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An event at a local church on Saturday put history-making trailblazers from the Michigan civil rights movement in the spotlight. Read more: Lansing church celebrates Black history and the civil rights movement | WLNS 6 NewsContinue Reading

She was nominated jointly with Narges Mohammadi, the jailed Iranian human rights activist and lawyer. The winner is expected to be announced in … Read more: Afghan women's rights campaigner shortlisted for Nobel Peace Prize – The MeghalayanContinue Reading

Will Smith was instrumental in honoring a prominent civil rights leader and bringing about a name change at a law school in South Florida Friday. Read more: Will Smith honors civil rights attorney Ben Crump reportedly raising million for new law schoolContinue Reading

Omoyele Sowore is a human rights activist, writer, lecturer and founder of the popular online news platform, Sahara Reporters. Read more: Sowore: Human rights defender flying AAC's flag for presidency – Daily TrustContinue Reading

India and the EU need to speak up together about human rights in Afghanistan says the European Union's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas … Read more: Taliban suppression of women's rights may impact international financial support: EU … – The HinduContinue Reading

Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking place. Read more: Iain Duncan Smith calls for arrest of Chinese governor for 'crimes against humanity' | ChinaContinue Reading

The brutal deaths of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols are more reminders of the urgency to act,” a UN human rights expert said. Read more: Human rights experts investigating U.S. over police violence – Law & CrimeContinue Reading

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK politics & policy news every morning. Politicians and human rights groups across … Read more: MPs and rights activists call for sanctions on Xinjiang official visiting UK – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Extreme violence and gross human rights abuses, including mass incidents of murder, gang rape and sniper attacks, have sharply increased in Cité … Read more: New UN report warns of spike in gang attacks, 'gross human rights abuses' in HaitiContinue Reading

Human Rights Council elections ISHR urges all regional groups to present competitive slates for HRC elections. States should follow and deepen the … Read more: HRC2023: Blueprint for States to ensure the Human Rights Council is credible, accessible …Continue Reading

The appeal from U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk came at the end of a two-day visit to Haiti at the request of a government unable to … Read more: UN human rights chief calls for special forces to Haiti | The IndependentContinue Reading

Three special rapporteurs of the United Nations expressed grave concern over the reported harassment of Maayer Daak and Odhikar — two NGOs that … Read more: UN groups concerned over harassment of human–rights organisations | The Daily StarContinue Reading

Our commitment to respect human rights is guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business … Read more: Human rights and our Modern Slavery Act statement – Aviva plcContinue Reading

Discussions will build on pledge after last April's bilateral summit and take place in Brussels, sources tell Post. Read more: EU and China to resume human rights dialogue next week, days before Xinjiang chief visits BrusselsContinue Reading