On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch addressed a letter to France’s new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, urging him to prioritize human rights when crafting national and international policies. The HRW ...

ECHR head Michael O’Flaherty says reducing human rights protections for specific groups would create a “dreadful precedent,” adding: “Look at our European history.” ...

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The United Nation (UN), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have called for the humane deployment of Artificial Intelligence ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Ghana’s newly sworn-in president, John Mahama, to prioritize human rights. The organization emphasized the importance of tackling gender disparity, safeguarding ...

The House of Representatives, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the government of the United Kingdom and other stakeholders have pledged to support efforts at deepening human rights ...

In Geneva on 9 February, the United Nations deputy human rights chief gave an alarming update on the dramatic impact of the financial crisis on the UN’s ability to promote and protect human rights ...

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, in his report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council last September, stated that "no one is safe when human rights are attacked." He ...

The National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a seminar on “The mandate and activities of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN Human Rights Council”. The ...

Bruce Chen is affiliated with the Human Rights Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria, the peak body for the Victorian legal profession. Julie Debeljak is affiliated with the Advisory Committee of ...