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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has welcomed the dismissal of the tax evasion charges filed against Nobel Laureate Maria A. Ressa, who, … Read more: Dismissal of Ressa's tax evasion charges 'a victory for press freedom' in PH — CHRContinue Reading

By Alon Ben-Meir*. The Iranian government continues to commit human rights violations and crimes against humanity in its effort to strike terror … Read more: Iran's Human Rights Violations Are Indescribable – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading

Nichols died Jan. 10 following a traffic stop with MPD on Jan. 7. Excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid were police … Read more: Ben Crump, Van Turner comment on MPD civil rights case – YouTubeContinue Reading

REV KAREN: Trans rights are human rights … I GREW up in the Church, and from an early age was sent to Church and Sunday School. On the one hand, my … Read more: REV KAREN: Trans rights are human rights – Belfast MediaContinue Reading

LONDON – The British High Court has ruled against human rights campaigners that said the UK authorities were allowing the import of cotton … Read more: Court bid fails to stop UK imports of Xinjiang cotton | Social Compliance & CSR NewsContinue Reading

After the Second World War, Britain took an active role in drafting the European Convention on Human Rights which pretty much put an end to the old … Read more: Our obsession with 'rights' has locked the West in a state of permanent revolutionContinue Reading

GENEVA: The collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is a human rights catastrophe, UN experts warned Friday. "Lawyers, … Read more: 'Afghanistan legal system's collapse is human rights catastrophe' – The Express TribuneContinue Reading

… noting that it was key to securing a sustainable peace in northern Ethiopia, and urged access for international human rights monitors. Read more: Secretary Blinken's Call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed – State DepartmentContinue Reading

… government" to settle Native Canadian human rights and land claims. "This is the beginning of a new era in Canada for our people," he said. Read more: Canada settles residential schools lawsuit for .8bn – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Early in the civil rights movement, he was a fierce proponent of economic justice. … A. Philip Randolph is in the front, second from right. Read more: Opinion | What A. Philip Randolph Knew About Jobs and Freedom – The New York TimesContinue Reading

… despite refusing a legal challenge from Uyghur rights activists … involving human rights violations and the exploitation of forced labour.”. Read more: UK High Court judge finds 'striking consensus' of abuses in Xinjiang – Financial TimesContinue Reading

The inter-American court of human rights ruling found the Bolivian government to be “internationally responsible” for violating De Angulo's rights … Read more: Rape survivor wins case against 'cruel and inhumane' state of Bolivia – The GuardianContinue Reading

Publicly recognise … the importance and legitimacy of the work of human rights defenders and a commitment that no violence or threats against them … Read more: New resource for land rights defenders | ISHRContinue Reading

Former Human Rights Watch chief and harsh critic of Israel, Kenneth Roth, on Thursday was offered a fellowship at Harvard University after the … Read more: Harvard offers fellowship to ex-Human Rights Watch chief, harsh lsrael critic – i24 NewsContinue Reading