Activists attend a candlelight vigil against the impending execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outside the Singaporean embassy in Kuala Lumpur on November 8, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights Australia

Australian Universities’ moves to restrict student protests may breach human rights law

11 July 2024 | 2:54 pm

In response to the University of Sydney’s new Campus Access Policy, which would disallow...

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Human rights Asia

Afghanistan: New UN Report stresses urgent need for Taliban to roll back on moral policing

11 July 2024 | 10:50 am

Responding to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan on the...

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Human rights Africa

“Handcuffed like dangerous criminals”: Arbitrary detention and forced returns of Sudanese refugees in Egypt

21 June 2024 | 3:59 pm

Since September 2023, Egypt’s Border Guard Forces and police have carried out mass arbitrary...

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Human rights Global

Global: FIFA must protect human rights by securing binding safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup bidders – new report

17 June 2024 | 12:46 pm

FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup...

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Candlelight vigil against death penalty

Death penalty Global

Executions worldwide soar to highest number in almost a decade

29 May 2024 | 10:00 pm

Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise across the...

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Human rights Global

The State of the World’s Human Rights: Amnesty International Annual Report 2024

2 May 2024 | 12:09 pm

The world is reaping a harvest of terrifying consequences from escalating conflict and the near...

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