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A speech therapist named Soran (Pouya) Rashidi and a civil rights activist by the name of Saman Ghazali who were arrested by the security forces … Read more: Detained civilian goes on hunger strike over judicial inactionContinue Reading

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia which is … Read more: Tunisia: UN Reacts to Human Rights Violations – Development DiariesContinue Reading

A human rights group says Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity… Read more: Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands – Manistee News AdvocateContinue Reading

China's Xinjiang region's Vice-Governor Erkin Tuniyaz attends the Human Rights Council meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, … Read more: Britain says governor of China's Xinjiang has cancelled visit – ReutersContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch, in a new report, says Britain forced mass deportation of indigenous people from the Chagos islands in 1960s to allow the … Read more: Human Rights Watch report demands reparation from U.S., Britain for natives of Diego GarciaContinue Reading

Chairperson of the Holy Cross Board of Governors John Dudgeon and Holy Cross Principal Ciaran Johnston, congratulate Year 14 pupil Liam Harte for … Read more: Student takes second prize in human rights essay competition | We Are TyroneContinue Reading

The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has increased its staffing to help deal with a complaint backlog that's been made worse by the COVID-19 … Read more: N.B. human rights commission hired more staff to deal with increase in complaints – CBCContinue Reading

State Department spokesperson Ned Price was asked about the nomination of James Cavallaro to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, … Read more: State Dept Announces Withdrawal Of Nominee To Human Rights Commission Over Past StatementsContinue Reading

The United Nations has accused China of "serious human rights violations" and possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. Related Topics. Xinjiang … Read more: Erkin Tuniyaz: Chinese official cancels controversial UK visit – BBC NewsContinue Reading

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: FIFA are recruiting a new director with a dedication to human rights as the prospect of increased Middle Eastern … Read more: FIFA are set to create a new director of human rights and sustainability role – Daily MailContinue Reading

Seattle Human Rights Commissioners past and present say that since the commission announced its intention to seek amicus status with the federal … Read more: City Attorney Warns Human Rights Commissioners of Legal Action if SHRC Pursues Amicus StatusContinue Reading

COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb. 08, the government announced it was not renewing the mandate of the UN Office of Human Rights in Kampala. Read more: Kicking out human rights – The Independent UgandaContinue Reading

MERIDEN — The Human Rights, Racial Equity and Social Justice Advisory Board, in its second meeting since it was reorganized, received a detailed … Read more: Human rights, racial equity, social justice board at work in Meriden – Record-JournalContinue Reading

The U.S. announced Friday the candidacy of James Cavallaro to serve as an independent member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, … Read more: Biden yanks human rights candidate over anti-Israel comments – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading