The Polish government has been accused of further eroding women’s rights, introducing a bill which, in effect, could see the country withdraw from the 2011 Istanbul Convention. The convention – formally known as the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence – is a legally binding Council of Europe treaty which… … Read more →
Following talks between top European Union officials and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it has emerged that greater protections for basic human rights are “non-negotiable” and a prerequisite for further bilateral cooperation between Brussels and Ankara. … Read more →
Amnesty International have published their annual report, ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’, which covers 149 countries and provides a comprehensive analysis of 2020’s global human rights trends. … Read more →
Planned cuts to the UK’s international aid budget could imperil funding for global development programmes that are crucial to the survival of vulnerable groups in some of the world’s poorest countries. … Read more →
Research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and a message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, have demonstrated the impacts of social inequality during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Both the WHO and the UN have called for a more coordinated approach to delivering vaccines, that does not simply favour people living in wealthy countries. … Read more →
New figures released by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) show funding for human rights work and the promotion of democracy is to be reduced by over 50% from £52.4m to only £27.9m. … Read more →
The European Union has announced Magnitsky-syle sanctions, targeting eight Iranian militia and police commanders and 3 state entities implicated in human rights transgressions during the nationwide civil protests in November 2019. … Read more →
The conflict in Yemen has been described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Since the Houthi rebellion has taken over Yemen’s capital Sana’a in 2014, there has been a civil war affecting the most vulnerable groups. Over two million people have been displaced with lack of access to food, medicine and shelter. … Read more →
Since the 2010 announcement to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, there has been increasing concern about the responsibility FIFA holds in regards to ensuring the countries chosen do not violate human rights laws. The choice for Qatar to host the World Cup next year is particularly controversial due to the consistent labour abuse… … Read more →
The information commissioner, an independent official appointed by the crown to “uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals” … Read more →