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Article: US Is the Top Human Rights Violator in the World, and It’s Not Even Close
Republished from The American Herald Tribune Few things are more politicized and distorted in the United States than the subject of human rights. Over the last two generations, the U.S. political class and its conduits in the corporate media have weaponized human rights to serve an imperialist […]
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland denies Boris Johnson set to opt out of major human rights laws
The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has denied Boris Johnson is set to opt out of the European Convention on Human Rights. Mr Buckland said leaving the Convention would be “wholly wrong” and that the UK […]
European Court of Human Rights’ president degrades court with Turkish award
Because Europe prides itself on institutions that uphold and promote international law, the European Court of Human Rights is perhaps the most popular symbol of the European approach toward statecraft. As the Strasburg-based court was established under the aegis of Council of Europe, its jurisdiction is far broader than even […]
Boris Johnson ‘plans to opt out of human rights laws’ amid Brexit row
Boris Johnson is planning to opt out of parts of the Human Rights Act, according to reports. The prime minister is said be considering ways to prevent the legislation being used to stop deportations of asylum seekers and prosecutions of British soldiers. A review of human rights laws has been […]
Fury at Boris Johnson’s plan to have ‘opt-outs from human rights laws’
Boris Johnson has sparked fury after it emerged he is plotting “opt-outs” from human rights laws in certain situations after Brexit. The Prime Minister is looking at changing the law to make it easier to deport migrants or asylum seekers, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Changing the law could also […]
Personal data transfer and human rights | Feature
In July, Schrems II (case C-311/18) saw the European Court of Justice rule that the ‘Privacy Shield’ was invalid. This is a framework agreed between the UK and US to allow for the free flow of personal data across the Atlantic in a way which was, at the time, believed […]
Boris Johnson set to opt out of human rights laws
© ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his controversial plan to override sections of the […]
Boris Johnson to opt out of major European human rights laws
Boris Johnson looks set to withdraw from significant European human rights laws in a move which could make it easier to deport migrants and more difficult to sue British soldiers. Ministers are considering opt-outs from the Human Rights Act (HRA) in areas the Government believes European judges have ‘overreached,’ according […]
‘Legendary’: Prominent human rights lawyer George Bizos dies | South Africa
George Bizos, the anti-apartheid campaigner and human rights lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela during the decades-long struggle for South Africa’s democracy, has died. He was 92. Bizos died “peacefully” at his home in Johannesburg of “natural causes”, his family said late on Wednesday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the […]
Boris to opt-out of major European human rights laws making it easier to deport migrants, harder to sue soldiers
Boris Johnson looks set to withdraw from significant European human rights laws in a move which could make it easier to deport migrants and more difficult to sue British soldiers. Ministers are considering opt-outs from the Human Rights Act (HRA) in areas the Government believes European judges have ‘overreached,’ according to […]
Environmental human rights defenders in Mexico: The issue of structural violence
Conduct that suppresses the right of association and assembly and false or unfounded accusations of alleged crimes against public safety presented by the authorities against environmental activists lead to victimizing acts, such as offenses against honor, judicial harassment, denial of due process, double jeopardy, arbitrary detention, forced disappearance, torture and […]
Apple strengthens commitment to human rights with new policy
Apple has once again responded to critics with the publication of a human rights policy it says commits the company to “freedom of information and expression.” Freedom of expression “At Apple, we are optimistic about technology’s awesome potential for good,” says CEO Tim Cook. “But we know that it won’t […]
Analysing the Draft UN Treaty on business and human rights
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are active in some of the most dynamic sectors of national economies with the capacity to assert a positive influence in fostering development. Some of those enterprises make real efforts to achieve international standards by improving working conditions and raising local standards of living conditions. Some MNEs, […]
NYC Is Requiring Landlords Set Aside Apartments For Voucher Tenants Under New Approach To Enforcing Human Rights Law
For months, Elizabeth Elohim was living in a shelter with her daughter as she struggled to secure a permanent apartment with a Section 8 housing voucher. Getting the federally funded voucher alone took long enough, in part because she only became eligible once she lived in a shelter. She “hit […]
Kingdom of Morocco Remarkably Elected to UN Human Rights Committee
Elected by 127 votes out of 171, among 14 other competitors vying for the 9 seats to be filled on the said Committee, the Moroccan expert will sit for a four-year term in this UN body in charge of monitoring the implementation of commitments incumbent on states parties under the […]
Rights and civil society organisations submit recommendations on new acid violence law
Kathmandu, Sept. 16 — A delegation representing six human rights and civil society organisations has submitted a set of recommendations for a new legislation on acid violence to Law and Justice Minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe. The delegation of Amnesty International Nepal, Burn Violence Survivors Nepal, Forum for Women, Law and Development, […]
Apple commits to freedom of information and expression in human rights policy
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its humans rights policy – a move which follows increased pressure from shareholders. The U.S. tech giant has come under fire for removing virtual network apps from its App […]
A hopeful signal for Hong Kong’s human rights and rule of law?
© Hong Kong Free Press These days, the bad news coming out of Hong Kong seems to arrive on an almost daily basis: Legco elections delayed for a full year. Pan-democratic legislators barred from running for re-election. Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai arrested, along with prominent activist Agnes Chow and […]
UK government plans to remove key human rights protections
© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters The government is planning to “opt out” of parts of the European convention on human rights in order to speed up deportations of asylum seekers and protect British troops serving overseas from legal action. The proposals are being coordinated by Downing Street […]