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The South African Human Rights Commission calls on everyone to respect the rule of law and to desist from unlawful conduct. The SAHRC reaffirms its … Read more: Media Statement: SAHRC institute legal proceedings against the unlawful denial of non …Continue Reading

The hearing at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal comes after the popular rock station radio show was put on hiatus in May 2022. At the time, Corus … Read more: Former 'Derringer in the Morning' co-host takes Q107 parent company to human rights tribunal – CBCContinue Reading

With support from OSJI, Myanmar victims and civil society organizations have taken the first step towards suing Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor … Read more: Telenor Faces Legal Action Over Human Rights Abuses in MyanmarContinue Reading

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), and the Sudanese Human Rights (…) Read more: Historic first International Criminal Court conviction for Darfur atrocitiesContinue Reading

Human Rights: As documented in previous Select Committee investigations, the CCP uses both AI and high-performance computing to violate human rights … Read more: New Investigation Reveals American and Allied Companies Boosted the CCP's …Continue Reading

… civil society organizations commenting on China's human rights record. Numerous interventions condemned China's ongoing repression in Tibet, with … Read more: Tibet at the 60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

The Committee is made up of 10 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and … Read more: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Benin, Montenegro, and … – ohchrContinue Reading

Article 6 – Right to a fair trial. 1. In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is … Read more: Ending conversion practices in Scotland: consultation analysis – gov.scotContinue Reading

Speech Transcript of the keynote speech delivered by Commissioner O'Flaherty at the 2025 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on 06 October 2025 … Read more: A compass in the storm: multilateralism, human rights, and overcoming global dysphoriaContinue Reading

ICJ urges UN to act on Libya human rights violations 2025 amid ongoing abuses, political fragmentation, and persistent impunity for war crimes. Read more: Libya Human Rights Violations 2025: ICJ Calls for UN Action Amid Persistent AbusesContinue Reading

Addressing concerns about the country's human rights record Prof Larner said the Kazakhstani government "would be the first to acknowledge that the … Read more: Cardiff University defends Kazakhstan campus amid concerns – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council launched a comprehensive probe into abuses in Afghanistan, potentially targeting both the Taliban and … Read more: UN launches investigation into human rights abuses in Afghanistan – YouTubeContinue Reading

Queensland's outgoing human rights commissioner says he has lost sleep worrying about some juveniles "spending weeks and weeks" in the state's … Read more: Children still being held in Queensland watch houses 'greatest regret' for outgoing human …Continue Reading

A Democrat-led civil rights watchdog agency opened a sweeping investigation into how the federal government has responded to allegations of … Read more: Exclusive: US civil rights agency opens sweeping antisemitism probe – ReutersContinue Reading