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WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes today's announcement of the Biden administration's plans to expand refugee resettlement and family … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Resettlement, Condemns Bars to Asylum SeekersContinue Reading

COPENHAGEN, 27 April 2023 – The leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions today … Read more: OSCE PA human rights leaders regret dismissal of Ombudsman in Kyrgyzstan, express …Continue Reading

Through our collaborative initiative involving the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, led by Baroness Kennedy KC, Emily Foale, … Read more: Interview: Human Rights Lawyer Ewelina U. Ochab on Fighting for Afghanistan's Women …Continue Reading

As ESG considerations continue to gain global importance in the context of M&A, buyers are requiring human rights in their due diligence … Read more: Human Rights Due Diligence—ESG Impact on M&A TransactionsContinue Reading

… for Democracy and Electoral Assistance has launched a new website that closely monitors the global state of democracy and human rights. Read more: New website to monitor the global state of democracy and human rights | AfricanewsContinue Reading

Menu Chevron Right Icon … their generation as being engaged in social issues such as the environment, mental health, human rights, and equality. Read more: Talking about my generation (2023) | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Witcher quit her role as social security advisor to the Scottish Government last year because of how it was handling Covid. Read more: Dr Sally Witcher: My human rights were being effectively trashed – HolyroodContinue Reading

A salient battlefield in U.S. human rights litigation is the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). For the past four decades … Read more: New frontiers and evolving risks in U.S. and U.K. human rights litigation – LexologyContinue Reading

US to deny visas on human rights grounds to the North Western Province governor and ex-navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda and his wife. Read more: US sanctions Sri Lankan governor over civil war killings | Human Rights News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The violent clashes have dragged the country to the brink of a civil war, and to a “point of no return,” according to Mohamed Osman, a researcher … Read more: 'Two Men… Have Held Our Country At Gunpoint': Sudan Conflict Explained By Human Rights ExpertContinue Reading

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Action Plan 2022-2026 for the promotion and protection of human rights in Nigeria. Read more: FEC approves Action Plan 2022-2026 on Human Rights – Vanguard NewsContinue Reading

“The fact that many of the country's leading universities don't care to make sure their billions in investments are upholding human rights is … Read more: Leading US University Endowments Fail to Ensure Their Billions Aren't Funding Human …Continue Reading

The human rights community emphasizes that the human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov, illegally detained in Crimea, and his family are being … Read more: Human rights activists call on world to demand immediate release of DzhepparovContinue Reading

A group of Indigenous Australians on Wednesday filed a human rights complaint against 20 large Australian pension funds for investing in Santos … Read more: Indigenous Australians file human rights complaint with pension funds over Santos gas projectsContinue Reading