Tag: Rights
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UK: Rights Protections Needed in Gulf Trade Pact
(Beirut) – The United Kingdom government should publicly pledge to incorporate strong human rights conditions…
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Zimbabwe: Rights Activists Acquitted After Year-Long Trial
(Johannesburg) – A Zimbabwe court’s acquittal of three human rights activists on disorderly conduct charges more…
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Belarus Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers
Last week, Belarusian authorities declared the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers (BAHRL) an “extremist…
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US Barriers to Disaster Aid Challenge Human Rights Principles
The Washington Post reports that the US government is requiring organizations receiving federal funding, including from…
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Kenya: Police Harass Human Rights Watch Staff Member
(Washington, DC) – The Kenyan police should end its apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, associate Africa director…
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Why are Big Tech companies a threat to human rights?
Big Tech or big technology companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple influence how…
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Poland: Prosecuted doctor who provided an abortion acted lawfully and upheld patient’s human rights
Amnesty International urges the Polish authorities to discontinue the prosecutorial investigation into the conduct of…
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Afghanistan: Open Letter on Afghanistan to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned Afghan and international civil society organisations, write to you, once again, to…
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UN Rights Council Should Support Justice in Afghanistan
In a new joint letter, 107 organizations reiterated their call for the United Nations Human Rights…
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The Colorado River Is This Tribe’s ‘Lifeblood,’ Now They Want To Give It the Same Legal Rights as a Person
In far western Arizona, the dusty beige expanse of desert stretches as far as the…