One of the things that is most execrable about Canada's so-called human rights commissions is that they trade on the words "human rights". And, like counterfeit money devaluing real money, their counterfeit human rights, like the "human right" not to be offended, devalue the term that once was reserved for real rights like freedom of religion, the equality of men and women before the law...

This site is maintained by leading human rights group Human Rights watch. It provides free access to press releases, briefing papers, and full text reports relating to human rights and civil liberties in Britain. These generally date from 1991 onwards and include regular overviews of human rights developments in the Uk. Key topics covered include controversy surrounding the extension of the powers...

I feel that many will not agree that an international agreement written with the express purpose of protecting human rights could possible be responsible for the removal of rights, how could it be that this is possible. Well what exactly are basic human rights; traditionally they are controls on those who ...

SCOTLAND has an excellent human rights culture - except where it matters. It can boast the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS)

Every country in the UN has its human rights record examined every four years, and the UK will be reviewed again in 2012. However, during the last review in 2008 only 19 civil society organisations sent submissions to the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This seems incredibly low to me.

  On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 2008, Human Rights Day, the Spokespersons of the European Green Party have said that there is no cause for complacency regarding the human rights situation within the EU itself and that EU Member States and institutions must also do much more to defend human rights in their dealings with countries ou...

  10th December 2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, and is known internationally as Human Rights Day. European Green Party spokespeople say that there is no cause for complacency regarding the human rights situation within the EU itself and that EU Member States and institutions must also do much more to defend human rights in their dealings with countries outs...

On International Human Rights Day, and on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Danny Kennedy MLA, deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Assembly Party, has restated the UUP's Commitment to human rights.

Yes, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is sixty years old today. Sadly, Human Rights remains firmly on the agenda thanks to some of the worst offenders against human rights: Azerbaijan Bangladesh Cameroon  China Cuba Djibouti  Jordan Malaysia  Mexico Nigeria Russian Federation Saudi Arabia  Sorry, sorry, I was at the wrong website. I was reading Human Rights Watch ...

Should you wish to think about human rights, as many do in our country today, then bear in mind Lord Hoffmann on: The Universality of Human Rights 1. The claim of human rights to be universal can no doubt be traced back to mediaeval natural law theory and beyond, but for practical purposes I can begin in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson: “we hold these truths...