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Announcements: Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Program; Sufficient Gravity before the ICC Book Lau...

1. Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law of the American University Washington College of Law: Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Registration...

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...

The Right to Early Childhood Care and Education – Part 2

Listen here on Spotify Listen here on Soundcloud   International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international...

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...

Amending Article 319 of Senegal’s 1965 Penal Code Violates the Human Right to Health

On 11th March 2026, Senegal passed a bill doubling the punishment enshrined in the queerphobic provision Article 319 of the 1965 Penal Code from a maximum imprisonment of five year...

Defamation lawsuits against Thai journalists draw criticism from rights groups

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the decision by authorities in Thailand to bring criminal defamation lawsuits against two renowned journalists who reported on a brib...

Rights groups press Nepal government after deadly protests, demand justice and reform

International human rights organizations on Thursday called on Nepal’s newly elected government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, to take immediate steps to strengthen human ri...

The law isn’t neutral, and it never has been

Out now: Multinationals and Human Rights in Asia

Multinationals and Human Rights in Asia Edited by Jason Ho Ching Cheung and Kazuaki Nishioka   This book investigates the availability in Asian jurisdictions of civil remedies agai...

The Right to Early Childhood Care and Education – Episode 1

Listen here on Spotify International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international covenants on human rights ap...

Law, Governance, and AI

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) marks one of the most consequential transformations of the 21st century. No longer confined to laboratories or speculative fiction, AI now...

Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Organised Crime: The Inter-American Commission’s Resolution

In March 2026, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented Resolution 1/26 providing states in the Americas with 50 recommendations to address organised crime....

Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: From Jurisprudence to Treaty Text

States now have an opportunity to codify forced marriage as a specific violation in a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity. The post Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes A...

Government minister commits to human rights treaty at Oxford University event

Lord Hermer spoke at an Oxford University event, where he pledged the government would retain the European Convention on Human Rights.

Internship Experience @ National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi (Online); Participated in Virtual Tours, Attended Ex...

Name Anonymous Name of the Organisation National Human Rights Commission Address: Manav Adhikar Bhavan, Block-C, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi – 110023, India. Duration of Internship...

Rights group urges Kazakhstan to dismiss charges and release activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva

Human Rights Watch on Sunday called for the dismissal of charges brought by authorities in Kazakhstan against outspoken feminist and LGBTQ+ rights activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva. Comm...

CfP: International Conference on Constitutionalism and Human Rights in a Changing World Order at the Faculty of Law, Jag...

  The post CfP: International Conference on Constitutionalism and Human Rights in a Changing World Order at the Faculty of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal [May 5 – 6]: Subm...

Human rights screening: The Flemish Model and Practice (3/11)

In late 2019, the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) issued Recommendations for implementing a human rights assessment at the Flemish universities, building on the pioneering w...

Internship Experience @ State Human Rights Commission, Chennai; Administrative Tasks, Calm Environment; No Stipend {S}

Name Anonymous Name of the Organisation State Human Rights Commission, 143, P.S. Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Greenways Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India Dura...

Rights organization calls on Hungary to repeal anti-LGBTQ law after EU court ruling

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Hungary to repeal its 2021 anti-LGBTQ “child protection” law, one day after the European Union’s top court ruled the measure illegal...

Call for Chapter for Edited Book on Women – Rights, Law & Justice: Submit Abstract by May 30

  The post Call for Chapter for Edited Book on Women – Rights, Law & Justice: Submit Abstract by May 30 appeared first on Lawctopus.

Academic Freedom over Human Rights? (5/11)

In 2024, universities worldwide witnessed an escalation of pro-Palestinian protests. Against the background of established human rights violations by the Israeli government in Gaza...

Rights group calls on European Commission to revise anti-deforestation regulation following critical omission

Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the European Commission to revise the text of its anti-deforestation regulation, scheduled for implementation by the end of 2026, after critics...

NHRC Unveils New Complaint Manual to Boost Justice Delivery

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with key stakeholders, has endorsed an updated Harmonised Complaints and Redress Manual aimed at strengthening human r...