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Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a Fellowship at the Kennedy School over his criticism of Israel, American bi-weekly … Read more: Former Head of HRW denied prestigious Fellowship for criticising IsraelContinue Reading

Yanshina had flown to Minsk to support her fellow human rights defenders on trial. The ten organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary detention of … Read more: Belarus: Russian Journalist Arrested | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The Defence Department grants dozens of permits for weapons exports to nations accused of gross human rights violations and war crimes. Read more: Weapons export permits granted by Defence to send lethal technology to accused human …Continue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk answers Agence France-Presse journalists' questions during an interview at his … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Warns of 'Backsliding' on Women's RightsContinue Reading

That's when a court in Canada will resume hearings on whether the government has violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by not … Read more: Bring Home Canadians Unlawfully Held in Northeast Syria | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2021. Read more: Ex-HRW head Ken Roth denied Harvard fellowship due to 'anti-Israel bias' – reportContinue Reading

“[The] judgment of SC will protect human rights. We all were worried about demolition rendering 52,000 people homeless. SC stayed the demolition. Read more: Harish Rawat welcomes SC order on Haldwani, 'Judgment to protect human rights'Continue Reading

A human rights organisation wants people to use their holiday downtime to write letters advocating for the release of people imprisoned unfairly. Read more: 'Write for Rights' – Human rights organisations urges NZers to use holidays for change – RNZContinue Reading

The seminar focused on “PRC's violation of human rights in Tibet, the destruction of Tibet's environment (deforestation, illegal mining, … Read more: Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Inaugural of Seminar on Human Rights Violation in Tibet …Continue Reading

Interfaith Human Rights conference at Palais des Nations in Geneva in December, moderated by the vice president of the Church of Scientology … Read more: 2023: Scientologists Launch a Yearlong Celebration the Universal Declaration of Human RightsContinue Reading

Nobel Prize-winning human rights advocate Ales Byalyatski goes on trial in Belarus. Allies say charges against Mr Byalyatski are politically motivated … Read more: Nobel Prize laureate and Lukashenko critic Ales Byalyatski facing 12 years in jailContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Haiti about Health, Protection and Human Rights, Earthquake, Epidemic and more; published on 5 Jan 2023 by … Read more: IACHR Releases Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti – ReliefWebContinue Reading

TOKYO – The Japanese and U.S. governments plan to jointly establish a new organization to eliminate human rights abuses from international supply … Read more: Japan, US to launch body to tackle human rights abuses – Asia News NetworkContinue Reading

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged football giant Cristiano … from the country's appalling human rights record,” Ahmed said. Read more: Cristiano Ronaldo told to point out human rights issues in Saudi Arabia – NewsbookContinue Reading