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Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane. By Lynsey Chutel Justice Dept. Reports Broad Civil Rights Abuses at Georgia Jail System
The obvious conclusion to draw from the litany of human rights crises in 2022—from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine and Xi Jinping’s open-air ...
The human rights and humanitarian crises have caused some to question the effectiveness of the human rights framework as a model for protection and for positive change – especially...
Protecting Rights, Saving Lives. Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
The United States on Friday slapped sanctions on dozens of people over human rights abuses, including Iranian officers it accused of being involved in the targeting of U.S. officials, ahead of...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief warned Thursday that the world is at an especially dangerous moment in history, with disregard and disrespect for international law “reaching a deafening crescendo.”
GENEVA (29 February 2024) – The UN Human Rights Committee found that the number of individual complaints brought before them has reached an all-time high, with increasing patterns of violations of freedom of expression and political rights. The Committee anticipated a further surge in such cases this year, the biggest election year in history.
Transgender rights have become a political flashpoint in the US. Republican bill to restrict first transgender member of Congress draws criticism November 19, 2024
Russia gripped by human rights crackdown, says UN A UN investigation found evidence of increased police brutality and repression since February 2022. 23 Sep 2024
GENEVA (10 March 2022) – A UN human rights expert has expressed grave concern at the scale, severity and systematic nature of human rights violations perpetrated against religious and belief minorities in situations of conflict, in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today.