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We spoke to Dr Victoria Rose, a consultant plastic surgeon who has volunteered repeatedly in Gaza hospitals and spoken graphically about what … Read more: 'Definite evidence' of starvation killing children in Gaza says human rights lawyerContinue Reading

On 15 August 2025, the Initiative for Peacebuilding co-organised a joint conference with academics from Monash University, the University of New … Read more: Joint Conference on Four Years of Taliban Rule: Confronting Impunity and Systematic …Continue Reading

Rowan Smith is a senior associate solicitor in the human rights department. View profile. News Article. Field And Trees (1). Environment Planning … Read more: Legal challenge over approval of data centre – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Prison conditions in Tanzania are “dire”, according to Fulgence T Massawe, director of access to justice at the Legal and Human Rights Centre, a … Read more: Pressure grows on Tanzania to free victim of domestic violence who has been on death row …Continue Reading

The U.S. Department of State released their annual Human Rights Reports (HRRs) six months later than usual. The HRRs cover 198 countries and … Read more: The U.S. Department of State released their annual Human Rights Reports (HRRs) six … – FacebookContinue Reading

Kangji Medical, headquartered in the PRC, is a leading medical device manufacturer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read more: A&O Shearman advises on the financing for TPG-led take-private of Kangji MedicalContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has blocked Greece from deporting a group of people who were detained following the recent asylum … Read more: MEDITERRANEAN: Rise in crossings on two routes ― More deaths of people on the move …Continue Reading

The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human … Read more: UN rights chief decries 'relentless intensification' of US sanctions against International …Continue Reading

A Labour MP has become the first in his party to call for Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Read more: First Labour MP calls for withdrawal from ECHR – The TelegraphContinue Reading

seven migrant Washingtonians who were expelled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to El Salvador's notorious megaprison CECOT, in … Read more: Gross Human Rights Violations in Washington State: Enforced Disappearance and RefoulementContinue Reading

Following a toxic waste spill in Zambia, Walker Syachalinga considers how messaging from authorities creates a barrier to justice for communities … Read more: The impact of Zambia's toxic spill on local communities – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Angelita Baeyens is an international human rights lawyer, advocate, and educator with extensive experience in litigation, policy advocacy, and … Read more: International Human Rights Lawyering: Rewards and Challenges – Harvard Law SchoolContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Burundi about Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Aug 2025 by CIVICUS, EurAc and 6count other … Read more: Burundi: As Risk Factors Multiply, Extend the Special Rapporteur's Mandate – ReliefWebContinue Reading

In the past year, Russian authorities continued not only to enforce but to expand their harsh, retaliatory and arbitrary authoritarian practices. Read more: Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper on the Human Rights Situation in the Russian FederationContinue Reading