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The military trial of those involved in attacks on government institutions during the protest after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested will be held in jail on a daily basis.

Warm Pacific greetings from a cold and rainy Melbourne, where winter is fast approaching but, as with all Ombudsman offices large and small, in hot and cold climates, the work continues unabated.

Military courts are meant to dispense justice for crimes committed during an armed conflict, whether an IAC or a NIAC.

In 2021, we argued that the core elements of any conceptualisation of a just transition is already well-rooted in international human rights law. We contended that a just transition should not be (...)

The 101-page report, “Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’ System,” documents the abusive treatment of criminal suspects in pretrial detention. The authorities strip suspects of their right to remain silent, question them without a lawyer, coerce them to confess through repeated arrests and denial of bail, and detain them for prolonged periods under constant surveillance in police stations. The Japanese government should urgently undertake wide-ranging reforms, including amending the criminal pro...

This question-and-answer document examines the human right to social security, and how universal social security can help protect people from economic shocks and other emerging threats, including climate-related hazards, while building just societies where all rights are realized.

Few human rights are violated as widely today as is religious freedom. The Pew Research Center has reported consistently for a decade that about three-quarters of the world’s population lives under regimes that violate religious freedom at high levels.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday called on Thai authorities to release a 15-year-old student activist who was detained after allegedly defaming the nations monarchy. Thanalop Yok Phalanchai was arre...

Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release a 15-year-old student activist detained for allegedly defaming the monarchy.