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Today the Dutch Senate approved the Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door samenwerkingsverbanden, Wgs). This law clarifies the strict conditions under which...

(New York) – United Nations member countries should use the Summit of the Future in September 2024 to commit to concrete steps to strengthen...

Thailand’s Senate voted 130-4 today to pass a same-sex marriage bill that the lower house had approved by an overwhelming majority in March. This...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard R. Verma and President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan opened the U.S.-Armenia Local Democracy Forum on...

(Bangkok) – The Cambodian authorities are trying 10 environmental activists on politically motivated charges to muzzle criticism of governmental policies, Human Rights Watch said...

The United States condemn the unjust sentencing of independent journalist and women’s rights activist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) as well as labor rights activist...

(Abuja) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch said today...

Niger’s highest court on June 14 may decide to lift the immunity from prosecution of former President Mohamed Bazoum following proceedings that failed to...

(Bangkok) – The Thai government should immediately release Y Quynh Bdap, a Montagnard religious freedom activist and refugee, and ensure that he is not...

(Nairobi) – The authorities in Rwanda have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society ahead of general elections scheduled for July 15, 2024,...

Angola has officially become the first African Union member state to ratify the statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, known...

For the first time, the United Nations secretary-general added the Israeli armed forces to the “list of shame” of warring parties committing grave violations...

The Guidelines on the Prevention of Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Countering Proliferation Financing, and Targeted Financial Sanctions for Reporting Institutions in...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an alert to financial institutions and foreign jurisdictions, highlighting Russia's efforts...