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April 25, 2019

Smart mix of measures needed to regulate new technologies, says UN rights commissioner

Unforeseen and possibly overwhelming threats to human rights are emerging as a result of technological advances, says High Commissioner.
April 25, 2019

Saudi Arabia executes 37 people in a single day, including three juveniles

Saudi Arabia’s official press agency has announced a mass execution of 37 people. Most, if not all, were convicted in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), the Kingdom’s secretive and widely condemned anti-terrorism tribunal.
April 24, 2019

US Quaker group divests from fossil fuel industry

The American Friends Service Committee, a 102-year old Quaker peace and justice organisation, has announced its divestment from the fossil fuel industry.
April 23, 2019

China's ‘Belt and Road’ projects should respect rights, says Human Rights Watch

The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s trillion-dollar infrastructure and investment programme stretching across 70 countries, linking China to the rest of Asia, Africa, and Europe via land and maritime networks.
April 23, 2019

ILO publishes new report on occupational safety and health

Changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational safety and health concerns, according to a new report from the International Labour Organisation
April 22, 2019

ACLU files lawsuit against $2 billion bail industry 'that profits off poor people'

The United States and Philippines are the only two nations in the world that permit for-profit bail.
April 21, 2019

UN human rights chief deeply concerned by mass terrorism convictions in Bahrain

The UN has repeatedly called on Bahrain to ensure that citizenship is not revoked except in accordance with international standards and under independent judicial review.
April 20, 2019

Heaviest flooding in a decade worsens humanitarian crisis in Syria

Heavy rains have caused the worst flooding in a decade across Syria’s Al Hasakeh region, where 118,000 people are facing near complete destruction of their homes and livelihoods.
April 20, 2019

Supreme Court decision in Brazil 'violates freedom of the press'

The suppression of a media report concerning a sitting judge violates the freedom of the press, warns Transparency International Brazil.
April 19, 2019

World Council of Churches leads exploration on racial justice

“Think about your policies, practices and actions, not to just look back at the past, but to ask what can we do today?” These are the reflections of Judith Roberts, director for Racial Justice Ministries for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

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