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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday rejected any human rights abuse in the country and reiterated its commitment to the fundamental freedoms. Read more: No human rights abuses in Pakistan: FO – The NationContinue Reading

"We were particularly alarmed by the situation of Palestinian human rights defenders," reads the report, "who are routinely subject to a range of … Read more: Israel Human Rights Violations News and Opinion – Common DreamsContinue Reading

Toronto Community Housing is failing to respect and protect tenants' human rights accord to the… Read more: TORONTO'S SOCIAL HOUSING PROVIDER NOT RESPECTING TENANTS' HUMAN RIGHTSContinue Reading

But the term's shifting, amorphous, and under-defined qualities make LGBTQIA+ ill-suited to the discourse and practice of international human rights … Read more: From LGBTQIA+ to SOGIESC: Reframing sexuality, gender, and human rightsContinue Reading

“The PGA Tour has placed a price on human rights and betrayed the long history of sports and athletes that advocate for social change and progress,” … Read more: PGA Tour LIV Golf deal: U.S. Senator blasts Jay Monahan – SBNation.comContinue Reading

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