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A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses … Read more: Belarus human rights activist gets 7-year prison term for work documenting police crackdownContinue Reading

PMI's Human Rights Commitment outlines the foundational principles that need to be respected throughout the operations and value chain by both PMI and … Read more: PMI Publishes First Human Rights Report – Tobacco ReporterContinue Reading

A court in Belarus convicted a prominent human rights activist on Tuesday of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police … Read more: Belarus human rights activist jailed for work documenting police crackdownContinue Reading

When Michelle Bachelet, former United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, pointed to what she called “the reality of multiple and. Read more: Intersectionality Matters: Improving UPR Recommendations on Global Human RightsContinue Reading

World leaders should hold each other to account rather than 'sweep human rights issues in their respective nations under the rug' Read more: Modi US visit: Amnesty calls for human rights to be central in talks with Joe BidenContinue Reading

A new report highlights how deadly Brazil is for human rights activists, who often act in areas where crime and land conflict are rife. Read more: A dangerous place for human rights defenders – The Brazilian ReportContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world, … Read more: International human rights group calls out US hospitals for pushing millions into debtContinue Reading

Volker Turk took over as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in late 2022 … World War II and earlier known as the Commission on Human Rights, … Read more: In a first, UN rights chief seeks presence in India and China – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Overview The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia's immigration … Read more: The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

“Prime Minister Modi has presided over a period of rapid deterioration of human rights protections in India, including increasing violence against … Read more: Biden And Modi Must Address Grave Human Rights Concerns During SummitContinue Reading

A group of Indonesian villagers who sued oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for alleged human rights abuses have finally settled their case, 22 years … Read more: After 22 Years, ExxonMobil Finally Settles Indonesian Human Rights Case – The DiplomatContinue Reading

The United States and Indian governments must address the grave human rights issues in both countries during Prime Minister Modi's meeting with … Read more: USA: Biden and Modi must address grave human rights concerns during summitContinue Reading

Haltwhistle woman Judy Barber is currently in Israel and occupied Palestine acting as a human rights monitor, as part of an international … Read more: Haltwhistle human rights monitor swaps Tyne Valley for Jordan Valley – Hexham CourantContinue Reading

President Joe Biden is honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a state visit this week. He's extending the high honor even though Modi's … Read more: Biden is ready to fete India's leader, looking past Modi's human rights record and ties to RussiaContinue Reading