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The state Department of Human Rights filed a lawsuit against CSL Plasma in 2021 after the company barred James and a nonbinary resident from donating … Read more: MN human rights department says consent decree helped eliminate ban on transgender …Continue Reading

North Korea, which has been under UN sanctions since 2006 due to its ballistic missile and nuclear programme, rejects criticism of its human rights … Read more: North Korea protests UN Security Council meeting on human rights record – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

A company with labs in Cambridge's Central Square was removed from a City Council policy order last week decrying killings and human-rights … Read more: Order on human–rights violations in Philippines eliminates reference to Central Square's …Continue Reading

… Armed Forces members will be able to submit sexual misconduct or harassment complaints directly to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Read more: Military sexual misconduct complaints can now go to human rights commission | Q107 TorontoContinue Reading

In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the "disastrous, senseless war in Sudan, born out of a wanton drive … Read more: UN Warns Sudan Conflict Violates Basic Human Rights – Mirage NewsContinue Reading

Members of the military can take complaints about sexual misconduct, harassment or discrimination directly to the Canadian Human Rights Commission … Read more: Military members can now take sexual misconduct complaints to human rights commissionContinue Reading

NIAMEY, Niger — (AP) — Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials who were detained after … Read more: A human rights group in Niger says it can't get access to officials who were detained after coupContinue Reading

A First Nations group in Western Australia has secured a landmark victory in the UN Human Rights Committee over a native title claim on land in … Read more: UN Human Rights Committee rules in favour of First Nations people – Lawyers WeeklyContinue Reading

The inclusion of sexual orientation and gender questions was taken to the Australian Human Rights Commission following complaints LGBTQI communities … Read more: ABS vows inclusion following human rights complaint – Mandurah MailContinue Reading

Guevara-Rosas, a feminist and human rights lawyer from Mexico, joined Amnesty International as Americas Director in August 2013. She has led efforts … Read more: Amnesty International's Americas Director appointed to global role as Senior Director of …Continue Reading

A human rights claim on behalf of Waikeria Prison rioters has been delayed at what was to be the start of a three-month High Court hearing. Read more: Prison rioters' human rights case delayed, with hope of settlement | Stuff.co.nzContinue Reading

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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) today welcomes the resolution of a discrimination complaint brought against the Australian Bureau of … Read more: Commission welcomes resolution in Census inclusion complaintContinue Reading

As the ninth anniversary of Mike Brown's killing approaches, his and Rekia Boyd's families are arguing the U.S. government committed human rights … Read more: Families of Mike Brown, Rekia Boyd Reach Global Stage Of Yearslong Human Rights BattleContinue Reading