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Human Rights Lawyers Attempt To Bring Syria War Crimes Cases To The International Criminal Court

Human Rights Lawyers Attempt To Bring Syria War Crimes Cases To The International Criminal Court

Syria - The United States-based Iran Human Rights Documentation Center and Haydee Dijkstal, the United Kingdom barrister, have brought cases of war crimes in Syria allegedly committed by Iranian and Syrian military officials before the

Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Europe - Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week without a loss of salary under a series of labour market reforms announced on Tuesday by the government. The series of labour market

Prisoners Tortured Arrested Arbitrarily In Egypt

Prisoners Tortured Arrested Arbitrarily In Egypt

Egypt - According to an account given by a released prisoner from Egypt, it is not less than a nightmare to exist in the Egyptian prisons. An activist who was imprisoned spoke in confidence to

Human Rights defenders face harassment at Poland-Belarus border

Human Rights defenders face harassment at Poland-Belarus border

Europe - Reports about human rights defenders facing harassment at the border areas of Poland and Belarus have been highlighted in the last two-three days. On Tuesday, the United Nations experts who are working independently

Dyson once again under scanner after migrant workers sue the company over forced labor

Dyson once again under scanner after migrant workers sue the company over forced labor

Malaysia - Alleging forced labor practices in factories of Dyson, a group of migrant workers from Bangladesh and Nepal have complained against the British household appliances company. The Human Rights Watch confirmed the complaint on

Labor law violations against migrants: Two Turlock companies charged by US Labor Department

Labor law violations against migrants: Two Turlock companies charged by US Labor Department

United States - Department of Labor has fined two Turlock agricultural businesses for violating terms of temporary worker program. These companies have been accused of failing to pay the migrant workers their due amount and

Prisoners at the Fremont Correctional Facility allege forced labour violates Colorado’s anti-slavery law

Prisoners at the Fremont Correctional Facility allege forced labour violates Colorado’s anti-slavery law

United States - Harold Mortis is an asthmatic patient, who is serving a 40-year prison sentence at the prison. He is 32 years old. He is in the prison for second-degree murder and aggravated robbery.

Trudeau does the unprecedented, invokes Emergencies Act: a concern to human rights?

Trudeau does the unprecedented, invokes Emergencies Act: a concern to human rights?

Canada - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done the unprecedented by invoking never used before Emergencies Act. The decision has been taken to give Trudeau’s government increased authority in response to the protests and

US still unsatisfied with seafood industry operations in Taiwan

US still unsatisfied with seafood industry operations in Taiwan

United States - To say that the United States is disappointed with the sea food operations in Taiwan is saying the very least. It has already warned the Taiwanese authorities about it and like they

250 Madhya Pradesh Migrant Workers Rescued From Bondage; Administration Response Evasive

250 Madhya Pradesh Migrant Workers Rescued From Bondage; Administration Response Evasive

India - Madhya Pradesh (MP) civil rights group Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan (JADS) and police officers rescued 250 migrant workers from bondage in Karnataka and South Maharashtra. JADS claimed that young Adivasi families are being