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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner in Washington, DC . Read more: RAW: DC: HARRIS: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER(WALK UP) | CNN | wfmz.comContinue Reading

Her parents – Pramod Sharma, a civil society worker with Yuvsatta, and Pooja Sharma, a school teacher – vividly recall seeing two young sisters, … Read more: Adopted Chandigarh girl brings home Asian Human Rights Award, also wins scholarshipContinue Reading

Tears flowed freely in Mombasa on Saturday as families sought government intervention, following the kidnapping of their kin from their homes by … Read more: We want them dead or alive: Families mill around human rights offices in search of missing relativesContinue Reading

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she's sorry for delays in acting on new human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi people. Read more: Finland's Sanna Marin apologises for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi peopleContinue Reading

improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The right to food and the coronavirus disease pandemic. Read more: Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri (A/77/177) [EN …Continue Reading

The 2022 Fort Worth Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference will feature two training tracks: community participation, and fair housing and civil … Read more: Conference to discuss fair housing, civil rights – the City of Fort WorthContinue Reading

Among those most affected are members of Indigenous groups, community leaders, farmers, says ombud Carlos Camargo – Anadolu Agency. Read more: More than 150 human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2022: OmbudsmanContinue Reading

He underscored that international humanitarian law reinforces the protection of the home and the right to adequate housing under human rights law … Read more: Third Committee Stresses Need to Tackle Food Crisis, Homes Destroyed by Conflict … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Oct. 27, 2022 | Four children are dead after being trapped in a burning home in Thompson, Manitoba. Demand for Canada's food banks hits an … Read more: CBC News: The National | Deadly house fire, Food bank demand, Qatar human rightsContinue Reading

The Prince of Wales will not travel to the Middle East amid growing concerns over the country's human rights record, reportedly. Read more: Prince William 'will not attend Qatar World Cup' amid human rights tensionsContinue Reading

The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission (HCHRC) has just been made aware of incidents of hate speech and threats of violence against the LGBTQ … Read more: Human Rights Commission Condemns Alleged Hate Speech and Violent Threats Against …Continue Reading

Human rights organizations say Canada Soccer has been 'missing in action' when it comes to speaking out against human rights abuses in Qatar ahead … Read more: Canada Soccer urged to speak up on Qatar human rights | CTV NewsContinue Reading

Switzerland has been challenged at the European court of human rights over a failure to provide adequate vegan diets to a prisoner and a patient … Read more: Vegan activist takes Switzerland to human rights court over prison diet – The GuardianContinue Reading

In the months before last year's election, the government sought to overturn a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to award $40,000 … Read more: John Ivison: The 'runaway train' Canadian Human Rights Tribunal | National PostContinue Reading