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Democracy and human rights. At the joint press briefing the foreign minister, foreign secretary and the US assistant secretary termed the discussions … Read more: US emphasises democracy, protecting human rights – Prothom Alo EnglishContinue Reading

The World Report 2023 published by Human Rights Watch (HRW), details the continued repression in Sri Lanka under President Wickremesinghe. Read more: 'Change of Presidents of Sri Lanka in 2022 did not lead to any improvement in the country's …Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office also has long-standing concerns that anti-smuggling legislation in a number of European countries is being used to … Read more: Trial of human rights defenders in Greece for helping migrants begins | Law-OrderContinue Reading

Star Tribune. With her debut novel, “Moonrise Over New Jessup,” Jamila Minnicks delves into the intricacies of the civil rights movement, … Read more: 'Moonrise Over New Jessup' a different take on the civil rights movement – yoursun.comContinue Reading

Since then, no new presidential elections have taken place, and the eighty-seven-year-old Abbas has taken no substantive steps to establish a peaceful … Read more: A Palestinian Human–Rights Activist Reflects on Two Decades of Mahmoud Abbas's RuleContinue Reading

Imprisonment of Ihsane el-Kadi, a longstanding government critic, prompted outcry from human rights groups. Read more: Daughter of Algerian journalist arrested on Christmas Eve calls for his releaseContinue Reading

Former head of Human Rights Watch was allegedly denied a fellowship at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of … Read more: Harvard should be able to do better than concoct anti-Jewish conspiracies – opinionContinue Reading

The International Ombudsman conference 2023 under the theme “The future of Human Rights in the 21st Century” is funded by the European Union. More … Read more: Sri Lanka & Türkiye sign MoU on protection of human rights – Newsfirst.lkContinue Reading

During National #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth, we are working to raise awareness about this heinous crime and human rights abuse. Read more: State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor on Twitter: "RT @StateDept: During …Continue Reading

… characterized by violations of iInternational Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL), including aerial bombardment, … Read more: Myanmar Humanitarian Needs Overview 2023 (January 2023) – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights located in the heart of downtown and only blocks from Dr. Martin Luther King's childhood home will … Read more: March on Washington Exhibit Opens at National Center for Civil & Human RightsContinue Reading

But human rights group Liberty said the proposals amounted to an attack on the right to protest. The plans will be set out in an amendment to the … Read more: New plans to widen police powers for disruptive protests – BBC NewsContinue Reading

But Human Rights Watch, the international NGO, last week criticised the government for a series of recent measures, including restrictions on … Read more: UK to tighten anti-protest measures, despite criticism from rights groups – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has urged her Ukrainian side, UN, ICRC to demand Ukraine stop torturing Russian war … Read more: Russia's human rights official urges UN, ICRC to force Ukraine 'not to torture captives'Continue Reading