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As Congress ponders legislation to reform “big tech,” it must view comprehensive digital privacy legislation as desperately needed civil rights … Read more: Digital Privacy Legislation is Civil Rights Legislation – Just SecurityContinue Reading

A human rights group says two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Read more: Rights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' charge – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10-year jail after a closed-door trial. Read more: China jails two human rights lawyers for 'subversion' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Luo Shengchun, wife to Chinese human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi, testified in Washington last year. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images. Read more: China sentences 2 prominent human rights activists to lengthy prison terms – AxiosContinue Reading

A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups told … Read more: China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown – ReutersContinue Reading

However, less evidence exists around the question of whether involving the military in policing also has consequences for human rights violations. Read more: Are Militaries More Respectful of Human Rights Than the Police?Continue Reading

Both enforcement agencies and consumers are increasingly focused on manufacturers' supply chains. Manufacturers must understand that human-rights- … Read more: United States: Keeping The "S" In ESG: Human Rights & Supply Chain – MondaqContinue Reading

I am very concerned that two prominent human rights defenders in China – Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong – have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Sentencing Of Human Rights … – ScoopContinue Reading

Investigations by respected human rights organizations have shown how Frontex conceals and supports push-backs of migrants at European borders to … Read more: The EU's ambivalent response to the February earthquake and migrationContinue Reading

A human rights lawyer is running 1,553 miles (2,500 km) as a disco ball in support of refugees and asylum seekers. Read more: 'Human disco ball' on big Bristol run for refugee charity – BBC NewsContinue Reading

“I commend the combined efforts of our officers, our legal team and the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center in making it possible to make … Read more: ERO New York City removes Peruvian national accused of human rights violations | ICEContinue Reading

People around the globe are so dependent on the Internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that … Read more: Internet access must be a basic human right in developing nations: Study – DaijiworldContinue Reading

The study said people around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, … Read more: Internet access must be a basic human right in developing nations: studyContinue Reading

Another post from October 2020 details a trip by Ms King to an anti-lockdown protest in London, describing the event as “the new civil rights … Read more: Brighton election candidate defends anti-lockdown views | The ArgusContinue Reading