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President of Human Rights Council appoints members of new investigative mechanism on Sudan

As shown in Germany, European courts may now offer a chance at justice for those who have suffered atrocities in armed conflicts in Syria and beyond.

Punish police prejudice, United Nations urges world Punish police prejudice, United Nations urges world July 5, 2021 The United Nations has called for an end to impunity for police who violate the human rights of black people in a landmark race report. The families of black people killed in custody called for greater accountability from police following today’s publication of the report, which urges countries worldwide to take concrete action against discrimination, violence and systemic raci...

By Cherranda Smith Photo: Getty Images “There is today a momentous opportunity to achieve a turning point for racial equality and justice,” a report by UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said. After the murder of George Floyd last May, Bachelet launched a cornerstone investigation into the centuries-old roots of racial discrimination people of African descent face around the globe.  The Associated Press, Bachelet sought to bring a “transformative” approach to add...

Stop denying racism, start dismantling it, U.N. rights chief says Reuters | Jun 28, 2021 10:14 PM EDT A visitor looks at a memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd, who died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S (Photo : REUTERS/Eric Miller/File Photo) Nations should "start dismantling racism", set up reparations programmes and prosecute law enforcement officials for unlawful killings of people of African descent, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday. Michelle ...

UN rights chief tells nations to Stop denying racism, start dismantling it Hits: 222 GENEVA--Nations should "start dismantling racism", set up reparations programmes and prosecute law enforcement officials for unlawful killings of people of African descent, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday. Michelle Bachelet, in a global report sparked by the murder of African American George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020, said police use of racial profiling and excessi...

Baronness Helena Kennedy will lead the group (John Phillips/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Legal, gender and human-rights experts have been appointed to a working group to consider whether misogynistic behaviour should become an offence under Scots law. The Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill would allow misog...

Legal, gender and human-rights experts have been appointed to a working group to consider whether misogynistic behaviour should become an offence under Scots law. The Scottish Governments Hate Crime Bill would allow misogynistic harassment to become a standalone offence while also adding age prejudice to existing aggravating factors. Human-rights lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy has been asked to lead a taskforce that will examine the case for making misogyny an offence. Members of the group have...