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… human rights in trials in the digital age. The Clooney Foundation for Justice has helped secure freedom for dozens of unjustly detained … Read more: Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and Clooney Foundation for Justice unite to …Continue Reading

October 8, 2025 Submitted by Stephen Leary- Chair, Hingham Human Rights Commission. Three years ago, the Town of Hingham established the Human … Read more: Hingham Human Rights Commission Announces New AppointmentsContinue Reading

Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former Tanzanian ambassador to Cuba, Humphrey Polepole, who may have … Read more: Tanzania: Fears mount over disappearance of government critic Humphery Pole PoleContinue Reading

Updating prohibited and controlled lists: the CM invites the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) to review and update the lists of inherently … Read more: Curbing the Death Penalty and Torture Trade: Council of Europe Committee of Ministers …Continue Reading

R.H. Tawney insists that morality—and, by extension, human rights—requires belief in God: “The essence of morality is this: to believe that every … Read more: From Where Do Human Rights Come?: Michael Perry and the Religious QuestionContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups have accused the fighters, the military and partner forces of Burkina Faso and Mali of possible … Read more: Burkina Faso's military gov't arrests European NGO workers for 'spying' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more: Egypt: Journalist Detained over Facebook Posts | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Human Rights. “Even though she's now been released, she remains in legal limbo and is fearful of being re-detained for no other reason than the … Read more: Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains UncertainContinue Reading

A former Toronto radio show co-host continued her testimony in a human rights tribunal hearing on Tuesday, alleging executives and management at Corus … Read more: Jennifer Valentyne alleges Corus management failed to act in human rights tribunal caseContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer Hamsa Jassim was shot dead in the city of Kut in Iraq's Wasit province on Tuesday. Read more: Iraqi interior ministry launches investigation into killing of human rights lawyerContinue Reading

The Chinese government should drop the baseless charges against the artist Gao Zhen (高兟) and allow him and his family to return to the United … Read more: China: Free US-Resident Artist Unjustly Charged – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

In Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia, humanists and religious minorities are targeted for art, protest, civil rights activism, or … Read more: Take it from me: freedom of speech is too precious to let slip away – Humanists UKContinue Reading

Share: The arrest of Baber George, a Cary-based preacher and leader of a human rights nonprofit, on charges of soliciting … Read more: Cary Preacher and Human Rights Nonprofit Leader Charged with Soliciting ProstitutionContinue Reading

These statements are unjustified and unacceptable, while also pose a serious threat to human rights defenders and social leaders who have historically … Read more: COLOMBIA: PROTECT CISCA FROM ATTACKS – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading