Tag: rights

Rights groups oppose hero’s burial for Philippines’ 'Martial Law era architect'

News Human rights experts raise concerns over Australia youth justice systems Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill introducing additional criminal offenses and imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards and the Special Rapporteur on the

Human Rights Foundation launches Bitcoin Alliance to aid global civil liberties Gino Matos · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read The nonprofit will act as a platform to exchange knowledge on using Bitcoin as a censorship-resistant financial tool.  2 min read Updated: Apr. 11, 2025 at 9:18 am UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image

An advocacy group for patients' rights on Thursday welcomed a government proposal to allow non-locally trained nurses to work in Hong Kong without taking a licensing exam, but said authorities must make sure they don’t quickly leave the public healthcare system. Alex Lam, from Hong Kong Patients’ Voices...

By Steve Holland ATLANTA, Ga. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden told Americans to look towards Martin Luther King Jr.’s life for lessons on repairing their divisions, extremism and injustice, as he become the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a Sunday service in the civil rights leader’s church in...

In Canadian law, liberty is not simply "the ability to do what one wants," according to Crown lawyer Noah Wernikowski...