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It was a colorful morning at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as kids were treated to story time with three drag queens. Read more: Drag story time at Canadian Museum for Human Rights “more important than ever,” organizers sayContinue Reading

The finale marked the end of the weeks long debate on human rights between representatives of universities across Nigeria. Read more: Sandra Idoko Wins Amnesty Int. Intervarsity Human Rights Debate – TheNigeriaLawyerContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch also asked the authorities to release Shireen Mazari and Maleeka Bukhari and drop all charges. The International Covenant on Civil … Read more: Human Rights Watch urges Pakistani Authorities to end mass political arrests – Minute MirrorContinue Reading

Intervarsity Human Rights Debate. Sandra Idoko, a law student at the Benue State University, has emerged winner of Amnesty International Nigeria's … Read more: Sandra Idoko wins Amnesty Int. Intervarsity Human Rights Debate – Daily TrustContinue Reading

Friday's executions drew condemnation from the West and human rights groups based outside the Islamic Republic. Iran witnessed waves of nationwide … Read more: Iran executes man convicted of leading a human trafficking and prostitution ringContinue Reading

The transgender community was as old as human kind itself, but in modern times, laws were enacted to provide rights and security to every … Read more: Shariat court's decision termed 'attack on human rights of transgender persons' – DawnContinue Reading

Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister … Read more: Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata celebrated the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Friday by conducting a special … Read more: 'Digital accessibility a matter of social justice, human rights' | Kolkata News, The Indian ExpressContinue Reading

… second time, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. … Since her arrest, Parvaneh has been denied the right to legal counsel … Read more: Detention of former Kurdish political prisoner extended for second timeContinue Reading

human rights commission committee Daniel McHenry, founder of Black Queer Tulsa, addresses Tulsa City Council. On Wednesday, March 1, Tulsa City … Read more: Tulsa Human Rights Commission approves 2SLGBTQ+ CommitteeContinue Reading

Some human rights activists have unveiled #FREESEUNKUTI campaign to demand for the immediate release of the detained Afrobeat singer, … Read more: Human Rights Activists Begin #FreeSeunKuti Campaign, Demand Immediate Release Of …Continue Reading

The present UN Human Rights Council – UN HRC has been functioning since March 2006, replacing the UN Commission on Human Rights – UN CHR that … Read more: Sri Lanka And The UN Human Rights Council – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission has urged the federal government to include these facilities under the OPCAT scheme. “We have a continued level … Read more: Exclusive: UN set to sanction Australia over human rights abuses | The Saturday PaperContinue Reading

At the same time, the Pope added, Skorka had sought to demonstrate that “people of faith can and must stand up for human rights in all of life's … Read more: Human rights and religious tradition are not in conflict – L'Osservatore RomanoContinue Reading