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  • Published on 06:03 GMT

    Technological advances and the right to freedom of thought: The liminal space

    Freedom of thought is known as one of the foundations of a democratic society. Article 39(1) of our Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of thought without any exception, pointing towards its absoluteness. The right receives similar treatment in …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on 07:47 GMT

    Suspending Reason

    Superstition has been an intrinsic part of the world’s cultural and religious landscape for centuries. Rooted in tradition, folklore and spiritual beliefs, it continues to influence the lives of millions, sometimes with dangerous and even deadly …

    Source: The Statesman (India) - Center-left
  • Published on 03:05 GMT

    Bahrain abusing children to quell dissent violates international law: report

    Bahrain’s systematic practices of detaining and abusing children to quell dissents violate international law, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) on Monday. Despite a …

    Source: JURIST - Neutral
  • Published on 06:14 GMT

    Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025

    NOMINAL INDEX Chaitali Roy (Mandal) v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 21 ASSOCITATION FOR PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS(APDR) AND ANR VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 22 Dilip Kumar Choudhury …

    Source: Live Law - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 10, 2025

    Iran: 167 academics call for Kurdish Language Law

    2025-03-08T23:21:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ A group of 167 professors and faculty members from the University of Kurdistan in Sanandaj, Iran, has issued an official letter to President Massoud Pezeshkian, calling for the …

    Source: Shafaq News - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 8, 2025

    International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women’s achievements and advancing equality

    International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, is a global tribute to the achievements and contributions of women across all spheres of life. The 2025 theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” highlights the urgency of …

    Source: Organiser Weekly - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 8, 2025

    ‘Alarming rollback’ on gender equality and human rights worldwide: report

    Women’s rights NGO Equality Now reported on Friday that despite some progress towards legal equality, there has been an “alarming rollback” of fundamental human rights relating to “women’s rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and democratic freedoms” thirty years …

    Source: JURIST - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Vienna Declaration: United Nations Must Take Urgent Steps to Enforce Resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir, writes Jamil ...

    21The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (VDPA), guarantees core principles, including self-determination, equality before the law, and the right to live in dignity. These values, reflected in Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and …

    Source: EUToday - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Acting together to defend and promote women's rights

    Listen to article In 2019, France adopted a "feminist diplomacy strategy" that places gender equality and the rights of women and girls among the top priorities of its foreign policy. France's feminist diplomacy is based on the principle of …

    Source: The Express Tribune - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Zimbabwe upholds human rights

    Nyasha Motsi Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairperson, Commissioner Jessie Majome, has expressed satisfaction with the Government’s commitment to upholding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). …

    Source: The Herald (Zimbabwe) - Pro-Government
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Civil Society Groups Ask Control Yuan to Investigate Ministry of the Interior for Maintaining Compulsory Surgery

    語言: English Photo Courtesy of TAPCPR THIS MORNING at 10 AM, civil society groups held a press conference outside of the Control Yuan to condemn the Ministry of the Interior’s (MOI) inaction in changing its 2008 executive order (內政部97年11月3日內授中戶字第0970066240 …

    Source: New Bloom Magazine - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Age bill gambit

    The corridors of power are active, civil society is on high alert, and the streets are alive with debate. A proposed Age Bill seeking to redefine who can run for Malawi’s highest office has once again ignited a fierce national conversation—one mixed with …

    Source: Capital Radio Malawi - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    NHRC TELLS GOV’T, IEC TO ENSURE GAMBIANS ABROAD VOTE IN 2026

    - Advertisement - By Omar Bah The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed disappointment over the National Assembly’s rejection of diaspora voting rights, a decision that has sparked widespread criticism among Gambians at home and abroad. The …

    Source: The Standard Gambia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Law must take its course against transgression

    ONE of the international treaties that regulate freedom of speech is the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). One may also refer to the Universal Declara­tion of Human Rights (UDHR), which is considered the foundational document of …

    Source: The Malaysian Star - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    ‘Nasrin’: Combating Iranian Extremism And Human Rights Violations Depicts Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Legal Battle

    Anonymous women and men risked their lives to film “Nasrin” a documentary that represents Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer who challenges extremism and human rights violations in Iran. These anonymous people are journalists whose freedom of expression is …

    Source: Feminism in India - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 7, 2025

    Prisoners Deserve the Right to Vote, Advocacy Group Says

    An advocacy group says prisoners on remand and those serving sentences of less than 12 months have the right to vote and is calling on authorities to ensure they can cast ballots in the March 12 election. Michelle Trapp Zuniga, managing member of the …

    Source: The Reporter Belize - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 6, 2025

    Disappointment Over the National Assembly Vote Denying Diasporan Gambians the Right to Vote

    - Advertisement - PRESS RELEASE Thursday 6th March 2025 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) expresses its concern over the recent voting in the National Assembly on the Election Bill 2021, held on Tuesday, 4th March 2025, which effectively denies …

    Source: The Fatu Network - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 6, 2025

    Ramadan: Global Rights condemns Hisbah over arrests in Kano

    Global Rights has condemned the Kano State Hisbah Board for the arbitrary arrest of individuals over alleged violations of Islamic law, including failure to observe the Ramadan fast, “indecent” haircuts, and allowing mixed-gender passengers in tricycles …

    Source: The Guardian (Nigeria) - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 6, 2025

    Pax Americana: How Not to Hide an Empire

    Age rings are shown on a cut section of a Coastal Redwood tree at Muir Woods National Monument on August 20, 2013 in Mill Valley, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Introduction In the beginning of 2025, I visited the Muir Woods …

    Source: Just Security - Left-wing

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  • Published on March 11, 2025 - 03:55 GMT

    2025 Proxy Season Preview

    Shareholder proposals reached record levels in 2024, signaling continued shareholder engagement pressures for 2025. Companies should continue proactively engaging with shareholders, monitor policy updates, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements …

    Distribution channels: Education
  • Published on March 11, 2025 - 03:56 GMT

    Impacts for US Companies of the Proposed EU Omnibus Package

    On February 26, 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published a proposed ‘Omnibus package’ to streamline some of the recently adopted European Union (EU) sustainability laws. The laws in scope of the proposed Omnibus package are the Corporate …

    Distribution channels: Education
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