use if you're dead, MP warns peers set against Rwanda planContinue Reading

11 March 2023. UN Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory Ramallah. Israel must immediately stop home demolitions and forcible displacement … Read more: UN Human Rights Office calls on Israeli authorities to halt imminent home demolitions and …Continue Reading

… human rights NGOs on the issues relevant to the execution of pending judgments. It is the third such informal exchange since the expulsion of the … Read more: Informal exchange of views of the Committee of Ministers with representatives of Russian …Continue Reading

"These children were already victimized during ISIL's rule, only to be subjected to years of continued human rights violations and abuses," … Read more: Nearly 30000 children are suffering human rights abuses in Syria, UN-backed commission saysContinue Reading

This study employs empirical methods and the V-dem index and Risse, Sikkink scheme to fully understand the cases at various points in time. Read more: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION AND MIMICRY OF DEMOCRACY IN AUTOCRATIC INSTITUTIONSContinue Reading

… human rights law since March 2011 in the Syrian Arab Republic. The Human Rights Council also tasked the Commission with establishing the facts and … Read more: UN Commission of Inquiry: “Syria, too, desperately needs a ceasefire” | OHCHRContinue Reading