Human Rights Press Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/european-court-human-rights-confirms-undermining-encryption-violates-fundamental) The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has issued a landmark decision in the case of Podchasov v. Russia, ruling that weakening encryption to grant access to communications data violates the right to privacy enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights […]
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By Human Rights Press staffPublished on Nov22, 2023 Introduction: A new report released on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that China is forcibly closing mosques outside of Xinjiang (Uyghur region), flagrantly violating the fundamental right to freedom of religion. This expansion of China’s “mosque consolidation” policy, previously targeting […]
United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed deep concern over reports of abuse against Afghan refugees in Pakistan amid its forced mass deportation policy. Türk called for the suspension of the repatriation program until international law-compliant procedures are in place, urging an investigation into reported abuses by Pakistani authorities. […]
In a damning revelation, Human Rights Watch, in a report unveiled today, exposes the severe human rights violations and mistreatment suffered by numerous women in Japanese prisons. The comprehensive 76-page report, titled “‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” meticulously documents the appalling conditions […]