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Formula One visited Saudi Arabia for the first time in 2021 despite fears being raised of 'sportswashing' from human rights groups. Read more: F1 targeted by £16bn Saudi takeover and Lewis Hamilton has already made feelings clearContinue Reading

Sekaggya, the Executive Director of the Human Rights and Peace Center was recognized with the highest award, beating former Speaker of Parliament … Read more: U.S Mission Honors Human Rights Defender Margaret Sekaggya :: Uganda RadionetworkContinue Reading

The European Parliament Thursday resolved to condemn the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for human rights violations in the wake of … Read more: European Parliament condemns Iran for human rights violations in nonbinding resolutionContinue Reading

What the populist right really want to see is the number of journeys stopped … And that means leaving the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Read more: Rise of Reform as frustrated Tory voters become 'politically homeless' – Left Foot ForwardContinue Reading

The report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) also said that 10 jails in Punjab required urgent renovation or construction of new … Read more: Drug Smuggling prevalent in 15 jails In Punjab: CHRI report – Hindustan TimesContinue Reading

More than 42,400 foreign citizens, most of them children, have been held in life-threatening conditions in IS camps across Syria, Human Rights … Read more: Syria camps: Canada to repatriate 23 citizens – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights Observers – an independent watchdog in northern France – told me they've witnessed French authorities urinating on people's … Read more: If you ever doubt the hateful effects of Tory migrant policy, go to Calais and see what I've seenContinue Reading

In a jirga, designated honourable men arbitrate conflicts, focusing on restoring societal equilibrium. Jirga is a transgression of human rights … Read more: Jirga is a transgression of human rights | Dialogue | thenews.com.pkContinue Reading

The organization says that at least 90 percent of human rights defenders said they have experienced violence and mistreatment. “Afghan human rights … Read more: Freedom house releases report on human rights conditions in AfghanistanContinue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has welcomed the dismissal of the tax evasion charges filed against Nobel Laureate Maria A. Ressa, who, … Read more: Dismissal of Ressa's tax evasion charges 'a victory for press freedom' in PH — CHRContinue Reading

By Alon Ben-Meir*. The Iranian government continues to commit human rights violations and crimes against humanity in its effort to strike terror … Read more: Iran's Human Rights Violations Are Indescribable – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading

Nichols died Jan. 10 following a traffic stop with MPD on Jan. 7. Excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid were police … Read more: Ben Crump, Van Turner comment on MPD civil rights case – YouTubeContinue Reading

REV KAREN: Trans rights are human rights … I GREW up in the Church, and from an early age was sent to Church and Sunday School. On the one hand, my … Read more: REV KAREN: Trans rights are human rights – Belfast MediaContinue Reading

LONDON – The British High Court has ruled against human rights campaigners that said the UK authorities were allowing the import of cotton … Read more: Court bid fails to stop UK imports of Xinjiang cotton | Social Compliance & CSR NewsContinue Reading