Human Rights (Page 608)

… human rights legislation in Canada. My research has started to reveal changes and inconsistency in how words and terms relevant to these human rights … Read more: Shifts in how sex and gender identity are defined may alter human rights protectionsContinue Reading

Targeted sanctions like the Global Magnitsky program are valuable tools for the U.S. government to respond to corruption and human rights abuses … Read more: The Congressional Trigger for U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions: Section 1263(d)Continue Reading

The human rights abuses by that country's armed forces are well documented. In Iraq, a protest in October 2019 saw thousands of protestors demand … Read more: BAE Systems and human rights – a troubling relationship examined – AOAVContinue Reading

This trade occurs amidst Egypt's internal conflicts and human rights challenges, as acknowledged by the UK government in its human rights report. Read more: BAE Systems: arming UK's human rights priority countries? – AOAVContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 15 Apr 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: Statement of the UN Human Rights Office on the rapidly escalating violence in the occupied …Continue Reading

The event took place within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the Human Rights Compliant Criminal Justice System in the … Read more: Second meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent of the Republic of MoldovaContinue Reading

More than 60 human rights and environmental organisations from around the world, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) (…) Read more: Vietnam: Apple urged to address climate justice concerns in the country – FIDHContinue Reading

Sunak has vowed not to let a “foreign” court (the European Court of Human Rights) block the policy to send irregular migrants to Rwanda. The court … Read more: Leaving the European convention on human rights won't stop the boats – The ConversationContinue Reading

The SCDSB Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO) is a safe and confidential space to identify matters related to discrimination, harassment and human … Read more: Human Rights and Equity Office – Simcoe County District School BoardContinue Reading

Monday, April 15 2024, marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is serving a 15-year (…) Read more: Saudi Arabia: Ten years after his arbitrary arrest, Waleed Abu al-Khair must be releasedContinue Reading

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is imposing another round of sanctions against Belarus officials over continuing human rights violations after a 2020 … Read more: Canada slaps more sanctions on Belarus, citing human rights violations – WTVBContinue Reading

President of Local 350 to Advocate for Workers' Rights as Human Rights … (SAN FRANCISCO) – Robert Sandoval, President of Teamsters Local 350, has been … Read more: Teamsters Leader Sworn in as Commissioner of San Fransisco Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The federal government's proposed changes to migration law are "entirely incompatible with human rights" and the government should abandon its … Read more: Human rights groups air concerns and personal testimonies on government migration billContinue Reading

University of Maine alumna Louise Kazek presented an oral statement on March 28 at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Session in Geneva, … Read more: Former UMaine international student addresses the UN regarding human rights in GazaContinue Reading