Avrom Brendzel and Nigel Scott set out the reasons why Italy will lose another case in Strasbourg. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is the court of last resort for defendants in the 47 states of the Council of Europe (CoE) who have been subjected to violations of the rights of defence. It was […]
Is US afraid of revealing its human rights situation?
As the US Department of State on June 25 published country report on human rights practices in 2014 covering the nations they assist and those members of the United Nations, I was looking for the name of the US on the list…but to no avail! They do not release such report along with the other countries. But do […]
US fast tracks trade deal with Malaysia despite that country’s abyssmal record on combating human sex trafficking
On May 11, 2015 Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey asked for permission to speak about the utter and total hypocrisy of the United States when it comes to combating human trafficking and not holding other countries accountable for this egregious crime. “Mr. President, I rise to draw attention to the international plight of human […]
Italian senate hearing notes the gross violation of human rights in Iran
In a meeting held at the Italian senate, chaired jointly by Senator Paolo Corsini, Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee and Senator Luigi Manconi, the president of Human Rights Committee of the Italian Senate the situation of human rights in Iran was reviewed. The hearing, also noted the Iranian regime’s meddling in Iraq and the […]
Congress slams Iran on human rights abuses!
On November 19, 2014 the Clerk of the House of Representatives read off a resolution condemning the nation of Iran for alleged human rights abuses. Among these that the nation of Iran has violated international obligations and continue to perpetrate “gross violations” of fundamental human rights: Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker – I move to suspend […]
The economics of social systems compliant with human rights
Only a few years after WWII, the whole world agreed upon human rights. On paper, we declared each individuals basic rights, and the idea was that each and every country would build their social and judicial systems upon this fundament. Now, more than 60 years later, violation of human rights is still a huge problem. […]
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