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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet discusses the pending report release following her controversial trip to China. Read more: Bachelet: Pressure 'will not affect' report on China's Uighurs | United Nations | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn gives a press conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Read more: Cambodia Human Rights | National News | goshennews.comContinue Reading

TRENTON, Canada. The long-anticipated UN report on the alleged human rights abuses against the Uyghurs should be made public now, Justice for All … Read more: Canadian Muslim rights group urges release of UN's Uyghur report – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

The United Nations human rights chief has admitted to “tremendous pressure” over a long-delayed report on China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing … Read more: UN rights chief under 'tremendous pressure' over Xinjiang report | Uighur News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Iranian dissidents file lawsuit against Raisi for human rights violations. Exiled group accuses Iranian president of torture and murder in a 1988 … Read more: Iranian dissidents file lawsuit against Raisi for human rights violations – The Times of IsraelContinue Reading

It will open as part of a community-wide project in Iowa and Illinois that aims to teach the public about the Holocaust and the Nazi atrocities … Read more: Anne Frank traveling exhibit on Holocaust, human rights, bigotry comes to MidwestContinue Reading

Editor of The Guardian metro page, Bertram Nwannekanma, yesterday, bagged the 2022 Best Human Rights Report awards by Human Rights Writers … Read more: The Guardian metro editor wins human rights awardContinue Reading

'It's human rights': Ms. Wheelchair Oregon lands Rising Star Award at nationals. by Keely McCormick and NBC16.com Staff. Thursday, August 25th 2022. Read more: 'It's human rights': Ms. Wheelchair Oregon lands Rising Star Award at nationals | KMTRContinue Reading

Accusing India of being the “site of numerous human rights abuses,” the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has suggested linking $117 million in … Read more: CRS asks Congress to link US aid to India to human rights – The American BazaarContinue Reading

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Interim President Joni Madison issued the following statement: “Attorney General Weiser has been unwavering in his fight … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser for ReelectionContinue Reading

The high commissioner for human rights has repeatedly postponed its release, reinforcing perceptions that U.N. leadership is reluctant to stand up … Read more: U.N. Report on Rights Abuses in Xinjiang May Be Delayed Again – The New York TimesContinue Reading

Azra Jafari, an Afghan politician, human rights activist and the first female mayor in Afghanistan, joined CBS News from exile in Washington to … Read more: Afghan women and girls struggle for basic human rights under Taliban rule – CBS NewsContinue Reading

Instead, he's quitting the industry. Paul Hunt is Chief Human Rights Commissioner. OPINION: Last week, as part of the Human Rights Commission's … Read more: Why we must change our rental system to meet basic human rights | Stuff.co.nzContinue Reading

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae is calling on the UN's human rights chief to publish a long-anticipated report on China's … Read more: Bob Rae calls on UN human rights chief to publish long-promised Uyghur report – CBCContinue Reading