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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

Join the ASIL International Legal Research Interest Group (ILRIG) for a webinar on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)! At this event, … Read more: The European Court of Human Rights at a Glance – American Society of International LawContinue Reading

The president of the human rights group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo said at a news conference Friday that the man was abducted during the … Read more: Human rights group identifies 133rd baby snatched from mother during Argentina's dictatorshipContinue Reading

— Kingston native Joe McDonald has been tapped to lead the Ulster County Human Rights Commission. County Executive Jen Metzger announced the … Read more: Ulster County Human Rights Commission receives new appointments – Daily FreemanContinue Reading

The government has not only failed to investigate allegations of human rights abuses, it has also continued to commit “significant human rights” … Read more: Van Hollen, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Withhold Military Aid to Egypt …Continue Reading

Under the Human Rights Framework and through membership in the HRI, the GDF formalizes its intent to implement the Consensus Document with support … Read more: Guyana joins initiative that supports development of human rights programs in the … – SouthComContinue Reading

Ulster Country Executive Jen Metzger has appointed Joe McDonald as the new Director of Human Rights. Read more: Metzger appoints new Human Rights Commissioner – WAMCContinue Reading

Notably, these decisions contributed to the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners and steps toward closing the cases for some human rights … Read more: Biden Administration Should Withhold Military Aid to Egypt Amid Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

According to civil rights activists in Birjand, Ebrahim Ramezani is also a judge at the Special Court for Clerics. One activist tells IranWire that … Read more: Judge Ebrahim Ramezani: A Rubber Stamp for Violating Human Rights – IranWireContinue Reading

… results of surveys on 10 topics, no questions on China human rights … to compare the current human right situation in China to that in 1989. Read more: Hong Kong pollster to stop publicly releasing results of surveys on 10 topics, no questions …Continue Reading

Her attendance at the UN's human rights assembly on June 19 has drawn attention and sparked rumours about her relationship with Naveed Ahmad, a member … Read more: UN responds to a media outlet report on a controversial human rights figure – Khaama PressContinue Reading