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OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York has condemned “blatantly biased, antisemitic comments” by a human-rights … Read more: Ambassador Bob Rae slams UN human–rights expert over 'biased, antisemitic' commentsContinue Reading

The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, the U.S. State … Read more: OSCE countries to review human rights situation in Russia – ReutersContinue Reading

The French president was expected to raise human rights concerns with Mohammed bin Salman, but energy supply was also high on the agenda for the … Read more: Macron defies criticism to host Saudi crown prince | News | DW | 28.07.2022Continue Reading

Ed Brown, secretary-general of the Stefanus Alliance International (Saint), a religious freedom and human rights organisation based in Oslo, worked on … Read more: UK in diplomatic standoff over deletion of abortion rights from gender statementContinue Reading

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York has condemned "blatantly biased, antisemitic comments" by a human-rights … Read more: Canada's UN ambassador slams 'biased, antisemitic' remarks by human–rights expertContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch also attended 19 trial sessions of various dissidents in Casablanca and Rabat, reviewed hundreds of pages of judicial case files … Read more: Morocco: 'Playbook' to Mask Worsening Repression | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

For the first time in five years, South Korea has a special ambassador for North Korean human rights: Foreign minister Park Jin formally appointed … Read more: Interview: What South Korea's new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean tiesContinue Reading

Cairo: The two day 50th Regular Session of Permanent Arab Committee for Human Rights has kicked off yesterday in the General Secretariat of Arab … Read more: 50th session of permanent Arab panel for human rights kicks off | The Peninsula QatarContinue Reading

The United States and Britain say they are seeking the removal of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, following reports that Russian forces … Read more: U.S., Britain Call For Russia's Suspension From UN Rights Council – Radio Free EuropeContinue Reading

Nearly all human rights, including the right to development and achieving sustainable development goals, will be affected by unilateral sanctions, … Read more: Human rights used as political tool, say experts – World – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obo remands activist lawyer Inibehe Effiong in a prison in Uyo for 30 days. Read more: Akwa Ibom CJ sends human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong to prison – PM News NigeriaContinue Reading

The Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec has ordered the city of Repentigny, Que., to pay a Black man $8000 in damages after he was racially profiled … Read more: Quebec Human Rights Tribunal rules in favour of Black man racially profiled by Repentigny policeContinue Reading

The government has a deadline of October 2023 before the AHRC's A-grade status is fully revoked by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights … Read more: Bill introduced in effort to restore AHRC's status – The MandarinContinue Reading

The government has said these amendments were to resolve a 'perceived ambiguity' but support for the human right of women to freedom of belief and … Read more: Senior Tory urges Liz Truss to explain deletion of abortion rights from statementContinue Reading