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Dozens of groups are demanding diplomatic measures be taken and cautioned against Hindu right-wing influence in Canada. Read more: Canadian civil society urges Trudeau to act on human rights violations in IndiaContinue Reading

The Bayelsa State Government has condemned the alleged cases of human rights violations in Nembe-Basambiri, Nembe Local Government Area, … Read more: Opu-Nembe: Bayelsa govt slams alleged human rights abuses – Punch NewspapersContinue Reading

The Republican front-runner in the 2024 race for governor had been highly critical of the civil rights movement and the International Civil Rights … Read more: Lt. Gov. Robinson more civil on civil rights movement after first visit to Greensboro museum …Continue Reading

By Samuel Oyadongha. Bayelsa state government has condemned in strong terms the cases of human rights violation in Nembe-Basambiri following the … Read more: Opu-Nembe: Bayelsa govt condemns human rights abuses, evacuates victims of shootingContinue Reading

In a new report, the New York-based human rights group urges the U.S. and the international community to intervene in Haiti's "nightmare" before … Read more: Human Rights Watch warns Haiti is on the brink of security, hunger collapse – WLRNContinue Reading

Due to a provision in the Montana Environmental Act, it can even be called a human rights victory, as the youths' right to a “clean and healthful … Read more: A Human Rights Climate Legal Victory in Montana – Psychiatric TimesContinue Reading

GENEVA (14 August 2023) – Two years after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to violate many human rights including implementing … Read more: Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Experts Denounce Idea Of “Reformed” Taliban – ScoopContinue Reading

Sam Mihara was named the recipient of the 2023 Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice. (Matthew Chetnik). SALEM — History educator and … Read more: Educator receives Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice – ItemliveContinue Reading

In February 2023, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, indicated that “increasingly, … Read more: The Legacy Of The Taliban: Poverty, Human Rights Violations And Gender ApartheidContinue Reading

It would most likely be in direct contradiction to the European convention on human rights, which, among other things, prohibits torture and … Read more: Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starterContinue Reading

Notice of Meetings Under the Open Meetings Law for the Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights. The August 16, 2023, meeting of the … Read more: Human Rights Commission Meeting at Beauchamp Library – August 16, 2023 – Urban CNYContinue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took a suo moto cognizance of media reports citing the death of a first-year student of West … Read more: Human rights panel's notice to Jadavpur University over student's death – India TodayContinue Reading

In a detailed analysis, the organization highlights 10 human rights issues that have plagued Egypt since the massacre on 14 August 2013, in which … Read more: Egypt: 'Decade of shame' since hundreds killed with impunity in Rabaa massacreContinue Reading

The year 2022 saw a historic loss for American human rights. The American administration is unapologetic and of doubtful character — a society … Read more: A champion of human rights? – Dhaka TribuneContinue Reading