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Voters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms. Read more: Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's tenure – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Greece has been accused by human rights organizations of assaulting migrants and pushing them back across the border into Turkey. Read more: Greece supports legal migration, not smuggling: minister – RudawContinue Reading

… ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. … Carter said U.S. aid would depend on the growth of a civil society. Read more: Former political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives – Portland Press HeraldContinue Reading

The Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) is set to execute its decision to … Read more: Saving National Human Rights Commission – The Kathmandu PostContinue Reading

Meanwhile civil society, international organisations, and activists have sustained the uproar on the Bill, doing an excellent job through regular … Read more: Countering Terrorism While Ensuring Rights: A Sisyphean Task – GroundviewsContinue Reading

Civil rights leaders and organizations across the country are reflecting on the life of civil rights icon, singer and actor Harry Belafonte Jr. Read more: Civil Rights Leaders, Elected Officials Respond to the Death ofCultural Icon Harry Belafonte Jr.Continue Reading

Algeria, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, NO, Invited, from 29 May 2023 to 31 May 2023. Read more: Special procedures Country visits – ohchrContinue Reading

On Eve of Marcos Visit, US Must Center Human Rights in US-Philippines Security Relationship by Adam Keith (@adamofkeith) … Read more: Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 22-28)Continue Reading

According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), at around 03:14, an Israeli Special Force sneaked via a … Read more: PCHR: Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Weekly UpdateContinue Reading

Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. It was a turnabout dictators and … Read more: Political Prisoners Share How Jimmy Carter Saved Their Lives – VOA NewsContinue Reading

“I am prepared to pay the price for the right to remain a human … because I understand that there will be no acquittal,” Novikova was quoted by … Read more: Russian court fines war critic who asked for prison instead – ABC NewsContinue Reading

For years, independent medical experts, former military personnel, and human rights groups (including my organisation, the Center for Victims of … Read more: Guantánamo detainees may start dying if the US does not act | Opinions – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

“The death penalty violates the inalienable right to life enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is the ultimate cruel, … Read more: EU Urges Iran To Revoke Death Sentence For German-Iranian CitizenContinue Reading

“The European Union's failure to hold Israel accountable for its countless crimes and human rights violations, including the crime against … Read more: Palestinian civil society organizations denounce 'shameful' statement by EU Commission presidentContinue Reading