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In this episode of What’s Your Ism?, human rights activist Degree Prasad Chouhan discusses how Adivasi identities have been appropriated by Maoist movements. He delves into the symbolic use of figures like Hidma, highlighting the lack of genuine representation and decision-making power for Adivasis within these movements. 

Lana Estemirova promised to tell story of her mother, a renowned human rights activist. This month it is published

Alain Berset acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said any changes must also respect ‘our core values’

The Tory leader will use a speech on Friday to set out her plans for a commission on whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights

The Conservative leader is expected to set out her plans for a commission about whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagine

The press freedom group Reporters sans frontières (RSF) has published an open letter signed by 136 human rights organisations and media groups, including RFI, calling for immediate, independent, and unrestricted access for international journalists to the Gaza Strip.

ECJ advocate general condemns ‘stigmatising’ law that bars such content from schools and primetime TV

The legal case, labelled as one of the most significant human rights cases in the history of the EU, saw the European Parliament and 16 member states join it, demanding that Hungary annul the law.

Pinochet and Rauff? They were alike. Each had two faces. One gentle, the other hard. They were joined.

A lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies has demanded a public trial as police brought her before a judge