Human Rights Law

During her trip, Secretary Clinton also raised many serious concerns about human rights issues with the Prime Minister and … s Rapid Action Battalion (or RAB), a paramilitary law enforcement group made up of policemen and Army soldiers, is involved … Continue reading →

“Lack of accountability for army officials implicated in alleged past human rights violations not only damages the credibility of the Nepal Army but also sends a public message that undermines the rule of law in Nepal,” he added. On 26 … Continue reading →

Human Rights Watch is also investigating whether D.C. police covered up and misreported sexual assaults. Researchers on the condom report said they spoke to more than 300 people — including 200 sex workers, law enforcement authorities and …

MONTREAL – Quebec’s embattled anti-protest law, created to quell unruly demonstrations and allow students to return to classes, was dealt another blow yesterday. The province’s human rights commission announced that following a two-month analysis …

Geneva, 18 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Wednesday she was concerned that a series of legislative amendments in the Russian Federation would have a seriously negative impact on human rights in the country. … Continue reading →

Human Rights Watch officially released the 12-page report at a press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday that includes interviews with more than 300 current or former sex workers, activists, law enforcement and public health …

Killer Jeremy Bamber and two other murderers will have their appeal over keeping them behind bars for the rest of their lives heard by the Grand Chamber of Europe’s human rights court. The hearing will test whether the UK’s law … Continue reading →

… should have rights and another for those rights to be legally recognized. As of now, they’re not. Cetaceans are, like every other non-human animal species, seen by the eyes of the law as objects. And while there are some … Continue reading →

… should have rights and another for those rights to be legally recognized. As of now, they’re not. Cetaceans are, like every other non-human animal species, seen by the eyes of the law as objects. And while there are some … Continue reading →

… should have rights and another for those rights to be legally recognized. As of now, they’re not. Cetaceans are, like every other non-human animal species, seen by the eyes of the law as objects. And while there are some … Continue reading →