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UN rights chief criticizes Türkiye justice reforms over potential life sentences for children – JURIST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday criticized recently adopted changes to Türkiye’s juvenile justice system that…

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Human rights must be a core issue at the 2nd Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Conference

– Thanks to civil society mobilisation, the 1st International Conference to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels - held by Colombia and…

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Supreme Court Ruling Rejects the Promise of Miranda Rights

Legal Organizations Across Ideologies Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Block on President Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks on Harvard BOSTON – Today,…

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Okolo confirmed West African regional director International Human Rights Protection Service

Hon. Dr. Jim Chimezie Okolo has been officially confirmed as the West African Regional Director for Inter-Governmental Affairs at the…

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Human rights groups challenge Trump’s attack on the ICC

Four US human rights groups are challenging Trump administration sanctions they say criminalise cooperation with the International Criminal Court and…

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Remedies Abandoned: US Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Trump Administration

There is a deep wound that has been created that even when this administration is gone will still be there.…

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COURT OF APPEALS DENIES CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL OFFICIALS FOR POLICE ATTACK ON CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS NEAR WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today denied an appeal regarding constitutional claims against former…

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Human rights groups sue US government over Hague court sanctions

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2 officers who violated George Floyd’s civil rights may serve less time following new ruling

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sided with two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating…

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