Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
The United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare ...
U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians
Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a ...
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Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
Venezuela's government is ramping up efforts to repress peaceful protests in the wake of President Nicolás Maduro's disputed ...
U.S. sanctions Georgian nationals, government officials for human rights violations
The United States on Monday placed sanctions on four individuals and citizens of eastern Europe's Georgia over accusations of ...
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The Ruling Elites Create an Orwellian Reinterpretation of Human Rights
Not satisfied with the capture of most of our institutions, the ruling elites have gone full Orwell in redefining the term ...
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Foreign Agent Laws in the Authoritarian Playbook
From Russia to Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia to Hungary, “foreign agent” style laws have become a preferred instrument for ...
Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
International law has never addressed the targeting of communication devices that people carry on their bodies.
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Iraq's Amended Personal Status Law Could Make 9-Year-Olds Brides
At 9 years old, a girl should be in primary school. She is not old enough to drive a car, vote or hold a job, but according ...
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Georgia parliament passes legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ human rights
The Parliament of Georgia passed a set of laws that place restrictions targeted at minority sexual orientations and gender ...
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Weaponising ordinary devices violates international law, UN rights chief says
The comments come days after pagers and other tech exploded across Lebanon, reportedly killing 37 people and injuring more ...
UIC Law’s International Human Rights Clinic Co-Hosts Chicago Start Anew Clinic to Aid Human Trafficking Survivors
This initiative is a new partnership between Jones Day and UIC Law’s International Human Rights Clinic and fits neatly within the IHRC’s “human rights at home” work. Under the supervision of IHRC ...