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'Imagining racial equality in human rights through positive obligations'. Mehrdad Payandeh (Bucerius Law School and member of UN Committee on … Read more: Race and European human rights law – CRASSHContinue Reading

Fathers have an inalienable right to protect their children. Our abortion law cruelly silences and rejects fathers, violating their human rights. Read more: Abortion Victimises Fathers And Violates Their Human Rights! – Scoop NZContinue Reading

Roughly 98% of Palestinians in the disputed territories are ruled by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Palestinian human-rights advocates, NGOs, … Read more: Let's focus on who abuses Palestinian human rights – JNS.orgContinue Reading

Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said “concerning” human rights abuses are being committed in the Amhara regional state … Read more: News: Ethiopian rights commission says “concerning” human rights abuses in Amhara …Continue Reading

Over this period, fellows identify human rights-related issues affecting Africa and submit pitches to the program's editorial team for review. Read more: This organization trains students to cover human rights and freedoms in AfricaContinue Reading

“My early involvement in the struggle against “Jim Crow,” the American apartheid, has been the foundation and fuel for my civil and human rights work, … Read more: MEET A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO – Westfair CommunicationsContinue Reading

Europe's top human rights court ruled that a fine imposed on the head of Amnesty International's Turkish branch for alleged irregularities related … Read more: Turkey Violated European Convention by Fining Rights Group: Court | Balkan InsightContinue Reading

It also issues reports on human-rights issues in general, such as Iran's ongoing crackdown on women's rights. Joly said Canada is running on a bid … Read more: Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat: 'Can't stand idle' | Q107 TorontoContinue Reading

Canada declared Tuesday that it will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and champion several causes, including gender equality and … Read more: Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

… Minister Mélanie Joly announced in Ottawa on Tuesday that Canada is throwing its hat in the ring for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Human . Read more: Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat | FULL – YouTubeContinue Reading

On May 3, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released a report on human rights violations in Peru during protests that broke … Read more: IACHR Slams Peru's De Facto Government For Human Rights Violations Against ProtestersContinue Reading

If corporations like SpaceX argue that governments lack authority over what happens on Mars, then what human rights obligations will these businesses … Read more: Toward multiplanetary existence? The human rights obligations of corporations on MarsContinue Reading

The Canadian Human Rights Commission (HRC) leader apologized on Monday for the unfair treatment of black staff members. Canadian Human Rights … Read more: Human Rights commissioner 'sorry' for discriminating against black workers | NewsContinue Reading

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) calls the House of Peoples Representatives (HPR) to urge the government to give peace a chance… Read more: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission urges MPs to push the gov't to give peace chance – BorkenaContinue Reading