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Islamophobia in the Modern Age: A Focus on Africa
09 Apr 2025 10:35 GMT
… and police brutality under counter-terrorism laws. Urban areas like Nairobi … profiling.
Consequences of Islamophobia
– Human Rights Violations: Arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial … -specific solutions that prioritize human rights, inclusive governance, and …
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World News | UN Urge Pakistan to Release Baloch Human Rights Defenders Amid Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
27 Mar 2025 11:30 GMT
… to immediately release detained Baloch human rights defenders and halt its … , BYC members, including prominent human rights defender Mahrang Baloch, organized a … to the use of counter-terrorism laws to target human rights defenders and demanded clarity …
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Saudi Arabia: Dozens freed but arrests continue
09 Apr 2025 00:45 GMT
… , ALQST, a Saudi human rights organization, reported.
Saudi … the UK told Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch continues … comply with international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said. … provisions of the counterterrorism law to silence dissent …
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Security and freedom: Counter terrorism legislation in Sri Lanka
06 Mar 2025 20:54 GMT
… commitment to universally acknowledged human rights.
This was seen … threat. In Geneva, the Human Rights Council, in contentious proceedings … to target the human rights situation in Sri Lanka … of departure, a Counter Terrorism Bill was drafted and gazetted …
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#HRC58: States must put civil society and human rights at the heart of counter-terrorism efforts
14 Mar 2025 01:47 GMT
… and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms … human rights focussed on the protection of human rights … rationales.
Security and counter-terrorism laws continue to be … silence human rights defenders (HRDs) uncovering grave human rights violations …
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Sierra Leone passes North Korea style counter-terrorism laws
12 Mar 2025 13:53 GMT
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 March 2025:
Many Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad are now seriously at risk of being declared terrorists, for simply criticising the government of President Julius Maada Bio who few years ago annulled the death penalty, only to …
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CIVICUS at the 58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
27 Feb 2025 15:00 GMT
… Human Rights Council should address human rights violations … human rights situation in Belarus.
The Human Rights … human rights at home.
The Human Rights … counter-terrorism laws and incitement provisions against activists. Call for the release of human rights …
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Coalition of 25 Egyptian and International Organizations Call on UK to Lead International Action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council
24 Feb 2025 23:34 GMT
… new abusive counter-terrorism laws, anti-foreign … Institute for Human Rights Studies ( … Human Rights (GCHR)
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement
International Bar Association’s Human Rights … Institute
International Service for Human Rights …
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LEGAL LINK Urges Parliament to Delay Passing of Counter-Terrorism Bill
28 Jan 2025 16:55 GMT
… urgent plea to Parliament, the human rights organization LEGAL LINK has called … , warning of severe implications for human rights, democracy, and civil liberties.
While … on this critical issue.
The Counter-Terrorism Bill has drawn considerable attention in …
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Newcastle Council leader meets Saudi human rights activists over NUFC sportswashing concern
18 Feb 2025 22:45 GMT
… and was later jailed under counter-terrorism laws, Human Rights Watch researcher Joey Shea, Saudi … take up human rights issues rather than local officials, the human rights campaigner … Sanctuary and we absolutely condemn human rights abuses around the world, …