France is being sued for its pervasive use of racial profiling.

During a landmark court hearing in Paris, a lawyer for a group of civil rights organizations argued that France must put an end to the widespread use of racial profiling against people of black and north African descent, who are routinely stopped by police and requested to present their identific...

Jill Biden celebrates the United States' re-entry into UNESCO in Paris

On Tuesday, in Paris, Jill Biden was there for a ceremony that marked the official re-entry of the United States back into the United Nations agency. The ceremony involved the hoisting of the American flag.

On Tuesday, the United States flag was hoisted once more at the United Nations E...

The trade union BMS is worried about how badly foreign workers' rights are being violated in Qatar.

The biggest central trade union in India, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), is worried about how migrant workers' human rights are being violated in Qatar.

BMS said that it is "deeply concerned" by the fact that migrant workers' rights, especially those of Indians, ar...

Cities in France are boycotting World Cup events in a show of solidarity with the global movement condemning Qatar for its human rights and environmental abuses

Less than a month remains until the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar, and already a number of French cities, including Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Marseille, have announced they will be boycotting the tournament and will not be setting up the customary fan zones with giant TV scree...

The US Wants to Increase Export Restrictions Against China Due to Security and Human Rights

The Biden administration is attempting to restrain China's military and technology advancements by implementing the lessons learnt from controls on Russia during the Ukraine War.

To impede Russia's economic and military progress after it invades Ukraine about five months ago, th...

The Committee of Ministers has adopted a recommendation on fair play in sports

Fair trials are required in the fight against doping in sports, but also recognise the need to preserve an athlete's private life, including his or her reputation and health-related information. The Committee of Ministers has issued a Recommendation to the Member States aimed at reinforcing t...

A recent US study offers a bleak picture of human rights in Pakistan

The State Department has painted a bleak image of human rights in Pakistan, noting several examples of extrajudicial murders, restrictions on media freedom, and 'pervasive corruption' in politics and governance.

The State Department's Pakistan 2021 Human Rights Report, issue...

Chemical Restraint Is Still Used in Nursing Homes

Human Rights Watch stated today that the Australian government should ban the use of chemical restraints in nursing homes to regulate the conduct of elderly persons with dementia. The Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety delivered its final report one year ago, in March 2021, advocati...

The US Bans Visas for Certain Countries Marking Human Rights Day

On International Human Rights Day, the U.S. imposed financial sanctions and banned visas for several current and former government officials and institutes from nine countries including China, Myanmar, and Russia. 

The United Kingdom and Canada joined the United States in imposing ...

UK hosts summit for G7 Foreign and Development Ministers

Britain will be hosting a summit Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 summit and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will also be present. This summit will be held in Liverpool from 10 to 12 December.

Highlights

• UK to host ...

Malala announces her marriage on Twitter

Social activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage on Twitter. The Pakistani human rights campaigner married Asser Malik and posted images of her celebration on Twitter.

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Afghan women forced to marry Taliban terrorists

As the Taliban acquires over Afghanistan after the retrieval of US forces from the country, it deviates from its promise of magnanimous victory and has started torturing civilians and taking over cities. Taliban is now forcing unmarried girls and women of the age group 12-45 to become wives for t...

Chinese Billionaire sentenced for 18 years

Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu, sentenced to 18 years of jail, on Wednesday. Sun was arrested in March this year. He owns a company called Hebei Dawu Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Group.

Sun is a critic of the ruling communist Party. His company works in food production, poultry proce...

AUSTRALIA: UNITED NATIONS RAISED SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OVER INDIA TRAVEL BAN

Highlights:

• The United Nations human rights officials have raised serious human rights concerns over Australia’s India travel ban
• Rupert Colville said that, they have serious concerns about whether the penalties for the travel rules breach meets...

CHINA REJECTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSES IN XINJIANG

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• China rejects Human Rights Watch accusations of abuses in Xinjiang.
• Human Rights Watch appealed to the U.N. Human Rights Commission to investigate reports Xinjiang region.
• Beijing refuted by saying the camps are for job t...

CHINA TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS & ENTITIES IN US AND CANADA

Highlights

• China on Saturday made an announcement that it is imposing sanctions on individuals and entities in the United States and Canada

• China would impose sanctions on the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Gayle...

UNITED STATES TO REJOIN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

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• In the year 2018, the US under leadership of Trump had withdrew itself from the council after accusing the UN Human Rights Council of unfair targeting of Israel

• The Biden administration has recommitted the US to a foreign policy centred on democracy, h...

US IS CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE REPORT BY UN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA

Highlights

• This UN report highlights several worrying trends like deepening immunity, ethno-nationalist rhetoric, increasing militarisation of governmental functions and intimidation of the civil society over the period of last year

• The US State Department Spokes...

M&S COMPLY WITH CALL TO ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EXPLOITATION IN CHINA’S XINJIANG REGION

• Retailer Marks & Spencer has given their consent to a call to action on human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
• In December, the BBC disclosed new evidence that China is forcing countless Uighurs and other lesser-known minorities into hard, manual labour in the ...

UN RIGHT’S CHIEF WORRIED OVER SHRINKING LIBERTIES IN HONG KONG

HIGHLIGHTS

• The UN rights chief voiced worry over captures of activists in Hong Kong, noticing that an intense new security law was having a chilling impact on fundamental freedoms

She expressed worry about the quickly contracting liberty majori...