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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

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. … Guatemala has arrested a former member of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption mission, … Read more: Rights watch | Scottish Legal NewsContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council should establish an independent mechanism on Sudan. To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the … Read more: Sudan: Joint Letter Calling for Independent Mechanism – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Africa: Leaders at key Climate Summit and week must place human rights at centre of ambitious, bold action. African leaders convening in Nairobi … Read more: Africa: Leaders at key Climate Summit and week must place human rights at centre of …Continue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that five workers died after inhaling poisonous gas … Read more: Human rights body issues notice over death of MP workers while cleaning tank – India TodayContinue Reading

Warsaw, 1 September 2023 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the … Read more: ODIHR observers to Poland's parliamentary elections to hold press conference on MondayContinue Reading