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The authorities in India are increasingly using summary and abusive punishments against Muslims deemed to have broken the law.

We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. No one should lose their lives at a football match.

Rights groups say vague language in new decree-law will likely lead to abuse by authorities and result in the silencing of journalists.

By Marla Fernandez on LinkedIn Facts Available The Colorado legislature passed an abortion law to codify Roe v. Wade before it was overturned. In June...

Following a string of arrests and with censorship on the rise, the Senegalese government must protect the right to freedom of expression.

Civil society urges Tunisia's president to withdraw the new communications and information law and protect free expression and press freedom.

Arrested in March 2021 and facing up to three years in prison if convicted on the dubious charge of "interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer", Ivashyn has spent part of his detention in solitary confinement, where he also suffered a heart attack.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most ratified international human rights treaty to date. Since its adoption in 1989, 196 countries have ratified the CRC, committing to protect children from violence and exploitation, and ensure their education and healthy development.The United States is the only UN member state that has

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the urgent need for Congress and President Biden’s administration to strengthen US labor law and regulations to protect children from hazardous work in agriculture.