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A woman human rights defender's house was raided, Pashtun activists were arrested and a human rights defender is on trial on fabricated cybercrime … Read more: Pakistan: Crackdown on the opposition, Baloch protesters and other civic freedoms ahead of …Continue Reading

The routine denial of children's human rights in the name of community safety is dangerous, and accepting the inhumane treatment of children who have … Read more: If incarceration made us safer, Queensland would be the safest state. Instead we … – The GuardianContinue Reading

[St. Paul, MN] The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) today filed a lawsuit in Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District Court against Sheridan … Read more: Minnesota Department of Human Rights Sues Printing Company for Failing to Stop a …Continue Reading

Civil society groups which once spoke up for asylum-seekers or migrant workers have fallen silent in the wake of the national security law, … Read more: Shine a light on the plight of migrants in Hong Kong at upcoming UN human rights reviewContinue Reading

This day marks invasion, the violent dispossession and attempted erasure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Read more: Statement on 26 January | Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

GENEVA — A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be … Read more: China rights record in spotlight at UN – ABS-CBN NewsContinue Reading

… human rights conventions. Regrettably, Australia was among several nations that faced allegations of complicity in these human rights violations. Read more: Australia and the Sri Lankan Crisis of 2009 – Australian Institute of International AffairsContinue Reading

A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised … Read more: China Rights Record In Spotlight At UN | Barron'sContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights office is calling on the US state of Alabama to halt an inmate's appeal to be put to death by nitrogen gas. Read more: UN Human Rights office condemns US inmate's appeal for first-ever execution by nitrogen gasContinue Reading

… human rights records”. ADVERTISEMENT. Advertisement. With Sir Keir having used a speech earlier this month to highlight the “need to clean up … Read more: SNP challenges Starmer to 'sever all ties' with Tony Blair Institute – Yahoo News UKContinue Reading

Human Rights and Democracy · Human Trafficking · The Ocean and Polar Affairs · Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance · Science, Technology, and … Read more: Discussions with Mexican Officials on Migration at the Department of StateContinue Reading

The drafters of the Declaration undertook the task of drafting the human rights principles that would establish pathways for world peace and … Read more: Australias Decline as Human Rights Champion: Whats Next? – Mirage NewsContinue Reading

Since December, Sri Lankan authorities have been cracking down hard on drugs, arresting around 1000 people per day. The U.N. Human Rights … Read more: UN Fears Human Rights Violations in Sri Lanka's War on Drugs – TaiwanPlus NewsContinue Reading

One of the most powerful people in the world paid a brief visit to Ireland last week, namely Li Qiang, the premier of China. Read more: David Quinn: Forget human rights, cash is king when it comes to our dealings with China …Continue Reading