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He is convicted of bringing money into the country to finance the so-called “illegal activities” of civil society, a sentence which both human rights … Read more: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in prisonContinue Reading

The report detailed a myriad of alleged human rights abuses, ranging from torture and arbitrary deprivation of nationality to extrajudicial executions … Read more: UN Human Rights Council: over 40 executed in Nicaragua, among other human rights abusesContinue Reading

Human rights campaigner Alaa Al-Siddiq died when the BMW she was in was involved in a crash on the A361 near Burford, her Oxford inquest heard. Read more: BMW crash victim Alaa Al-Siddiq was on Cotswolds birthday weekend | Oxford MailContinue Reading

Human rights law had to be taken on, respected and acknowledged. Whilst all nations were sovereign, they all had the obligation to put the interests … Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes High-Level Segment and Starts General Segment – WorldContinue Reading

The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring Port Townsend to be a human rights city. The city council approved the … Read more: City of Port Townsend passes human rights proclamationContinue Reading

Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix on 3 March, human rights organisations urged Formula 1 to stop 'sportswashing' amidst human rights violations. Read more: Bahrain: Stop using F1 racing to hide human rights abuses – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading

They filed a human rights complaint in 2017 after realizing their son, Carter, wasn't learning American Sign Language (ASL) in his school. Carter, who … Read more: Parents of deaf child win human rights case against NLESD | CBC NewsContinue Reading

… and eliminating disparities, Buncombe County is excited to announce Dr. Noreal Armstrong will be its new Chief Equity & Human Rights Officer. Read more: Buncombe announces new chief equity and human rights officer | Mountain XpressContinue Reading

A U.N. inquiry found that President Daniel Ortega and top members of his government committed human rights abuses, providing evidence for efforts … Read more: Nicaragua's 'Nazis': Stunned Investigators Cite Hitler's Germany – The New York TimesContinue Reading

Human-rights groups and Western researchers have alleged that the government forced Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims from the region to work at … Read more: Volkswagen Says No Human–Rights Abuses at Downsized Xinjiang Plant in China – WSJContinue Reading

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, … the Biden-Harris administration can take to secure the right to vote for all … Read more: Coalition Letter to President Biden and Federal Agencies on Voting EO ProgressContinue Reading

Qatar's spotty human rights record was a constant talking point during the men's World Cup last year. Now the Australian Human Rights Commission … Read more: Australia's human rights record in the spotlight ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup starting in JulyContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch urges Anthony Albanese to speak directly to Narendra Modi. Read more: Australia's 'quiet diplomacy' approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates sayContinue Reading

Exclusive: letter from human rights groups says overturning of the constitutional right violates US's obligations as a UN member state. Read more: UN urged to intervene over destruction of US abortion rights – The GuardianContinue Reading