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The decision centered upon Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a provision aimed at countering measures that result in racial bias in voting even … Read more: US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law | ReutersContinue Reading

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, … human rights system for African civil society organisations (CSOs). Read more: Call for Applications: Capacity building workshop on African human rights system for African …Continue Reading

LGBTQ issues, Human Rights Campaign, Kelly Robinson, transgender athletes, transgender health care, LGBTQ discrimination. Read more: Human Rights Campaign issues first ever national state of emergency for LGBTQ peopleContinue Reading

From Lahore to New Delhi, and from Baghdad to Mexico City, there are few places on Earth where air pollution is not a problem. Read more: Should breathing clean air be a fundamental human right? | Inside Story – YouTubeContinue Reading

Toronto's ombudsman is calling on the city's social housing provider to respect and protect tenants' human rights. In a new report, … Read more: Toronto Community Housing should prioritize tenants' human rights: Ombudsman | – Global NewsContinue Reading

A new report by the city's ombudsman found that the Toronto Community Housing Corporation failed to properly address human rights complaints made … Read more: TCHC handling of human rights complaints 'unacceptable:' Toronto ombudsman – CP24Continue Reading

In the lead-up to the 12th European Union (EU)-Laos human rights dialogue, scheduled to be held on 12 July 2023 in Vientiane, the International (. Read more: Laos: Human rights situation update ahead of EU dialogue – FIDHContinue Reading

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were using … Read more: Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expertContinue Reading

Over the past several years (2010-2022), hundreds of cases of human rights abuse have been committed by over 90 corporations mining minerals … Read more: Companies mining energy transition minerals committed hundreds of human rights abuse casesContinue Reading

If you are human and you are here legally, you should be treated equally under the law," says Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report. Read more: Dave Rubin: There are no gay, trans, or black rights…Only human rights. – YouTubeContinue Reading

New York City amended its Human Rights Law, effective November 22, 2023, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of height and weight, … Read more: New York City Human Rights Law Adds Protections for Height and Weight – JD SupraContinue Reading

The new legislation aligns with a range of recommendations contained in the Commission's 2021 report about protecting the human rights of people … Read more: Commission welcomes passage of new ACT intersex lawsContinue Reading

But human rights experts are insisting on meaningful policy changes to meet the moment including mandatory human rights laws requiring companies … Read more: Mining critical to renewable energy tied to hundreds of alleged human rights abuses – EHNContinue Reading

I chose to study at the University of Sydney in 2011, when I joined the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for a Master's in Human Rights and … Read more: Indian PhD candidate pursues passion for international law and human rightsContinue Reading