Tajikistan lawyer wrongfully held for a decade – Civil Rights Defenders
Tajikistan has wrongfully imprisoned human rights lawyer Yorov for ten years for exercising his human rights, 12 organisations said today. Read more: Tajikistan lawyer wrongfully held for a decade – Civil Rights DefendersContinue Reading
Mr NN v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)
Mr NN v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2025) AusHRC 183 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights … Read more: Mr NN v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)Continue Reading
North Korea Human Rights Crisis: A Lost Decade of Repression and Fear
The North Korea human rights crisis worsens with intense repression, surveillance, and rights violations blocking the movement's progress. Read more: North Korea Human Rights Crisis: A Lost Decade of Repression and FearContinue Reading
HRW urges Tajikistan to release human rights lawyer – JURIST – News
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday condemned Tajikistan's authorities for wrongfully imprisoning lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov for ten years and urged … Read more: HRW urges Tajikistan to release human rights lawyer – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading
BBC Local podcast Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance to explore a powerful story of resistance …
Though he survived, he continued to campaign for human rights until his death in 2024. Through interviews, archival material, and personal reflections … Read more: BBC Local podcast Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance to explore a powerful story of resistance …Continue Reading
HHS' Office for Civil Rights Refers Harvard University for Suspension and Debarment Proceedings
Office for Civil Rights Recommends Excluding Harvard from Federal Funding to Protect the Public Interest. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and … Read more: HHS' Office for Civil Rights Refers Harvard University for Suspension and Debarment ProceedingsContinue Reading
No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis
This phenomenon is not only a climate issue—it's a human rights failure. The rights to life, health, education, work, and shelter are enshrined in … Read more: No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisisContinue Reading
Non-lawyer's bad advice can't be good-faith explanation for delay: human rights tribunal
In a case claiming discrimination under Ontario's Human Rights Code, 1990, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that erroneous advice from a … Read more: Non-lawyer's bad advice can't be good-faith explanation for delay: human rights tribunalContinue Reading
Human rights on the Compass – Human Rights Education Training Course in Portugal – Youth
From 29 September to 03 October 2025, the Compass National Training Course on Human Rights Education takes place at the Lisbon Youth Centre. Read more: Human rights on the Compass – Human Rights Education Training Course in Portugal – YouthContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of State's Bahrain Human Rights Report is Woefully Inadequate
– Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha and Drewery Dyke. Additional examples abound. In March 2024, the GoB arrested political and human rights activist Ebrahim … Read more: The U.S. Department of State's Bahrain Human Rights Report is Woefully InadequateContinue Reading
NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL …
The establishment of a national mechanism for the protection of human rights defenders (NMPHRD) enables the competent authority to develop … Read more: NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL …Continue Reading
MALI: THE MALI NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HAS DEVELOPED A MANUAL …
The socio-political and security situation in Mali since 2012 has exposed human rights defenders (HRDs) to multiple risks. Read more: MALI: THE MALI NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HAS DEVELOPED A MANUAL …Continue Reading
MALI: THE MALI NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STRENGTHENS THE …
Human rights defenders (HRDs) play an essential role in protecting everyone's rights and assisting victims of human rights abuses and violations. Read more: MALI: THE MALI NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STRENGTHENS THE …Continue Reading
Covid-19 Inquiry: Children's Rights Organisations call for protection of children in future crises
Children's Rights · Civil Liberties and Human Rights · Commercial and Business Ethics · Community Care Law · Court of Protection · Criminal Defence … Read more: Covid-19 Inquiry: Children's Rights Organisations call for protection of children in future crisesContinue Reading
Covid-19 Inquiry: Sangeetha Iengar makes opening submission on behalf of Long Covid …
“My clients ask the Inquiry to treat the devastation caused to children's lives as a human rights issue and to conclude that the actions of Government … Read more: Covid-19 Inquiry: Sangeetha Iengar makes opening submission on behalf of Long Covid …Continue Reading