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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the Human Rights Commission that prompt measures will be taken to address staff shortages at the … Read more: Sri Lanka govt to address Human Rights Commission's staff shortages: PMD | EconomyNextContinue Reading

“[Von der Leyen] should make it clear to President Marcos that while a different narrative on human rights is welcome, his administration needs to … Read more: EC leader must also tackle human rights under Marcos–HRW | Global NewsContinue Reading

Eleanor Roosevelt forged her own humanitarian path and left a legacy of strength and support for human rights. Read more: Get to Know Eleanor Roosevelt, A Champion of Human Rights – TheCollectorContinue Reading

Human rights collectives are demanding justice after the arbitrary arrest and public humiliation of 33 LGBTQI+ men in a controversial case. Read more: Venezuela: LGBTQI+ Groups Demand Justice for 33 Gay Men Arrested in RaidContinue Reading

Kathmandu: The EU in Nepal announces the result of the 'EU Human Rights Journalist Award 2023'. The articles & news reports of the following … Read more: EU in Nepal announces the result of the 'EU Human Rights Journalist Award 2023'Continue Reading

YEREVAN, JULY 29, ARMENPRESS. Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan has contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … Read more: Human Rights Defender of Armenia to contact international organizations over kidnapping …Continue Reading

Humphrey won passage of a bold civil rights platform, triggering southern delegates to nominate Strom Thurmond as a “Dixiecrat” candidate for … Read more: Into the Bright Sunshine: how Hubert Humphrey joined the civil rights fight – The GuardianContinue Reading

Miami pianist, teacher and civil rights advocate Ruth Greenfield died at 99. She fought for equality in Miami, founded Fine Arts Conservatory. Read more: Concert pianist Ruth Greenfield championed civil rights with music. She has died at 99Continue Reading

Yaqiu Wang of Human Rights Watch said that in Mr Lee's case, "the Chinese … sentence last year, he was allowed to fly back to Taiwan right away. Read more: Lee Meng-chu: Taiwan businessman accused of spying in China is freed – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Egypt assumed on Saturday the rotating presidency of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) during the convocation of … Read more: Egypt assumes presidency of Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions – Foreign AffairsContinue Reading

Ambassador Moushira Khattab, President of the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR), took over the presidency of the network from Ahmed Bouhoubeyni, … Read more: Egypt assumes presidency of Arab Network for National Human Rights InstitutionsContinue Reading

Civil Rights and Community Leaders … Maya Wiley, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: “In 1955, … Read more: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Designates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley …Continue Reading

Opinion: Don't let Saudi Arabia sportswash its many failures. Using the sheen of elite athletes Saudi Arabia aims to cover up its human rights … Read more: LIV Golf is Saudi's effort to sportswash their human rights abuses – The Denver PostContinue Reading

And how difficult is it for the US to champion human rights around the world when the political environment at home is so divisive? Ian Bremmer sits … Read more: UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Russia, human rights, & the Security Council …Continue Reading