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… 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

UN Human Rights Council to Consider Arms Embargo Against Israel | Vantage with Palki Sharma The United Nations Human Rights Council is all set to … Read more: UN Human Rights Council to Consider Arms Embargo Against Israel | Vantage with Palki SharmaContinue Reading

During the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, the Council marked the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, commemorated (21 … Read more: HRC55: calls for development, reparations, right to ancestral territories for people of African descentContinue Reading

If Friday's debate approves the draft resolution it would mark the first time the UN's top rights body has taken a position on the war raging in Gaza. Read more: UN Human Rights body to consider resolution calling for an arms embargo on IsraelContinue Reading

Situation Report in English on Myanmar about Protection and Human Rights; published on 3 Apr 2024 by ND-Burma. Read more: Human Rights Situation weekly update (March 22 to 31, 2024) [EN/MY] – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Esteemed international jurist, human rights advocate and former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby is one of several new speakers and … Read more: Michael Kirby on board for historic human rights forumContinue Reading