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Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests are carried out in accordance with international human rights law and standards, including the right to a free and fair trial and the right to be brought promptly before a judge

Amnesty International Australia urges state and territory governments to put an end to the inhumane, degrading treatment and punitive measures inflicted upon its youth in detention.

الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - On 7 December, during an online webinar for the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, four nations &mda

The Israeli military was quick to investigate the accidental killings of three Israeli hostages last week, but human rights groups say there is very little accountability when Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian children.

ASTANA. Dec 20 (Interfax) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law a bill ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.

EDITOR: Every year on the 3rd of December, the international community comes together to celebrate and/or recognize International Day of Persons living with Disabilties. Article one (1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states that “Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society &helli...

ISSUE 12: News and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasia

On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders on 9 December, and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on 10 December, the International Commiss

Sunday 10 December is International Human Rights Day.

Contemporary models of democracy cry out to be reimagined and revitalised to respond to contemporary challenges.