U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, … Read more: Cardin Introduces Legislation to Protect Human Rights Defenders WorldwideContinue Reading
Southern Company announces its annual rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Read more: Southern Company Again Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023 …Continue Reading
A coalition of 25 human rights organizations have urged UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif to postpone her upcoming visit … Read more: Civil Society Groups Urge UN Rights Official To Postpone Iran VisitContinue Reading
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill poses a grave threat to the rule of law and human rights, setting a dangerous legal and … Read more: UK Should Abandon Dangerous, Authoritarian Rwanda Bill – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
This builds upon a 2021 Canadian report titled “Equity is Safer: Human rights considerations for policing reform in British Columbia.” The report … Read more: British Columbia Human Rights Commissioner announces inquiry into police use of forceContinue Reading
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 11: ACLU march participants carry signs in support of rights for transgender people during the 2023 LA Pride Parade … Read more: Human Rights Campaign: 2023 Was "Damaging And Destructive" For LGBTQ+ AmericansContinue Reading
Water is the single most important human resource. China's attempt to control as much water as possible creates ecological, political, and human … Read more: China's Water Hegemony Policy: A Threat to Neighboring Countries and Human RightsContinue Reading
… Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the … Read more: Iraq must immediately stop mass, unannounced executions: UN experts | OHCHRContinue Reading
Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3). We do not favor or oppose any candidate for public office. Read more: Lawyers must step up to combat human traffickingContinue Reading
That's easy. Since 2007, human rights in Gaza have been violated by their government, Hamas, which took them to war (without consulting them on … Read more: Hussain Abdul-Hussain on X: "That's easy. Since 2007, human rights in Gaza have been …Continue Reading
A former member of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC), called the recent appointment of an entirely new slate of commissioners “very … Read more: Entirely new Sask. Human Rights Commission 'unusual': former member | Regina Leader PostContinue Reading
British Columbia's human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of force against people who are racialized or dealing with … Read more: B.C. human rights commissioner to probe police discrimination in use of force – Global NewsContinue Reading
… human rights of Kuwait's stateless Bidun population, Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North … Read more: Kuwait: Drop charges against Bidun activist for speaking out over human rights of statelessContinue Reading
These included allegations around human rights abuses of factory workers who have taken part in political protests and allegations that BAT is … Read more: Responding to human rights allegations – British American TobaccoContinue Reading
We have had a long-standing commitment to respect fundamental human rights, as affirmed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more: Human rights and modern slavery – British American TobaccoContinue Reading