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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

The human rights defenders also condemn plans by the RSF to close the road connecting Kosti in White Nile state with the North Kordofan capital of … Read more: Sudan warring parties accused of widespread human rights violations – Dabanga Radio TV OnlineContinue Reading

This, as red tagging, drug war killings, and repression supposedly continue, said Human Rights Watch senior EU advocate Claudio Francavilla in a … Read more: HRW to EU Commission: Tell Marcos to walk the talk on human rights | ABS-CBN NewsContinue Reading

US senators call on Biden administration to withhold $320m in aid over Egypt's 'deteriorating' human rights record. Read more: US lawmakers urge Biden to withhold more military aid to Egypt – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Sardar Pashaei is an Iranian-American athlete and democracy activist. He comes from a family of dissidents. Also a family of athletes. Read more: A Wrestling Champion, and Human–Rights Champion, from Iran | RicochetContinue Reading

7 to take action against human rights abuses in the Philippines. Policy Order 129, introduced by councillors Quinton Zondervan and Dennis Carlone, … Read more: Support the Philippine Human Rights Act, oppose Elbit Systems with public commentContinue Reading