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The Asean Parliamentarian for Human Rights expresses disappointment with Putrajaya's lack of commitment to repeal the controversial law. Read more: Ensure Sosma amendments protect human rights, MPs urged | Free Malaysia Today (FMT)Continue Reading

Democratic governments—and India as the G20 host—cannot speak effectively on international issues or on problems in undemocratic G20 countries … Read more: Believe It or Not, the G20 Agrees on (Some) Human Rights IssuesContinue Reading

Yet, because of certain influential professors, JGLS keeps focusing on subjects like human rights, queer studies, feminist studies, caste studies, … Read more: Excessive focus on human rights subjects at JGLS and need for job market focus | Legally IndiaContinue Reading

Human rights; transitional justice; law and conflict; international criminal law; post-conflict reform and reconstruction; legal developments in … Read more: Members of the Centre for Human Rights Law | SOASContinue Reading

As it was with the MDGs, human rights have played a limited role in the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs. While the SDGs give expression … Read more: The role of Human Rights in the effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Continue Reading

Most countries politely prefer to look the other way when it comes to confronting widespread reports of North Korean human rights violations. Read more: North Korea's human rights violations – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

Seventy-five years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was born from the ashes of the Second World War. Thirty years ago, the Vienna … Read more: Development of human rights & its achievements – CGTNContinue Reading

The Vietnamese authorities should quash recent verdicts in the politically motivated cases against the dissidents Tran Van Bang and Bui Tuan Lam … Read more: Vietnam: Free Democracy Campaigners – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A human rights group in Haiti is calling on Haitian authorities to go after those responsible for the massacre of several church members, … Read more: Haiti human rights group demands authorities take action after gang kills church membersContinue Reading

Representatives for Human Rights Watch, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, Kenya ICT Action Network, Article 19 and Privacy International … Read more: Global cybercrime treaty could be 'disastrous for human rights,' NGOs warnContinue Reading

CM Punk poses with fan holding 'Trans rights are human rights' sign at Wembley Stadium in pointed message to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Read more: CM Punk poses with fan holding 'Trans rights are human rights' sign at Wembley Stadium in …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Burundi about Protection and Human Rights; published on 24 Aug 2023 by Amnesty, CIVICUS and 10ount other … Read more: Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur's mandate and ensure adequate funding for his …Continue Reading

These activities, as per the letters, have detrimental effects on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The letters were … Read more: Saudi Aramco faces UN Inquiry over 'contribution' to climate-related human rights issuesContinue Reading

SUVA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission in Fiji has condemned Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated … Read more: Fiji's human rights commission condemns Japan's nuke wastewater dumping – XinhuaContinue Reading