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COLOMBO (News 1st); The investigation by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) into the Rambukkana Shooting revealed that the death of … Read more: #Rambukkana Shooting: Human Rights Commission makes startling revelations in reportContinue Reading

Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on … The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes the “right of the … Read more: Child Labor and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry of the Democratic Republic of CongoContinue Reading

And finally, the definition of race in the Illinois Human Rights Act will be expanded to prohibit discrimination based on traits associated with … Read more: Amendments to Illinois Employment and Human Rights Acts Impose New Compliance …Continue Reading

Architecture, Consumerism, and Human Rights: On ​'Subverting the Narrative … Image of Pin Sangkaeo (right) standing with partner Benson Joseph … Read more: Architecture, Consumerism, and Human Rights: On ​'Subverting the Narrative of Power … – ArchinectContinue Reading

The Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing honors fiction and nonfiction with a longlist of titles you may not know. Read more: The UK's Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing: Longlist – Publishing PerspectivesContinue Reading

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's report blames gov't forces, Tigray rebels for killings, rights abuses – Anadolu Agency. Read more: 749 civilians killed in Ethiopia's Afar, Amhara states in a year: Rights body – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

First of its kind report for lawmakers details killings, forced disappearances and gross human rights violations in Ethiopia in the last year. Read more: Ethiopian Rights Body Urges Government to Protect Human RightsContinue Reading

A HUMAN rights group based in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) says it is pleased with the recent ruling of High Court Judge, Justice Marissa … Read more: Local human rights group celebrates ECSC ruling that anti-gay laws are unconstitutionalContinue Reading

The Universal Periodic Review of India is due in 2022, the run-up to which has already started. This is an event where the National Human Rights … Read more: India's human rights record under scrutiny as NHRC prepares for renewal of accreditation …Continue Reading

German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster has advised Bangladeshi companies to get ready for the challenges that may come as Germany enforces … Read more: Germany to assess human rights in supply chain: Bangladeshi exporters should be ready …Continue Reading

European lawmakers have called for safeguarding women's right to safe and legal abortion in Europe after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn … Read more: MEPs demand the inclusion of right to abortion in EU Charter of Human RightsContinue Reading

UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor stated soon after Teesta's detention that she is deeply concerned by this. She said that … Read more: Voices demanding justice for Indian human rights activist Teesta Setalvad continue to grow strongerContinue Reading

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights. The former Minneapolis police … Read more: Derek Chauvin gets separate 21-year sentence for violating George Floyd's civil rightsContinue Reading

Amendment to New York State Human Rights Law Establishes Toll-Free Confidential Hotline For Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints. Jason S. Read more: Amendment to New York State Human Rights Law Establishes Toll-Free Confidential … – JD SupraContinue Reading