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April 13, 2023
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Madagascar for the first time from 16 to 27 April to assess the treatment of people
April 13, 2023
United Nations (UN) torture prevention body to conduct first visit to Madagascar
April 13, 2023
Download logo The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Madagascar for the first time from 16 to 27 April to assess the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and the safeguards available to protect them from torture and ill-treatment. Madagascar ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or […]
April 12, 2023
In Nigeria, people with disabilities have historically faced various forms of discrimination and marginalization in different aspects of life, such as education, employment, and social activities. As a result, the voice of people with disabilities often goes unheard.
April 8, 2023
Archie Battersbee, 12, died in the United Kingdom a few months ago after a weeks-long court fight that would have required hospitals to continue life support.
April 6, 2023
A United Nations committee will consider a complaint accusing the United Kingdom government of violating the rights of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who died last August after a hospital withdrew his treatment following a lengthy court battle with his parents.
April 2, 2023
The Editor-in-Chief of The Anglo-American Lawyer Magazine, Srinath Fernando continues his interview with Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, former Ariel F. Sallows Professor of Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong. A leading authority on Constitutional Law of Sri Lanka, he is the author of The […]
March 30, 2023
A Human Rights Watch report on Pakistani prisons has disclosed the evere overcrowding in jails, which has compounded existing health deficiencies, according
March 30, 2023
Amnesty International Indonesia and the Alliance of Independent Journalists urged the government to uphold its human rights commitments and reverse the shrinking civic space in the country.
March 30, 2023
News and Press Release in Arabic on Iraq about Protection and Human Rights; published on 30 Mar 2023 by UNAMI and UNICEF