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Voices: If you think Starmer’s Labour will protect human rights – think again

I know what it is like to live under a government for whom human rights means nothing. I grew up under an oppressive regime where speaking out could cost you your freedom, and where torture was a tool ...
Jurist

International human rights watchdog urges states to protect rights defenders

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) issued a statement Wednesday calling upon nations to fulfill their obligation to protect human rights defenders and create an enabling environment for ...
UNHCR

Protect human rights

Advocating for the rights of people forced to flee and those denied a nationality. Citizens normally look to their own governments to guarantee their human rights and physical security. When people ...
MinnPost

Come together now to protect human rights and democracy

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Let us not delude ourselves. Human rights and democracy which have been ...
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Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions

Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New ...
Jurist

UN urged to promote global tax cooperation to protect human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that the United Nations Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) should focus on promoting international tax cooperation to ensure ...
Pearls and IrritationsOpinion

Irony abounds: Indonesia gets human rights protection job

Indonesia has assumed the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council, raising questions about credibility, consistency and the ...
Human Rights Watch

Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons

Governments should act on recent political commitments to protect civilians from the bombing and shelling that devastates cities and towns around the world. Civilians make up the vast majority of ...
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States’ obligation to protect climate-related human rights heads to African Court on Human Rights

A group of lawyers and civic organisations have formally asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of African states to protect ...
Computer Weekly

UK’s ‘deregulatory’ AI approach won’t protect human rights

The UK’ government’s “deregulatory” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) will fail to deal with the technology’s highly scalable harms, and could lead to further public disenfranchisement, the ...
The Conversation

Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform

Amy Maguire holds an Australian Research Council fellowship. Her industry partner is the Australian Human Rights Commission. That agenda should include substantive human rights reform. The government ...