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Myanmar’s military junta has revived a draconian cybersecurity bill that would provide sweeping powers to the authorities, Human Rights Watch said today.

Yemeni and international ‎human rights organisations strongly condemn the Hadhramaut Province ‎security authorities’ ‎arbitrary arrest of journalist Hala Fouad ‎Badawi. She has been ‎imprisoned for more than a month. ‎

It is not the hijab but the banning of the hijab that should be scrutinised on the threshold of constitutional law and human rights norms. Remember, banning the burqa made France neither more peaceful nor secular.

It is time for governments to rescind repressive measures and laws, and to ensure the inclusion of civil society actors in response to the pandemic and post- pandemic recovery efforts.

Introduction: Climate Change Crisis as a Child Crisis On October 11, the UN Child Rights Committee (the Committee) ruled on a historic communications procedure brought forward by 16 children (plaint...

'The reality is that ordinary Filipinos continue to rely on public transportation in attaining basic needs, such as for food, work, and accessing health services,' says the Commission on Human Rights

Freedom of religion and belief and interlinked human rights are under increasing threat in Kyrgyzstan. Forum 18s survey analysis documents: increasing "legal" restrictions on the freedom of religion and belief; Ahmadi Muslims being prevented from meeting since 2011, and refusal to allow the Falun Gong spiritual movement to exist; state attempts aiming to eventually ban all Jehovahs Witness communities; state officials and imams repeatedly stopping people peacefully burying their dead u...

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed “grave concern” over the “No Vaccine, No Ride” policy of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as it slammed the policy as a “restriction to the exercise and enjoyment of the fundamental rights of Filipinos.” The

The freedom of peaceful assembly constitutes the brick and mortar on which the edifice of Indian democracy rests, lawyer Vrinda Grover notes in a report.

On 2 December, a Bishkek court rejected a General Prosecutors Office suit to ban Jehovahs Witness books and videos as "extremist", saying it had been filed under the wrong procedure. The General Prosecutors Office official who took the case to court said it will not appeal. "The repression is postponed for now," said Syinat Sultanalieva of Human Rights Watch. The NSC secret police – which backed the ban attempt – is also pushing to have Jehovahs Witnesses banned. ...