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Byline: By, Saffron Otter The ex-wife of Blur drummer Dave Rowntree felt she had no choice but to travel to a renowned assisted dying clinic -and she is not alone. [...]

On September 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in an Alien Tort Statute ('ATS') case--Doe v. Cisco Systems--closely watched for its [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 9, 2024-: UN rights chief warns of 'widespread and systematic' torture of Ukrainian POWs (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:08102024 UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Europe In [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by the United Nations: As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN's top human rights official reiterated his [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The following information was released by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT): The pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Brazil is [...]

Byline: By, Dave Burke Keir Starmer is under pressure to tear up Suella Braverman and Priti Patel's botched asylum clampdowns. The heads of three of the UK's biggest human rights [...]

Observed annually on 26 June, International Day In Support of Victims of Torture is an opportunity to call on all stakeholders across the world to unite in support of survivors [...]

Byline: By, Chris Hughes A UN probe into the Gaza war has found both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and were involved in grave violations of international law. Damning [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The following information was released by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT): Thai authorities must urgently address the prolonged delays in prosecuting those responsible for the 2004 [...]

Last week's edition of THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR included the first half of our ninth biannual case law update, in which we harnessed the lyrical mastery of a certain pop superstar [...]

Due to the extensive military operations in Sudan, hundreds of military personnel from both sides have been captured. Since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The following information was released by Amnesty International USA: Abusive Israeli law used to arbitrarily detain Palestinians from Gaza indefinitely without charge or trial Unlawful Combatants [...]

In principle, the law lays down the responsibility of breeders for the avoidance of torture breeding and shows the way to meet the requirements. For example, only healthy animals may [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The following information was released by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT): On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Against Torture Consortium [...]

(JURIST) - A US federal judge ordered a retrial on Friday in a case involving allegations that Virginia-based military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI) contributed to the abuse and [...]

Byline: Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan A team of UN experts has urged Gambian lawmakers not to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, saying such a move would set a [...]

Byline: Adria R Walker Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers -- prosecutors said the group called themselves the 'Goon Squad' -- who tortured and abused two Black men in a [...]

Byline: By, Sam Elliott-Gibbs A mother who killed her one-year-old son by dousing his face with chemicals before smothering him with her bare hands is expected to face life in [...]

(JURIST) - The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards urged the Israeli government on Thursday to look into numerous allegations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading [...]

London: UK Government has issued the following news release: Ambassador Holland condemns reports of Russia's 'systematic and widespread use of torture' against Ukrainian prisoners of war and calls on Russia [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the UK Government: Ambassador Holland condemns reports of Russia's 'systematic and widespread use of torture' against Ukrainian prisoners of war and calls [...]

Berlin -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Russian authorities tortured, recorded, and shared recordings of the torture, of at least two men held as suspects for [...]

Byline: By, Tom Pettifor & Ben Griffiths & Bradley Jolly James Bulger's killer Jon Venables 'started screaming' when he was told his parole bid had failed yesterday, reports claim. The [...]

The European Union (EU) announces a financial support of 2.4 million to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) for South-East Asia for a three-year project titled Strengthen National Capacity to [...]

The European Union (EU) announces a financial support of 2.4 million to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) for South-East Asia for a three-year project titled Strengthen National Capacity to [...]

Byline: Dan Sabbagh Journalists and campaigners attending the Cop28 climate conference in Dubai should 'not be naive' and take steps to protect their physical and digital security, a British academic [...]