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A House committee is voting to delay a portrait of former State Rep. Rogers Johnson. Read more: CloseUp: Reps sideline portrait of civil rights leader over process concerns – WMURContinue Reading

A human rights group has condemned the invitation to Syrian president … since the outbreak of his country's devastating civil war in 2011. Read more: Amnesty brands COP28 invitation to Bashar al-Assad as 'sick joke' | Financial TimesContinue Reading

The PTI has tweeted images of Pakistani-Americans protesting alleged human rights violations in Pakistan outside the White House in Washington, … Read more: PTI supporters protest outside White House against 'human rights violations' in PakistanContinue Reading

… North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) development and the country's human rights conditions, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. Read more: S. Korea, U.S. hold consultations on N. Korean WMD, human rights | Yonhap News AgencyContinue Reading

Drag story time at Canadian Museum for Human Rights embodies inclusivity. 4 hours ago; News; Duration 2:12. Drag queens Feather Talia, … Read more: Drag story time at Canadian Museum for Human Rights embodies inclusivity | CBC.caContinue Reading

2022 Andreas Harsono/Human Rights Watch. (Jakarta) – The Indonesian government should support the national Press Council's efforts to protect … Read more: Indonesia: Student Media at Risk | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The NAACP has long been an advocate for Black Americans. It joins the League of United Latin American Citizens, a Latino civil rights organization, … Read more: Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws | | nbcrightnow.comContinue Reading

Last week the Human Rights Campaign told the Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch that it had suspended its Corporate Equality Index score – a … Read more: Anheuser-Busch loses its 100% LGBTQ+ rating over its Bud Light debacle – Daily MailContinue Reading

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wissanu Krea-ngam emphasized the importance of creating a culture that upholds human rights at all levels of society. He also … Read more: Thai Ministry of Justice opens Human Rights Development Institute – Pattaya MailContinue Reading

Concerns have been raised by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission about the proposal for striking workers to lose their protection from … Read more: TUC urges Tory MPs to 'do right thing' and oppose government anti-strike bill – LabourListContinue Reading

So began a disturbing odyssey through the province's human rights machinery, where Lisikh found discrimination not just tolerated but encouraged, … Read more: One Flew Over the Kangaroo Court: My Fight Against Human Rights Tyranny | C2C JournalContinue Reading

Afghan director Sahra Mani's well-received “A Thousand Girls Like Me” documented the quest for justice of a young incest victim, and now, … Read more: 'Bread and Roses' Review: Righteously Angry Doc Draws Attention to Human Rights Abuses – YahooContinue Reading

Clooney and Webb then discussed the importance of the right to a fair trial and how all other human rights rest on it. Without it, they explained, … Read more: Amal Clooney and Alyssa Webb speak to Oxford Law FacultyContinue Reading

Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart hopes his nomination for the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe's (CCBE) 2023 Human … Read more: Zimbabwe: Top Lawyer Coltart Humbled By Nomination for Prestigious Human Rights AwardContinue Reading