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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,...
Do Not Forget the Wayuu Nation: A Forgotten Nation on the Periphery of Humanitarian Aid
The international aid community must use the occasion of World Refugee Day to start fielding the urgent needs of indigenous migrants. We must direct...
Safoora Zargar: A Requiem For Indian Democracy
Imagine someone being jailed for organizing a demonstration -- under such rules hundreds of activists in the Black Lives Matter marches would be in...
Human Rights experts call for global opposition to Israel’s annexation plans
Nearly 50 independent human rights experts are calling for the international community to oppose Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian...