Rights

In the midst of escalating violence and the lack of the rule of law, the UN on Tuesday presented allegations of brutal torture and a general deterioration of the rights situation in Myanmar. James Rodehaver, the...

As the Taliban continues to overrun major Afghan cities like Herat and Kandahar, many Afghan women are worried about their future under Islamist fundamentalist rule if the group takes control of the country. If the Taliban...

A decision by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to demand the suppression of a media report concerning one of the court’s sitting judges violates the freedom of the press, warns Transparency International Brazil. The demand to...

Amazon.com confirmed on Thursday it has secured UK and Ireland rights to broadcast the US Open Tennis Championship, adding its first Grand Slam to a sports offer that already includes action from the ATP World Tour....

The Human Rights Programme(HRP) has published the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP in Bengali and Sadri language. First time in Bangladesh, the UNDRIP is published in an ethnic language. (Sadri, is...

News Hour Indigenous activists and human rights campaigners around the world yesterday celebrated Brazil’s Supreme Court ruling unanimously in favor of indigenous land rights. In two land rights cases, all eight of the judges present voted...

News Hour: Key decisions boosting support for Indigenous peoples’ rights have been adopted by IUCN State, government and civil society members today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaiʻi. In a landmark decision,...

News Hour: Today, (Wednesday 15 June) on World Elder Abuse Awareness day, a survey into the economic abuse of older people in Serbia has revealed that institutions responsible for the protection of legal rights are failing...