Human Rights Law

Human Rights Watch Asia Deputy Director Phil Robertson says his … are not ours and these poor people get shuffled around. So we have to have rule of law, we have to know what the law is and we have … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, leading human rights group Amnesty International released a report calling out the recently-elected government of Senegal to move quickly to implement reforms and improvements to justice, rule of law, and human rights. The report …

director of Eastern Horn Human Rights Defenders. “It’s really sad that, instead of the country having laws that protect its citizens, it’s actually creating laws that infringe on their rights as citizens of Uganda and make them live in fear.”

MUMBAI: Tehseen Poonawalla on Monday filed a petition with the National Human Rights’ Commission (NHRC … He said the petition seeks that the NHRC ensure enforcers of the law do not become law unto themselves, which is antithetical to the … Continue reading →

Congress should act quickly to give the president the authority to change … support the measure to impose financial and travel restrictions on human-rights violators in Russia. Jackson-Vanik, which barred favorable trade with the Soviet …

“This continued harassment and intimidation of human rights activists must stop and the police need to start adhering to the laws they are supposed to protect and enforce,” said Michelle Kagari, Amnesty’s deputy director for Africa.

Congress should act quickly to give Obama the authority to change Russia … support separate legislation to impose financial and travel restrictions on human-rights violators in Russia. While the U.S. has annually granted preferential treatment …

The ACT Human Rights Commission is struggling to deal with the success of its own awareness campaign. A Budget Estimates hearing has heard increased workloads are impacting on the commission’s ability to meet its standards and targets. The commission has … Continue reading →

While foreign contractors are often to blame for worker abuse, human rights groups criticize the Qatari government for not ensuring companies abide by local laws. Other Gulf states have also been criticized for their treatment of migrant workers …

The New York State Court Of Appeals ruled last week that the state’s students cannot use The New York Human Rights Law– which prohibits discrimination based on “age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status …