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The magazine quoted a ministry spokesperson as saying that it had “for human rights reasons” rejected four applications from a company. Read more: Germany denies VW China investment guarantees over human rights concerns – Der SpiegelContinue Reading

A UN working group has concluded that Turkmenistan violated international human rights laws when it detained lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev, … Read more: UN Working Group Concludes Turkmenistan Violated Human Rights Laws In Arresting LawyerContinue Reading

The regime's human rights abuses are not a game. Since the 1979 revolution, Iran's regime has banned women and girls from attending live matches. Read more: Canada Soccer was right to cancel the match with Iran. The regime's human rights abuses …Continue Reading

Michelle Bachelet's Uyghur human rights investigation has been stymied by Beijing and expediency. Read more: 'It's a win for China': UN envoy struggles to find the truth in Xinjiang | Financial TimesContinue Reading

During the Oslo Freedom Forum, four international human rights activists considered Bitcoin's role in enabling democracy. Read more: The Oslo Freedom Forum Asks, Is Bitcoin Compatible With Democracy?Continue Reading

Sudanese women's activist Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, the organisation an-nounced … Read more: Sudan women's activist wins human rights prize – Pakistan ObserverContinue Reading

Use of the death penalty is incompatible with fundamental human rights and dignity. While Zambia has maintained a welcome moratorium on the death … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Zambia's Pledge To …Continue Reading

Richard Bennett said that Afghanistan has been facing human rights challenges that were severely affecting people. He called on Taliban to address … Read more: UNHRC concerned over dire human rights situation in Afghanistan; 'Taliban at crossroads'Continue Reading

Attendees at this week's Oslo Freedom Forum, a 13-year-old annual gathering for human rights and pro-democracy activists, might have wondered at … Read more: Crypto's One Unassailable Use Case: Helping Human Rights Activists – CoinDeskContinue Reading

A regional framework must uphold this right in addition to the primacy of human rights, non-discrimination, assistance and protection from harm, … Read more: Guiding Principles for a Regional Framework on Migration and Protection in the AmericasContinue Reading

At a time when law firms and companies are distancing themselves from Russia and making bold statements about standing up for human rights, … Read more: Davis Polk Talks Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth on Human Rights – Bloomberg LawContinue Reading

President Xi Jinping met via video link with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday in Beijing. Read more: President Xi meets UN human rights chief Bachelet – Pakistan ObserverContinue Reading

… in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens at the Philhellenism Museum, an event entitled: “American philhellenism and human rights.” Read more: American philhellenism and human rights | eKathimerini.comContinue Reading

Arabic UN Document on World about Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 11 Apr 2022 by UN HRC. Read more: Summary of the biennial Human Rights Council panel discussion on unilateral coercive …Continue Reading