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“Promoting respect for human rights and defending fundamental freedoms is central to who we are as a country,” it read. “The United States will always … Read more: Watch as Antony Blinken delivers remarks on 2022 human rights report – The IndependentContinue Reading

The U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons, Jessica Stern would like to … Read more: Remarks at the UN Security Council Stakeout on Integrating the Human Rights of LGBTI …Continue Reading

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to express our deep concern about the current situation of Zakaria (“Zaki”) Hannache, … Read more: Tunisia: Do not extradite human rights defender Zakaria Hannache! – FIDHContinue Reading

The annual Human Rights Reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal … Read more: 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – United States Department of StateContinue Reading

With social policies a critical element of a holistic ESG strategy, we talk to ISN's Rick Dorsett about why a human rights-focused approach is … Read more: Interview: human rights in the supply chain needs more focus – Business ChiefContinue Reading

The Home Secretary has said she is "encouraged" after speaking to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about the injunction that stopped … Read more: Braverman 'encouraged' by talks with European Court of Human Rights as she prepares… – LBCContinue Reading

So says Innocent Biringanine, a Congolese national and third-year audiology student at the University of Cape Town (UCT). This Human Rights Day, … Read more: Human Rights Day: 'Refugees are people with rights and aspirations' | UCT NewsContinue Reading

Trevor Macray: Have we really had human rights since South Africa became a democracy? Sibongile Nkosi: Our human rights are there but crushed by … Read more: Tell us what's on your mind: Human Rights Day | Boksburg AdvertiserContinue Reading

The policy is part of a recent government push to recognize past episodes of human rights abuses committed by the state. Read more: Indonesia's Jokowi Restores Citizenship to Political Exiles – The DiplomatContinue Reading

The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) is due to brief the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 21 March at the United … Read more: Ethiopia softens stance on international human rights commission – Africa IntelligenceContinue Reading

Multiple Iranian individuals and entities have been slapped with new sanctions for human rights abuses and for support of Russia's invasion of … Read more: Fresh sanctions levelled at Iran for human rights abuse – The New DailyContinue Reading

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she is "encouraged" by "constructive" discussions with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about … Read more: Suella Braverman 'encouraged' by talks with European Court of Human Rights in push to …Continue Reading

FILE PHOTO-New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta speaks during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, which voted to hold an urgent debate … Read more: New Zealand foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing | ReutersContinue Reading

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has revealed Australia will target more Iranian individuals and entities with its new Magnitsky-style sanction regime. Read more: Australia slaps dozens of sanctions on Iran over 'egregious' human rights abuses and …Continue Reading