Human Rights
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In Guinea, Fears of Torture of Forcibly Disappeared Opponents
Locate, Release Them, Investigate Allegations of Torture. Ilaria Allegrozzi, Senior Sahel Researcher On the evening of July 9, three members…
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Guinea: Massacre Trial Awaits Landmark Verdict
Parties Request Reparations, Life Sentences, and Acquittals in Closing Arguments. (Brussels) – Judges are set to deliberate on a verdict…
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After 13 years, Julian Assange walks free
Julian Assange is expected to be in Australia late tomorrow, a free man. Mary Kostakidis * Pearls and Irritations Footage tweeted by…
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Education Still Vulnerable to Attack in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Sign Safe Schools Declaration; Ensure Rights of Children to Safe Education Syinat Sultanalieva, Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division. In…
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Odilia Romero: Eradicator of Indigenous stereotypes
She is Zapotec, born in the town of San Bartolomé Zoogocho in the highlands of Oaxaca. Melissa Gomez Photography by…
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Attacks on Education in War Surge Globally
Palestine, Other Major Conflicts Drive Much of the Increase. This report was authored by a partner organization, the Global Coalition to…
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Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29
Azerbaijan’s government has been accused of cracking down on media and civil society activism before the country’s hosting of crucial…
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Events and initiatives to mark the 50th tragic anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and on-going occupation of Cyprus
Events and initiatives to mark the 50th tragic anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and on-going occupation of Cyprus This year,…
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Australia Needs a Human Rights Act
Last Thursday, Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on Australia’s human rights framework. Daniela Gavshon, Australia Director X@dgavshon…
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The Criminalization of Solidarity: The Stop Cop City Prosecutions
Georgia’s sweeping and political application of conspiracy law echoes a tactic that shattered the left roughly a hundred years ago,…
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Australia must support landmark ICC application for arrest warrants in the Situation in Palestine
The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes the announcement overnight from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he…
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Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC:Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine
Today I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the…
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Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, making it the 22nd country in Europe to do so. Seb Starcevic…
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Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
Petition launched to halt mass ceremony that organisers say is for 100 orphans whose parents were killed by gangs The…
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‘Failed’: Criticism over budget’s response to Australia’s gendered violence crisis
The latest federal budget contained welcomed investments in women’s safety — but some advocates say it was also a “missed…
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How is this possible. How is this possible. How is this possible.
Over the last 5 weeks, I developed a friendship with a woman in Gaza. Her name will be W. Isabelle…
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