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This is the first time that a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is visiting China since Louise Arbour's trip in 2005. | World News. Read more: UN rights chief to visit China on May 23, may stop at Xinjiang amid abuse claims | World NewsContinue Reading

Activists are arguing that Happy the elephant, who lives in the Bronx zoo, passed self-recognition indicator tests and should have human rights. Read more: Happy the elephant could be the first animal to have human rights – USA TodayContinue Reading

The UK has traditionally exerted significant influence on the global human rights agenda through diplomacy. Sean Molloy and Rhona Smith explore … Read more: Advancing human rights in a post-Brexit era: Global Britain or wavering Britain? – LSE BlogsContinue Reading

Ireland will focus on protecting human rights in light of Ukraine war and fostering a welcoming, inclusive and diverse Europe during its six-month … Read more: Ireland takes over pan-European human rights body presidency – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading

… analysts Laura Coates and Jeffrey Toobin discuss a lawsuit arguing that Happy, a 50-year-old elephant living in the Bronx Zoo, has human rights. Read more: Court weighing whether elephant at Bronx Zoo has human rights – CNN VideoContinue Reading

Amnesty Ireland says the football governing body FIFA 'won't be allowed to forget or walk away' from human right abuses in Qatar. Read more: FIFA 'won't be allowed to walk away' from Qatar human rights abuses – NewstalkContinue Reading

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human … Read more: UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Rights Commission – ThePrintContinue Reading

According to Human Rights Center Viasna, dozens of political activists have already been charged with “attempted terrorism.” Among them is Sviatlana … Read more: Belarus: New death penalty law is the ultimate attack on human rights – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The presentations will also feature discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, activists, and researchers from Human Rights Watch, … Read more: Abortion, Russia among documentary topics of Human Rights Watch Film Festival – CBS NewsContinue Reading

Advocates at the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP) call Happy an autonomous, cognitively complex elephant – and say she deserves basic human rights. Read more: Does the Bronx Zoo's Happy the Elephant deserve basic human rights?Continue Reading

Sarah Yager, Washington director of Human Rights Watch, said: “It's disappointing but not surprising the DOD has once again refused to hold itself … Read more: US military review of civilian casualties in Syria flawed, claims Human Rights Watch | Arab NewsContinue Reading

On the surface, much has changed in the western region of Xinjiang since Michelle Bachelet, the un High Commissioner for Human Rights, … Read more: The UN's human–rights chief is finally about to visit Xinjiang | The EconomistContinue Reading

The case is aimed at determining when guaranteed basic human rights can be afforded to an animal. Author: MICHAEL HILL (Associated Press). Published: … Read more: Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person? – ABC10Continue Reading

In a new submission to the ICC, jailed Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hammouri called on the court to bring urgency to its investigation of … Read more: Jailed Palestinian human rights lawyer submits case to the ICC – MondoweissContinue Reading