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UN Human Rights Petition to Get Amritpal Singh, Umar Khalid, and Engineer Rashid Released from Jail As a journalist and human rights defender, I sent the following petition to different Indian and international authorities. By Rakesh Raman Petition to Get Political Prisoners Released from Arbitrary Detention in India UN Human Rights, USCIRF Petition to Protect […]
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Human Rights: Three Candidates Shortlisted for the 2024 Václav Havel Prize The overall winner of the 2024 Prize is due to be announced at the opening of PACE’s Autumn plenary session in Strasbourg on 30 September. The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of […]
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Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age The Digital Democracy Initiative works closely with civil society partners CIVICUS, Global Focus, Digital Defenders Partnership, and Access Now. As autocrats are increasingly misusing digital platforms to spread fake news, suppress dissenting voices, and deprive people of their fundamental rights, new programs are required to protect […]
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UN Experts Demand Release of Human Rights Lawyer Arnon Nampa in Thailand Arnon Nampa is also facing ongoing disbarment proceedings before the Lawyers Council of Thailand. A group of UN experts* today (March 25) expressed alarm over the use of Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws to convict and sentence human rights defender and lawyer, Arnon Nampa. Arnon […]
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UN Human Rights Petition to Protect Rights of Indian Farmers Farmers Protest 2024 | किसान आंदोलन 2024 | ਕਿਸਾਨ ਵਿਰੋਧ 2024 I have sent the following petition to Mr. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and other authorities. To […]
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Volker Türk Must Release Data on Human Rights Work It is essential for the UN Human Rights office to release data about the effectiveness of its work so that its performance could be measured empirically. By Rakesh Raman A United Nations (UN) human rights expert urged Russia in June 2023 to drop criminal charges against […]
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UN and UAE Urged to Protect Human Rights Before Climate Conference The petition asks the UAE to take meaningful steps to address the human rights crisis. A slew of civil society organizations has urged the UN, UAE, and state parties to ensure human rights protection before the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference 2023, also […]
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UN Expert Demands Release of Human Rights Defender Guo Feixiong in China Guo Feixiong is the pen name of Chinese human rights defender and writer Yang Maodong. Chinese authorities can no longer ignore calls for the release of human rights defender Guo Feixiong, whose health has been seriously deteriorating in prison, a UN expert said […]
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