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“The impetus for bringing this to your attention now,” Rosenberg said, “was when I realized we had no infrastructure for the Martin Luther King, … Read more: Resident Urges Select Board to Form Human Rights Commission – The Bedford CitizenContinue Reading

The European Parliament has announced the 10th edition of the Sakharov Fellowship for human rights defenders, and invites eligible candidates from … Read more: Call for Applications: 10th Edition of the Sakharov Fellowship for Human Rights DefendersContinue Reading

Madam Chair,. I am delivering this statement on behalf of Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States and my own country … Read more: Joint Statement on the international human rights day; 1502nd Meeting of the Permanent CouncilContinue Reading

Between us we have worked with successive Georgian governments to support Georgia's democratic institutions, develop Georgia's economy and improve … Read more: Joint statement on the human rights situation in Georgia; 1503rd meeting of the Permanent CouncilContinue Reading

RFK Human Rights condemns the vicious assault and summary conviction of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza by a military court martial in Uganda. Read more: Uganda: Summary Conviction of Eron Kiiza and abuse of Military Courts an assault on Human RightsContinue Reading

he ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, scheduled for Jan. 18-19, in Langkawi, Malaysia, presents a crucial opportunity for ASEAN to shift its … Read more: Aspirations for democracy, human rights and civilian rule must shape Myanmar's futureContinue Reading

Assad's downfall has given more momentum to anti-immigrant policies across Europe to force refugees and migrants out, driven by a resurgent political … Read more: Europe's Rightward Turn on Migration Is a Backlash Against Human Rights ThemselvesContinue Reading

National Justice Project CEO Adjunct Professor George Newhouse calls the report a damning indictment of the way refugees and First Nations people, … Read more: Global watchdog slams Australia's human rights record as “diabolical”Continue Reading

The Commissioner for Human Rights is a non-judicial independent institution created in 1999 by the Council of Europe to promote awareness of and … Read more: At First World Congress, the Commissioner makes pledges to support efforts to end enforced …Continue Reading

EU asylum, anti-racism and rule-of-law policies are often “inadequate” and “abusive,” the organisation Human Rights Watch stated in its annual … Read more: EU asylum and anti-racism policies 'inadequate' and 'abusive', says Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Barrister Jonathan Metzer joins the board of René Cassin, replacing Danny Silverstone. Read more: UK Jewish human rights charity appoints new Chair of TrusteesContinue Reading

The ICC is an independent judicial institution tasked with delivering justice to victims of serious international crimes when they have nowhere else … Read more: RFK Human Rights Opposes Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court, Calls to …Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following … Read more: This Is What Justice Looks Like: Civil Rights Coalition Praises Biden Education Civil Rights …Continue Reading

Human rights advocates are calling for Australia to stop sourcing its critical minerals from countries with poor human rights records. Read more: Call for critical minerals bill to address human rights abuses – Mining.com.auContinue Reading