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Fresh evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Syrian conflict, probe finds
In its latest report, the Commission of Inquiry on Syria highlighted the military campaign launched late last year in Idlib Governorate by pro-Government forces, to retake...
Palestinians between COVID-19 pandemic and unilateral Israeli plan of annexation
On March 2020 took place the third general elections in the parliamentary Republic of Israel, for the 120 seats of the Knesset. The results...
How the reservation system of India is defining a new era of human rights violation
India at the time of its independence made a provision to reserve around 22 per cent of the seats in education and government jobs....
The Free And The Fettered
It was almost two-and-one-half centuries ago -- July 2, 1776 to be exact -- when the American colonies voted for independence; two days later,...
Police Reforms: “All Lives Matters.”
Police and law enforcement agencies play a vital role in maintaining stability and peace in society. It is human nature to violate, but police...
Tapping the full potential of Equality Bodies for a fairer Europe
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the Equality Body covering England, Scotland and Wales, recently launched an inquiry into statistical evidence showing that...
UN rights experts call for decisive measures to protect ‘fundamental freedoms’ in China
The repression of “fundamental freedoms” by the Chinese Government prompted nearly 50 UN independent experts on Friday to express their continuing alarm, urging the...
US sanctions against international court staff a ‘direct attack’ on judicial independence
The decision by the United States to authorize sanctions targeting staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “a direct attack to the institution’s...
Digital tools being used to track people as never before
The internet and new digital tools are being manipulated as never before to infringe on people’s right to free assembly, the UN’s top rights...
Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against people of African descent by law enforcement agencies,...