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In response, a group of New York legislators have introduced a bill that would explicitly apply state human rights law to the criminal justice system. Read more: Human rights watchdog under scrutiny | News | pressrepublican.comContinue Reading

These mass killings most likely constituted crimes against humanity and require an international investigation, Human Rights Watch said. National … Read more: Egypt: Rab'a Massacre Reverberates 10 Years Later | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Quadri is pursuing justice at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and is awaiting a decision on admissibility there. Delay in Justice. Read more: On final appeal, Court finds Mexican civil society leader guilty of “gender-based political …Continue Reading

The directive respects the fundamental rights and principles recognised in the European Convention on Human Rights and in the EU Charter of … Read more: Family reunification – Language selection | Migration and Home Affairs – European UnionContinue Reading

The prize is awarded by the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice and is named after late U.S. representative and activist Tom Lantos, a … Read more: Canadian Irwin Cotler, who helped free Mandela, given prestigious human–rights awardContinue Reading

Gun violence is a contemporary global human rights issue. Anyone can be affected by firearm violence worldwide, but the rising trend of … Read more: Will there ever be a farewell to guns in the USA? – Pakistan TodayContinue Reading

"Humanity was killed in Egypt on that day," he says. … But in a report, published one year after the dispersal, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said … Read more: Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on – BBC NewsContinue Reading

… former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom spoke about taking efforts to stop human rights violations by the Chinese government. Read more: 'Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It': Enes Freedom Urges Effort To Protect Human Rights In ChinaContinue Reading

Work with Red Cross 'really opened my eyes to the importance of human rights law and how we should all understand how people suffer from conflict … Read more: 'Democracy is fragile': Retired cop supports police around the world – Innisfil NewsContinue Reading

This has led to a severe human rights and humanitarian crisis, with a lack of funding for Afghan NGOs and the World Food Program having to cut 8 … Read more: The Humanitarian Impact of The Taliban's Restrictive Laws on Women in AfghanistanContinue Reading

UN human rights chief Volker Turk described the conditions of the detention as inhumane, degrading and in violation of international human rights … Read more: Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Moderate Tories fear the party's attack on human rights will alienate many voters and damage the UK's global standing. Read more: We risk being seen as the 'nasty party' again, warn senior Conservatives – The GuardianContinue Reading

YOUR starter for 10: how many cases did the UK lose at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last year? Read more: Andrew Tickell: UK's focus on the ECHR is a sign of a dying government | The NationalContinue Reading

The universality of universal human rights has been under question since the inception of the discourse. Past critiques have been based on ethical … Read more: What does the European Parliament's resolution on Manipur tell us about the tectonic shift in …Continue Reading