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The protest was organised by Action Committee for Christian Rights, Overseas Pakistan Christian Alliance and Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), the … Read more: Overseas Pakistani Christians protest against human rights violations suffered by women, girlsContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed this fact sheet about the International Day for the Elimination … Menu Chevron Right Icon. Read more: Fact Sheet – International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationContinue Reading

Legal experts say Brussels has right to take retaliatory action, … quits the European convention on human rights (EHCR) over the issue of … Read more: Brexit trade treaty 'could be terminated' if UK quits ECHR over small boat crossingsContinue Reading

(Washington, D.C., March 8, 2023) The UN Human Rights Council should investigate newly revealed allegations of serious abuses in the notorious … Read more: Egypt: UN Human Rights Council Should Investigate Abuses inside Badr Prison – DAWNContinue Reading

For most human rights defenders, storing information and communicating digitally is a necessity to carry out the fight for democracy. Read more: How to strengthen your digital safety in 3 steps – Civil Rights DefendersContinue Reading

U.S. and global human rights groups have asked the United Nations to intervene on behalf of U.S. women without access to legal abortion. Read more: This International Women's Day, U.S. anti-abortion laws violate human rights, groups sayContinue Reading

"I fully expect him to bring up human rights, respect for fundamental freedoms," said a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of … Read more: In Egypt, Pentagon chief seeks to balance human rights and security | ReutersContinue Reading

Several former employees of a Manitoba trucking company have filed a human rights complaint alleging they drove in unsafe conditions and were … Read more: Foreign workers file human rights complaint against Manitoba trucking company – CBCContinue Reading

When she first joined the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights she was shocked by the lack of gender and racial diversity, saying, “How can we … Read more: Margarette Macauley of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Afghan …Continue Reading

The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses against women and … Read more: US sanctions top Iranian officials over "serious" human rights abuses against women and … – CNNContinue Reading

"I fully expect him to bring up human rights, respect for fundamental freedoms," said a senior US Defence official, speaking on the condition of … Read more: In Egypt, Pentagon Chief seeks to balance human rights and security – Middle East MonitorContinue Reading

Promote and Protect Human Rights … The defendant was denied the right to a court-appointed lawyer during the trial. On 23 September 2018, … Read more: Kurdish political prisoner at imminent risk of execution in OrumiyehContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act (SAHRAA). "I am a survivor of civil war, … Read more: Rep. Omar Introduces the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act (SAHRAA)Continue Reading

The date is an opportunity to raise awareness of rights gaps, … a member of government who is fighting for some element of women's human rights, … Read more: What's International Women's Day and why is it important? – Al JazeeraContinue Reading