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Attacks against national human rights institutes hinder protection of essential rights: UN

Attacks against national human rights institutions (NHRIs) weaken their ability to fulfill their mandates to protect human rights and hinder access to justice and accountability fo...

Amnesty International’s annual report warns global human rights under severe attack

Amnesty International warned in its annual report Monday that human rights around the world are under severe attack, creating “a global environment where primitive ferocity could f...

Us and Them: The Curious Case of Rights and Personhood

Rights are seen as moral guarantees that protect individuals from harm and tyranny. The post Us and Them: The Curious Case of Rights and Personhood appeared first on The Good Men P...

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Climate 'Deteriorating' in Zimbabwe, Monitoring Report Says

[263Chat] Zimbabwe recorded 145 human rights violations affecting more than 3,600 people in April, with political intimidation, arbitrary arrests and restrictions on freedoms of ex...

Natural, Thus Universal, Human Rights

Casey Chalk, The Acton Institute It was admittedly a surprising circumstance for a debate on natural rights. On September 4 of last year, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was speaking dur...

European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators

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HRW backs communities affected by contaminated Zambia mining site

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday in support of a group in Zambia that has called for the African Union to take steps to clean up a mine site that has caus...

Nepal: Balen Government Should Bring Human Rights Reforms

Click to expand Image Nepal’s prime minister, Balendra Shah, takes the oath of office, K...

Rights group condemns Kazakhstan conviction of human rights protestors

Amnesty International called the conviction and sentencing of 19 activists participating in a peaceful protest a “travesty of justice,” in a press release on Tuesday. The protest w...

Sudan: Arbitrary Detention By Army, Security Forces

[HRW] End Abuses, Grant Access to Independent Investigators

World News in Brief: Human rights in Mongolia, surge in sexual violence in Haiti, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday praised Mongolia’s recent human rights progress during a visit to the country, which recently adopted the region’s first law protecting...

Eritrea: U.S. Seeks to Lift Sanctions On Eritrea

[HRW] Concerned Governments Should Not Overlook Dire Rights Record

Human Rights Group Urges FIFA To Push For 'ICE Truce' At World Cup

"FIFA needs to act urgently to address the risks of human rights abuses for athletes, fans, and workers," said Human Rights Watch.

Rights Commission calls for tolerance following reports of violence, threats during Constitutional Amendment Bill public...

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has called on authorities and stakeholders involved in the Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3 (CAB3) process to promote tolerance and pr...

‘When did human rights become a dirty word?’: Readers discuss the state of the world

Readers discuss the US and Iran, bombing for freedom and justice

Rights group praises Australia arrest of hailed war hero for crimes in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday welcomed the recent arrest by Australian police of Ben Roberts-Smith, an Australian soldier accused of committing five counts of war crimes in Afghani...

Singapore: Drop Charges against Human Rights Defender

Click to expand Image Human rights activist Jolovan Wham arrives at the State Court in S...

UN demands Israel release Gaza flotilla activists, investigate abuse claims

Israel must 'immediately and unconditionally' release Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, rights office spokesman says.

UN condemns Türkiye for criminalizing human rights lawyers

UN experts urged Türkiye to stop criminalizing members of human rights groups and lawyers in a press release on Tuesday, criticizing misuse of an anti-terrorism law. The special...

HRW reports rights abuses against civilians by armed group in DRC during occupation of city

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that the armed group M23 committed human rights abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during its...

Rights Need to Guide Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout

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Indonesia: Plan to Vet Human Rights Defenders

Click to expand Image Advocacy for Democracy Team (TAUD) members show solidarity with An...

Zimbabwe: Over 5,000 People Affected By Human Rights Violations in March As Repression Mars Constitutional Amendment Bil...

[New Zimbabwe] Discover moreHealth community newsLegal advice servicesMobile news app subscriptionAT LEAST 5,013 people were affected by human rights violations in March, with a si...