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'As mask restrictions have been lifted, I have repeatedly expressed concerns about the human rights implications of these policy decisions' Read more: End of health-care mask mandates puts vulnerable at risk: BC human rights commissionerContinue Reading

On March 28th, BIS issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to confirm that protecting human rights worldwide is a … Read more: BIS Amends EAR To Include Human Rights Protection As A Basis For Adding Entities To … – MondaqContinue Reading

B.C.'s human rights commissioner says the province's decision to end mask mandates in health-care settings is putting vulnerable people at a … Read more: Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settingsContinue Reading

Recipients of 2022-23 Bernstein and Robina International Human Rights Fellowships, clockwise from top left: Kyra Blas '23, Simon Engler '23, … Read more: Seven New Fellows Will Work in Human Rights – Yale Law SchoolContinue Reading

Human rights are universal and inalienable; indivisible; interdependent and interrelated. All people are entitled to human rights, and all human … Read more: ALICA WALLACE: Human rights of women hampered by misinformation from church leadersContinue Reading

… child migrants breaches international human rights obligations … core obligations under international human rights law” over its approach to … Read more: UN Special Rapporteurs say UK approach to unaccompanied child migrants breaches … – JURISTContinue Reading

… the Human Rights Law Centre is calling on the Federal Government to embrace bold proposed reforms to better protect people's right to privacy. Read more: Stronger laws needed to protect privacy and prevent data harvestingContinue Reading

Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender says the move is a violation of vulnerable peoples' rights to equal participation in their communities. “ … Read more: Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings – Nelson StarContinue Reading

Another harsh sentence meted out to a human-rights lawyer is a reminder of how far the country has regressed under its current leadership. Read more: China Crackdown on Human–Rights Lawyers Is a Bad Sign – BloombergContinue Reading

Berlin is re-evaluating its economic relationship with Beijing amid concerns over human rights, ties with Russia and the escalation of tensions … Read more: Germany reviews Chinese stake in Hamburg port amid concerns over human rights, Russia, TaiwanContinue Reading

On Wednesday's " Wake Up America," ex-NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom and Riverton, Utah Mayor Trent Staggs discuss Enes, being presented with the … Read more: Human rights are "BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL" | Wake Up America – YouTubeContinue Reading

The Zoryan Institute is hosting its 2023 Genocide and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP) at the University of Toronto from July 31- August 11 … Read more: Registration for the 2023 Genocide and Human Rights University Program Closing April 30!Continue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Human rights experts in the United Nations (UN) have praised Malaysia's decision to revoke the mandatory death penalty in … Read more: UN experts, Human Rights Watch laud Malaysia's decision to abolish mandatory death penaltyContinue Reading

His lack of adequate access to a lawyer and family visits are a further stain on a deeply flawed and unfair trial. Human rights groups including … Read more: Vietnam journalist faces up to 12 years in prison after reporting on human rights violationsContinue Reading