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Human Rights

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 21:40 UTC

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6 days ago

UK equalities watchdog: Transgender people may be asked about gender status in workplace

found 2025 › Jun › 11 (Wed) @ 18:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Trans people who feel they’ve lost rights should ‘distinguish between rights in law and preference for things to be a certain way’, EHCR chair said

Transgender people may be asked about their gender s…

9 days ago

Israel strikes Syria again, claims to have killed alleged Hamas member

found 2025 › Jun › 08 (Sun) @ 22:35 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports one dead and two others wounded in the Israeli attack on a vehicle.

19 days ago

Trump’s lawlessness is emboldening El Salvador’s brutal regime | Noah Bullock and Amrit Singh

found 2025 › May › 29 (Thu) @ 14:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The detention of a leading human rights lawyer is part of a wave of repression sweeping the country under Nayib Bukele

The Trump administration’s agreement with President Nayib Bukele to detain US mig…

21 days ago

Vital new gender guidance to help organisations deal with Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman is in a 'state of limbo until EHRC chair is replaced'

found 2025 › May › 27 (Tue) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Equality and Human Rights Commission pledged to produce final guidance by July but this could reportedly be delayed by months amid infighting with its chair Baroness Falkner.

33 days ago

We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid | Sandra L Babock, Susan M Akram, Thomas Becker and James Cavallaro

found 2025 › May › 15 (Thu) @ 12:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

We conclude that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, including mass killing, arbitrary detention and torture, meets the legal threshold for the term

We are university professors and human rights advoc…

35 days ago

More than 400 ISIS fighters have returned to Britain WITHOUT being prosecuted for atrocities, report finds - but calls for UK to do more to bring home jihadi brides' children

found 2025 › May › 13 (Tue) @ 08:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said IS fighters who participated in killings, terror attacks and the persecution of minorities in the Middle East must face justice.

48 days ago

Deadly Syria clashes continue for second day outside Damascus

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 12:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

At least 11 civilians and security officials killed in Druze-majority areas around the capital on Wednesday

At least 11 civilians and security officials were killed in clashes in a town near Damascus …

51 days ago

Transgender women should not be allowed to use female toilets, according to the government's equality watchdog

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued their guidance to charities and public sector organisations following the Supreme Court's ruling.

56 days ago

Trans opponents of Supreme Court gender ruling accused of 'wishful thinking' and being 'fuelled by misunderstanding' in fight against decision

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 09:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Akua Reindorf argued the ruling gives a complex topic a 'model of clarity'.

61 days ago

Badenoch calls for broader review of equality and gender recognition laws – UK politics live

found 2025 › Apr › 17 (Thu) @ 11:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

‘These laws were written 20 years ago plus when the world was different,’ Tory leader says

The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges…

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