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Climate change, environmental ethics, and public sector strikes in Africa take centre stage at the 13th Ethics, Human Rights & Medical Law … Read more: Ethics And Ubuntu – Africa.comContinue Reading

That's according to the Foundation for Human Rights. It says the tragedy would have been avoided if people had proper housing as per the … Read more: Joburg fire | Foundation for Human Rights calls for humanity – eNCAContinue Reading

By Darlington Gatsi. IN the aftermath of a disputed plebiscite, civil society organisations have demanded the intervention of the Southern African … Read more: Civic Society, human rights activists petition SADC, AU to front establishment of Transitional GovtContinue Reading

MOGADISHU/ WASHINGTON DC– The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the ongoing … Read more: SJS and RFK Human Rights call for Mohamed Bulbul's immediate release – Horn ObserverContinue Reading

A unique new handbook will help scientists, human rights defenders, and legal experts further develop Ukraine as a constitutional democracy. Read more: Partners take first steps on 'handbook' for constitutional democracy in UkraineContinue Reading

Al-Singace, a Bahraini academic and human rights defender, is also serving a life sentence for his role in the 2011 protests. He has been on a hunger … Read more: Bahrain: Address Hunger Strike Grievances | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Thus, serious human rights violations were turned into news of a criminal nature for a population that was living through the breakdown of the … Read more: Chile 50 Years On: Memory, Justice and Human Rights for ReconciliationContinue Reading

U.S. President Joe Biden should require Vietnam to do more to protect human rights before forging closer ties between the two countries, … Read more: Vietnamese diaspora urges Biden to prioritize human rights before visit – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

This was reported by the Office of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), Dmytro Lubinets. Read more: Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner says Ukrainian doctor illegally imprisoned by …Continue Reading

The German statement follows mounting international concern over allegations by UN experts and human rights groups that Saudi border forces have … Read more: Germany says it ended training of Saudi border forces after abuses reported – The GuardianContinue Reading

Statements by UN human rights experts and bodies on the human rights situation in the Russian Federation, from July 2022 – July 2023. Read more: Statements by UN human rights experts and bodies on the human rights situation in the …Continue Reading

Between April and June 2023, the Human Rights Service (HRS) of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) documented more than 1,860 … Read more: Human Rights Situation: Main trends Quarterly report: April – June 2023 – Haiti | ReliefWebContinue Reading

U.N. member states are set to publicly examine its rights record in early 2024 as part of a review process at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read more: UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny | ReutersContinue Reading

US ambassador to the UN's Human Rights Council condemns Iranian officials in UN leadership roles on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death. Read more: Iran Shouldn't Have Roles In UN Human Rights Ecosystem – USContinue Reading