Human Rights
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China: Free Detained Tibetan Demonstrators
(New York) – The Chinese authorities should immediately release hundreds of Tibetan monks and villagers who were detained while peacefully protesting the…
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Governments Target Nationals Living Abroad
Killings, Removals, Other Abuses Threaten Rights; Bold Policy Response Needed. Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and…
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By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak
This revived dormant debates about border security. Savitri Taylor The Conversation People without visas come to Australia by air and…
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Historic vote in Australian parliament on Julian Assange
The Australian House of Representatives passed a motion introduced by Tasmanian Independent, Andrew Wilkie on behalf of the Parliamentary Friends…
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Coming face to face with inmates in El Salvador’s mega-jail
With shaven heads, dressed in pristine white, and heavily tattooed, the prisoners know they are being watched and return the…
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Zimbabwe Considers Abolishing Death Penalty
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved a bill that, if passed by parliament, will abolish the death penalty. Idriss Nassah, Senior Researcher. Member of…
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Hungary: Media Curbs Harm Rule of Law
EU Action Needed to Tackle Declining Press Freedom, Pluralism The Hungarian government’s interference with media freedom obstructs journalists from holding…
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Hamburg’s Higher Regional Court Refuses to Address Erdogan’s Influence in the Kenan Agias Case
Today, the defense filed a motion on behalf of Kenan Agias to exclude the panel of three judges because they…
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The Taliban and the Global Backlash Against Women’s Rights
They have systematically violated the rights of women and girls including as they relate to education, paid employment, freedom of…
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Still No Justice for Slain Lebanese Researcher’s Family
Three years ago today, Lebanese researcher, publisher, and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim was killed in south Lebanon by assailants who remain unidentified…
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Türkiye: Ensure Accountability for Deaths in Earthquake
Investigate Public Officials over Responsibility for Deadly Construction The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands…
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Another Niger Media Organization Suspended
The interior minister of Niger’s decision this week to suspend the activities of Maison de la Presse (Press House), an independent media organization,…
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China: Carmakers Implicated in Uyghur Forced Labor
(New York) – Global carmakers, including General Motors, Tesla, BYD, Toyota, and Volkswagen, are failing to minimize the risk of…
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How New Labour created the Rwanda stranglehold
Amid the tension surrounding the Government’s Rwanda policy, one striking cause has been largely ignored. Sanjit Nagi UnHerd Read through…
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A crisis of humanity, a living hell, a blood bath, a situation of utter deepening and unmatched horror
The transcript of the detailed and moving closing arguments for the South African case against Israel to the International Court…
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Setback for Sunak’s Rwanda bill pledge as peers reject his call for haste
Rishi Sunak’s pledge to begin flying asylum seekers to Rwanda by spring looked more distant than ever after members of…
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