A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to History
He was among the vanguard of Black civil rights activists in Birmingham, fighting for the right to vote during some of the city's ugliest days of … Read more: A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to HistoryContinue Reading
Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound … – ReliefWeb
Based on the information analysed, the Group concluded that serious and systematic human rights violations and abuses of human rights took place in … Read more: Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound … – ReliefWebContinue Reading
Teen hockey player files human–rights complaint over racial slur used during game
The civil-rights complaint will seek a more specific and comprehensive policy and program from Hockey Québec on anti-Black racism and discrimination; … Read more: Teen hockey player files human–rights complaint over racial slur used during gameContinue Reading
UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights – Yahoo News
… end human rights violations in its western Xinjiang region. … array of recommendations to encourage Beijing to better respect basic rights. Read more: UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading
Human Rights Lawyers Call for UN Probe Into Poisonings of Schoolgirls in Iran
A group of 20 prominent human rights lawyers from Iran has published an open letter calling for an independent, joint committee consisting of … Read more: Human Rights Lawyers Call for UN Probe Into Poisonings of Schoolgirls in IranContinue Reading
Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban | WTVB
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case … Read more: Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban | WTVBContinue Reading
Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban – Reuters
Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a … Read more: Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban – ReutersContinue Reading
Sunak's strikes clampdown at odds with human rights law, committee warns – POLITICO
Rishi Sunak's plan to curb strike action in the U.K. could clash with the European Convention on Human Rights | Pool photo by Liam McBurney via … Read more: Sunak's strikes clampdown at odds with human rights law, committee warns – POLITICOContinue Reading
The trivialization of human rights | OpenGlobalRights
Virtual activism makes some human rights causes visible but reduces engagement on the street. Read more: The trivialization of human rights | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading
UK human rights being 'eroded', warn dozens of groups in landmark letter – openDemocracy
More than 60 prominent charities, unions and campaign groups have signed a landmark letter of alarm to the UN about the state of human rights in … Read more: UK human rights being 'eroded', warn dozens of groups in landmark letter – openDemocracyContinue Reading
Book review: 50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia – Law Society Journal
Two practising human rights lawyers tell the story of 50 cases that help to explain how, partly by individual judicial decisions, Australia has … Read more: Book review: 50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia – Law Society JournalContinue Reading
Government's plans to limit strikes 'incompatible' with human rights law – Civil Service World
Anti-strikes bill that could affect Border Force civil servants is … The Joint Committee on Human Rights said the proposed reforms “do not … Read more: Government's plans to limit strikes 'incompatible' with human rights law – Civil Service WorldContinue Reading
Black teen filing human rights complaint against Hockey Quebec after being called racial slur – CBC
The family is filing a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission against the governing body for ice hockey in the province … Read more: Black teen filing human rights complaint against Hockey Quebec after being called racial slur – CBCContinue Reading
Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int'l assembly – Al Jazeera
Bahrain's judiciary dissolved two of the country's main political opposition parties, al-Wefaq and Wa'ad, in 2016 and 2017, and Human Rights Watch … Read more: Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int'l assembly – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Suella Braverman vows to push human rights laws to the limit in latest immigration crackdown – LBC
According to reports, it's understood a rarely used measure contained within the Human Rights Act will be harnessed and will 'radically curtail' … Read more: Suella Braverman vows to push human rights laws to the limit in latest immigration crackdown – LBCContinue Reading