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At least 1,242 people in Belarus were convicted last year in court cases motivated by political reasons, the Human Rights Centre Viasna reported. Read more: Belarus: 1242 convicted in political trials in 2022 – TVP WorldContinue Reading

Human rights group Amnesty International denounced what it described as a "sham" trial and said Iranian authorities were seeking the death penalty … Read more: Iran protests: Two men hanged over killing of militiaman – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Latest News. / Egypt: Over 4000 doctors resigned in 2022 due to low wages, poor conditions · / Ben-Gvir visits prison to ensure no improvements … Read more: Human rights organisations condemn France's attempts to deport Syria migrantsContinue Reading

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman, said that he is planning to meet with Tatiana Moskalkova, his Russian counterpart, in Turkey in … Read more: Ukraines human rights ombudsman to meet his Russian counterpart in TurkeyContinue Reading

A woman says she is filing a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission against a taxi company, saying its drivers denied multiple rides … Read more: Alberta woman filing human rights complaint after saying taxi denied ride to her and service dogContinue Reading

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert has named the city's new director of Human Rights and Relations. Gerald Kuhn will succeed Franklin Thompson, … Read more: Omaha Mayor Stothert names Gerald Kuhn as new Director of Human Rights and RelationsContinue Reading

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday announced the inaugural Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim Human Rights Fellowship, sponsored by his … Read more: HRCP announces Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim Human Rights FellowshipContinue Reading

How to address the impact of genome editing on human rights is a global challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed a … Read more: Genome editing and human rights: Implications of the UNGPs – EurekAlertContinue Reading

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will lead a high-level interagency delegation to Honduras … Read more: High-Level U.S. Delegation to Visit Honduras for Strategic and Human Rights DialoguesContinue Reading

The province's human rights commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in two B.C. Supreme Court cases asserting First Nations right to … Read more: Human rights commissioner to intervene in First Nation mineral claims | Vancouver SunContinue Reading

The NGO Coalition on Human Rights has called for the immediate ceasing of the rhetoric and politics of fear in this immediate post-election period … Read more: NGO Coalition on Human Rights calls on immediate ceasing of the rhetoric and politics of fearContinue Reading

Yanshina had flown to Minsk to support her fellow human rights defenders on trial. Ten organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary detention of … Read more: Belarus: HRD and journalist Yekaterina Yanshina sentenced to 15 days detention for …Continue Reading

We also compare the German Act to other mandatory human rights due … it to identify risks of human rights or environmental standards violations, … Read more: Germany Becomes the Latest Country to Adopt Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence LegislationContinue Reading

Kenneth Roth said Harvard's Kennedy School denied him a fellowship over Human Rights Watch's criticism of Israel. Read more: Harvard denies former Human Rights Watch director fellowship over Israel, report says – The ForwardContinue Reading