Muchemi trumped 39 other applicants from North, Central and South America, East and South Asia, Oceania, Africa and Europe to scoop the award. She has represented numerous sexual offenses ...

Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh's interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, said Human Rights ... protect the rights of freedom of expression of the AL members and ...

(Sydney) – Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said today in a ...

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights. The Council of Europe has just adopted ...

Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq is pursuing a judicial review against the UK Government over its policy on licensing arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza. The UK Government have ...

the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted an Opinion calling for al-Qahtani’s immediate release, deeming her detention arbitrary and in violation of international human rights standards.

abolish-ICE advocate." According to the RFK Human Rights organization, it picked Vizguerra and two others for the 42nd annual Human Rights Award because they showed "moral courage and willingness ...

A Kenyan advocate has won the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award for fighting for human rights and representing victims of sexual offences. Janet Muchemi was presented with the award on ...

Bridget Phillipson has been accused of breaching human rights after backing a ban on transgender people using women’s toilets. A group of lawyers say the Education Secretary, who is also the ...

The human rights NGO reported on Friday that more than 20 commuter vehicles and trucks were set ablaze during a “vicious attack” along the Okigwe-Owerri road the day before. The attackers are ...

Manitoba's new Opposition leader says his party wants changes and clarity on a bill by the NDP government that would add gender expression to the province's human rights code. The bill ...

Seventy-seven years ago, the United States positioned itself as a world leader in human rights ... One does not have to be an immigration rights advocate to be concerned about what’s happening ...