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Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people, Robinson said that HRC officially declared a … Read more: As Congress Re-Introduces Equality Act, Human Rights Campaign President Calls for its …Continue Reading

The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of … Read more: Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights reportContinue Reading

WESTFORD – The Human Rights Club at Westford Academy spent weeks planning a fundraiser to help south Asian victims of domestic abuse. Read more: Call For Action helps school's Human Rights Club get fundraiser money from ticket sellerContinue Reading

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden welcomes India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday (Jun 21) for two days of talks that the White … Read more: Biden will not 'lecture' Modi on human rights, White House says – CNAContinue Reading

Largely absent from Kirby's comments were concerns about India's human rights record and the Modi government's embrace of a far-right Hindu … Read more: India's Modi faces human rights criticism ahead of US visit – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The provider said that it developed the approach to ensure human rights issues are considered throughout the investment and stewardship process, … Read more: TPT Retirement Solutions shares first Human Rights Policy – Pensions Age MagazineContinue Reading

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has ordered a public charter school to pay $325000 to a student sexually harassed and assaulted by a … Read more: Minnesota Department of Human Rights orders district to pay 5k in sexual assault caseContinue Reading

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner criticises an over-reliance on hotels for use in immigration detention, and the often-lengthy stays many … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner takes aim at lengthy stays in hotel detention – ABC NewsContinue Reading

An amended Bill to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's troubled past now meets the Government's international human rights commitments, … Read more: Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris | Cumnock ChronicleContinue Reading

Dozens of his fellow Democrats urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to raise human rights issues with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more: Dozens of US lawmakers urge Biden to raise rights issues with Modi | ReutersContinue Reading

Interactive dialogue on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as delivered by UK Human Rights ambassador, … Read more: UN HRC53:UK statement on report of Human Rights High Commissioner – GOV.UKContinue Reading

Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris … It would also halt future civil cases and inquests linked to killings … Read more: Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-HarrisContinue Reading

Indeed, these institutions will have an increasingly vital role in addressing the human rights implications of climate change and environmental … Read more: Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Justice and Security for Sustainable Peace …Continue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (C) is seen on a giant … alleged human rights violations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more: US leads 27 countries in condemning UN Human Rights Council probe into IsraelContinue Reading