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Human Rights · International … violated international law as they ramped up executions in 2022, revealing a callous disregard for human life. Read more: Amnesty International Global Report: Recorded Executions Highest in Five Years Reflects …Continue Reading

The Billion Dollar Death Trade: The International Arms Networks That Enable Human Rights Violations in Myanmar – Special Rapporteur on the … Read more: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (May 2023) – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The rights and freedoms of trans people currently dominate certain news cycles, and for good reason. The American Civil Liberties Union is … Read more: Pronouns are not preferences: Human rights tribunals weigh in on pronoun use in the workplaceContinue Reading

And the UK parliament's human rights committee said it would create a “hostile environment for peaceful protestors…putting fundamental democratic … Read more: Public Order Act becomes law – Quakers in BritainContinue Reading

"The human rights situation in the DPRK is one of the most protracted human rights crises in the world," Turner said in her opening remarks before the … Read more: N. Korean human rights envoy nominee says human rights violations pose threat to int'l securityContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch Film Festival: "Draw Me Egypt – Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom". June 3-11, 2023. In-cinema screenings at Film at Lincoln … Read more: Human Rights Watch Film Festival: "Draw Me Egypt – Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom"Continue Reading

In a joint statement, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and eight human rights organisations welcome the two Court of Cassation decisions … Read more: RSF and eight human rights organisations call for reform of France's universal jurisdiction lawContinue Reading

A PUBLIC policy expert has hailed the Scottish Government's “human rights” approach to social security. Professor Stephen Sinclair of Glasgow … Read more: Expert hails Scottish Government 'human rights' approach to benefits – The NationalContinue Reading

“We call on the Tunisian authorities to release all political prisoners and to restore freedoms and human rights in Tunisia.”. Read more: Tunisia: Dozens of academics call for Ghannouchi's release | Human Rights NewsContinue Reading

… 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes a new parliamentary study into how Canada can support human rights … Read more: CJPME Welcomes Parliamentary Study on Human Rights in Palestine and IsraelContinue Reading

Such human rights vetting is supposed to occur as a result of the Leahy Law, named after former Senator Patrick Leahy, which bans providing support to … Read more: Pentagon refuses to vet proxy militias for human rights abuses: Report – The CradleContinue Reading

On June 25, 2023, Guatemala will hold general elections for president, legislators, and mayors in a context of deteriorating human, civil, … Read more: WOLA and RFK Human Rights Concerned About Pre-electoral Conditions in GuatemalaContinue Reading

Boaz Dvir, director of the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative at Penn State, will speak at 6 p.m. May 31 during the … Read more: Human Rights Initiative director to speak at Holocaust stamps exhibit dedicationContinue Reading

On May 11, 2023, the U.N. Human Rights Council held a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Read more: United Nations Human Rights Council Must Establish An International Investigation In SudanContinue Reading