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With this call for proposals, the EU aims at supporting and empowering civil society in protecting and promoting democracy, human rights and … Read more: Civil society: European Commission announces new funding opportunitiesContinue Reading

The Chaska Human Rights Commission will honor a individual or organization at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Human Rights Celebration on Jan. Read more: Human Rights Award to be presented at MLK Day event | Chaska – swnewsmedia.comContinue Reading

A Norwegian human rights group helping migrants in Greece on Thursday rejected smuggling charges brought forward this week by a Greek prosecutor … Read more: Human rights activists reject Greek migration smuggling charges | Al Arabiya EnglishContinue Reading

However, we seriously regret that the conditions of his release will not allow him to continue his human rights activities. We believe that he was … Read more: Uzbekistan: Human Rights Defender Aziz Yusupov Released But Prevented … – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and the Assembly of First Nations made misleading statements … Read more: Human rights tribunal says Indigenous Services minister, AFN misled public on B child …Continue Reading

Mohammed al-Qahtani was arrested in June 2012 during a wave of arrests of Saudi human rights defenders and activists. He was sentenced to a 10-year … Read more: After the expiry of his sentence, human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani's …Continue Reading

Australia's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has raised human rights and “trade blockages” in talks with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing … Read more: Penny Wong raises human rights and trade with Chinese counterpart during historic talksContinue Reading

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether the UK would have to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to deliver his … Read more: Rishi Sunak vows to clear immigration backlog – but dodges questions on leaving European …Continue Reading

While the FIFA World Cup succeeds in bringing the world together, it also succeeds in silencing the human rights abuses around the event. Read more: How the World Cup participates in stifling human rights – FairPlanetContinue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseyeva, chairperson of the Moscow Helsinki Group until her … Read more: Russia's oldest human rights NGO threatened with closure – News24Continue Reading

Kaye adds, beyond international treaties, the U.S. had done little to ensure the implementation of human rights, arguing it is “'time to make … Read more: Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body – Davis VanguardContinue Reading

The Russian government has intensified its crackdown on critics and what it sees as harmful information about its “special military operation” in … Read more: Russian Crackdown Targeting Human Rights Group And Maps – Outlook IndiaContinue Reading

The Russian government has asked a court in Moscow to shut down one of the country's oldest human rights organizations. Read more: Russia calls for shutdown of prominent human rights group | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsContinue Reading

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) honors the life of Henry Berg-Brousseau, HRC's Deputy Press Secretary, Politics. Read more: Human Rights Campaign Honors the Life of Henry Berg-BrousseauContinue Reading