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David is the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Chief Civil Rights Officer/Title IX Coordinator and is a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet. Read more: Staff | Office of Civil Rights – UMass DartmouthContinue Reading

Quebec says it will ban prayer in public, a move that civil rights groups described as an “alarming measure” that targets religious minority groups … Read more: Civil rights groups alarmed over Quebec's move to ban prayer in public – The GuardianContinue Reading

… human rights protection. At the opening of the Summer School, Hilde Haug, Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, noted: “The … Read more: Training on personal data protection for representatives of state authorities conducted as …Continue Reading

It is condemned as a denial of the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and as a grave and flagrant violation of the human rights and … Read more: Protection from Enforced Disappearance – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission – EHRCContinue Reading

… human rights. 'The difficulty here is you're only entitled to the super-injunction for as long as it's strictly necessary to preserve life and … Read more: Rule of law: Afghan superinjunction 'completely shut down' democratic accountabilityContinue Reading

Governments and the private sector that dominate the conversation on AI, while civil society organizations remain sidelined. A new AI Hub seeks to … Read more: Asia Centre's AI Hub: Advancing Democracy and Human Rights – The DiplomatContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday that called on the Lebanese authorities to immediate release Hannibal Gaddafi, … Read more: Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon authorities to release former Libya leader's sonContinue Reading

Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay said: 'These amendments strip away one of the most basic legal protections of a fair society: the right to … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner concerned about proposed changes to Migration ActContinue Reading

Equality, diversity and human rights. Asylum seekers. The UK Government is responsible for the funding, placement and accommodation of people … Read more: Asylum seekers – Fife CouncilContinue Reading

This event is hosted by UNSW Law & Justice, Pride in Law, UNSW LawSoc and the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute. Event address. The Lounge … Read more: Fierce facts and fabulous acts | Diversity Week trivia – Australian Human Rights InstituteContinue Reading

Dr. Victoria McCloud, the UK's first openly transgender judge, has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights. The application is … Read more: 1 Crown Office Row – UK Human Rights BlogContinue Reading

Queensland's inaugural Human Rights Commissioner will discuss how the state could become a world-leading rights-based community, when he delivers … Read more: Address from Human Rights Commissioner – QLS ProctorContinue Reading

Parliament is back in session next week – here's what the British Institute of Human Rights is expecting to see across human rights, … Read more: Human rights, health and care in the next Parliamentary session – Local Government LawyerContinue Reading

In July 2025, Business & Human Rights Resource Cente invited Polo Composite Knit Industries to respond. It did not. Company Responses. Polo Composite … Read more: Bangladesh: Union leaders unlawfully arrested following protests against unpaid wages …Continue Reading