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The United States has and will continue to raise the issue of human rights with India and Washington continues to oppose the persecution of … Read more: US 'regularly' raises human rights concerns with India, says official – The Indian ExpressContinue Reading

… State Government has decided to appoint former High Court Chief Justice S Manikumar as the new Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission. Read more: S Manikumar selected new Chairman of Human Rights Commission, Satheesan unhappyContinue Reading

The difference between symbolic change and substantive reform in the context of the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the … Read more: Symbolic change or substantive reform – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

China's authoritarian state ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has systemically repressed fundamental freedoms. Human rights defenders and … Read more: China: Human rights defenders and journalists jailed and censorship persists as President …Continue Reading

Dubuque's Equity and Human Rights Commission is set to remove one of its members on Monday. For more Local News from KCRG: https://www.kcrg.com/ … Read more: Dubuque's Equity and Human Rights Commission to remove one of its members – YouTubeContinue Reading

Adrianne Walters, Acting Legal Director with the Human Rights Law Centre, said: … Access to abortion is a human right. Read more: WA abortion bill a historic opportunity to improve reproductive health outcomesContinue Reading

Learn more about how ethical AI can be used in schools and education to promote learning and strengthen human rights. Read more: Schools Should Prepare for an AI-Future – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

HARARE, Zimbabwe. Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused Angolan police of killing over a dozen anti-government protesters since January. Read more: Human Rights Watch accuses Angolan police of killing protesters – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

Catherine Latimer is the executive director at the John Howard Society of Canada. Today, Canada will receive an assessment of its human rights … Read more: Opinion: Canadian prisons need international oversight to prevent human rights violationsContinue Reading

BINDURA magistrate Joyline Mudhege on Tuesday freed human rights activist, Onai Chitakunye, who was facing charges of convening an illegal meeting … Read more: Court frees human rights activist – NewsDay ZimbabweContinue Reading

Earlier this month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected two new Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Read more: Many Congratulations to Dapo, Chichele Professor – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading

Between January and June 2023, Human Rights Watch interviewed by phone 32 people, including victims of abuses and their relatives, witnesses, … Read more: Angola: Grave Police Abuses Against Activists – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Sexual violence in sport often happens because of poor governance and an imbalance of power that enables abusers and punishes survivors. Human Rights … Read more: FIFA Must Show The Red Card To Sexual Abuse – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

This post was written by Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), an independent, non-profit organisation … Read more: The Dreams of Saudi Human Rights Defender Loujain Al-Hathloul in a Children's BookContinue Reading