Tag Archives: Human Rights

The way our cities and towns look and work reflects political priorities. In mid-19th century Paris, when Baron Haussmann was seeking public money for building his boulevards, he told the government that wide, open avenues would make it harder to riot and build barricades. In an age of urban insurrections at the heart of the French capital, that quickly opened up the public purse.

The Bureau of Meteorology, state health departments, the Western Australian opposition leader, charities and Facebook itself are among those to have been hit by Facebook’s ban on news in Australia.

Confirmation of closure of Shimelba and Hitsats camps in embattled region comes after state-appointed human rights commission reports both sites were ‘destroyed’.

A Russian court has sentenced Alexey Navalny to jail over alleged parole violations in an embezzlement case dating back to 2014, which the Kremlin opponent argues is politically motivated.

Russian police have detained thousands of people as protesters took to the streets across the country demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.

Le président élu des États-Unis, Joe Biden, devrait travailler avec les dirigeants mondiaux qui ont cherché à renforcer la défense des droits humains à travers le monde, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd’hui à l’occasion de la publication de son Rapport mondial 2021.

A prominent Saudi female activist, who campaigned for women's right to drive, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

Only a truly independent international investigation can renew the Lebanese people's hopes for their country's future.