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Amnesty International called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism in Afghanistan. "The United Nations … Read more: Amnesty Intl Concerned By Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan – TOLOnewsContinue Reading

Google has released an audit that examines how its policies and services impact civil rights and recommends the tech giant take steps to tackle … Read more: Civil rights audit at Google proposes better tackling of hate speech, misinformation – RNZContinue Reading

It will severely restrict the way claims under the Human Rights Act can be used by asylum seekers arriving by 'irregular routes' such as across the … Read more: Channel migrants will be barred from using human rights laws to avoid deportation from BritainContinue Reading

CAIRO, March 4 (KUNA) — The Arab Observatory for Human Rights, affiliated with the Arab Parliament, Saturday welcomed the report of UN High … Read more: KUNA : Arab human rights observatory welcomes UN report on violations in Palestine – 04/03/2023Continue Reading

Through its engagement and cooperation with States parties, the Committee promotes inclusion, advocates for the human rights of all persons with … Read more: 621st Meeting, 28th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)Continue Reading

A statement from the Viasna Human Rights Center, a human rights organization based in the capital Minsk, says Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to a … Read more: Nobel Peace Prize winner sentenced to 10 years in prison by Belarusian court | The HillContinue Reading

According to The Director of the Sioux City Human Rights Department Karen Mackey, the Siouxland Connections for Women and Girls event is all about … Read more: Sioux City Human Rights Commission to host Women and Girls event – SiouxlandProud.comContinue Reading

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has suspended its acting CEO, Chantal Kisoon, pending the outcome of an investigation into … Read more: Human Rights commission suspends acting CEO pending probe into alleged racial remarksContinue Reading

Democratic lawmakers and civil rights leaders in 2021 called on Google to hire an independent auditor to vet its products and policies for potential … Read more: Google releases civil rights review, caving to years of pressure – The Washington PostContinue Reading

A coalition of 196 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Global Justice Center, sent the letter to the … Read more: Human rights groups urge UN intervention over US abortion bans – USA TodayContinue Reading

Two Sikh tow truck drivers in New Zealand have filed a complaint against their former boss in the Human Rights Commission for her inaction against … Read more: Two Sikh truck drivers in New Zealand take boss to Human Rights Commission over racial abuseContinue Reading

Bialiatski, Belarus's top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory. Read more: Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski? | Human Rights News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

On 1 March 2023, prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja informed his family of gross ill-treatment by prison guards in relation to … Read more: Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja taken by ambulance to emergency room with …Continue Reading

WARSAW, 3 March 2023 – Following today's conviction of four Belarusian human rights defenders, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and … Read more: Latest conviction of human rights defenders in Belarus criminalizes their work and is … – OSCEContinue Reading