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… human rights. "The principle of restorative justice in the criminal justice system in Malaysia is always upheld," she said in a statement on … Read more: Historic day for human rights in Malaysia, says Azalina | The StarContinue Reading

Washington, D.C. – Marking the 75-year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the American Declaration of the Rights and … Read more: The IACHR Joins the International Community to Call for Urgent Protection of the Human …Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch spoke by phone with two displaced people sheltering in hospitals and 16 healthcare workers and hospital officials in Gaza and … Read more: Gaza: Unlawful Israeli Hospital Strikes Worsen Health Crisis – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Hollywood star, Angelina Jolie, who is also a refugee advocate, has lambasted Pakistan as deep concern is rising about the survival of Afghan … Read more: “Backsliding in human rights…” Angelina Jolie calls out Pakistan's atrocities on Afghan refugeesContinue Reading

… criminalization of students speaking out against the mass atrocities Palestinians are suffering and for Palestinian safety and human rights. Read more: Joint Letter to Universities: Protect Essential Student Activism for Palestinian Human RightsContinue Reading

The weaponisation of the judicial system to attack journalists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders diminishes the independence of the … Read more: UN experts urge Bangladesh to seize Human Rights Council review as opportunity to … – ohchrContinue Reading

As we transition into an era of human rights due diligence mandated by regulation, many in the business and human rights community are nervously … Read more: Good Governance and The Future Scope of Human Rights Due Diligence – JD SupraContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Croatia must pay 15000 euros in compensation to Zoran Vukusic because he was kept in inhumane … Read more: Croatia Ordered to Compensate Ex-Prisoner for Poor Jail Conditions | Balkan InsightContinue Reading

PRNewswire/ — Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA president, actor, writer, and activist, will receive … Read more: SAG-AFTRA PRESIDENT FRAN DRESCHER TO RECEIVE THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY …Continue Reading

After also completing his master's degree in International Law, he had hopes of working in human rights. But when the Government changed in 2021 … Read more: "Everyone should be protected." How Mohammad is using his career to help other refugeesContinue Reading

This creates serious human rights and security risks, Human Rights Watch said. Several other countries use technology that allows for vehicles to … Read more: Uganda's License Plate Tracking Raises Human Rights Issues | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

Schiff was also joined by Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, and human rights activist and the … Read more: Schiff Calls for Action Amid Azerbaijan's Human Rights Abuses During ANCA-WR Press ConferenceContinue Reading

… rights of disabled people. “I underscore the achievements of our country in the human rights sector, I cannot ignore the difficulties that we have … Read more: Russian UN envoys shoot back at Western criticism of its Ukraine war and crackdown on dissidentsContinue Reading

COPENHAGEN, 13 November 2023 – Malik Ben Achour (Belgium), Rapporteur of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's General Committee on Democracy, Human … Read more: OSCE PA human rights rapporteur calls for ceasefire in GazaContinue Reading