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The Human Rights Commission is hoping to continue to engage in community by co-sponsoring a Juneteenth event this year. Following the success of … Read more: Human Rights Committee To Co-Sponsor Juneteenth Event | News, Sports, JobsContinue Reading

As South Australia prepares to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a human rights watchdog condemns the tournament as a blatant example of … Read more: LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warnsContinue Reading

In 2021, the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative (“ECHRI”) was launched at the first Summit for Democracy as part of the Presidential… Read more: U.S. expands the use of export controls to target human rights abuses worldwide – LexologyContinue Reading

Bedoya said companies using algorithms or artificial intelligence were not allowed to violate civil rights laws or break rules against unfair and … Read more: US FTC leaders will target AI that violates civil rights or is deceptive – ReutersContinue Reading

Mines and explosive remnants of war: 2 killed and 24 injured (8 per cent). The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Since 2014, OHCHR has … Read more: Ukraine: civilian casualty update 18 April 2023 – OHCHRContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the long overdue publication of Witness J's sentencing remarks by ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum after years … Read more: Secret trials have no place in modern Australia: Witness J's sentencing finally revealedContinue Reading

Thirty-four high school students from Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) who form part of the 2022-23 Human Rights Student Leadership … Read more: PWCS students serving on the Human Rights Student Leadership Council graduate from the …Continue Reading

“Water is a human rights issue,” Woods said. “They are denying us that. That is denying them of their own humanity by denying us what we need to … Read more: 'A human rights issue': Ardmore Drive residents push Durham for city water supply, paved roadsContinue Reading

As for agreements on respecting human rights: zero. Along with his constitutional obligation, consider too that this is the same Lula who has openly … Read more: When Lula Went to China | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Empowering Indigenous women environmental human rights defenders to fight gender-based violence. Each day, the climate crisis, … Read more: Overcoming gender-based violence as a barrier to human rights and environmental sustainabilityContinue Reading

The human-rights situation in Cuba has deteriorated dramatically, with the country holding more than a thousand political prisoners amid a … Read more: Activists warn of a human rights crisis in Cuba at OAS event | Miami HeraldContinue Reading

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that after her … Since her arrest, Parvaneh has been denied the right to legal counsel and … Read more: Former Kurdish political prisoner sent to Mashhad prisonContinue Reading

“Russia's lack of commitment to protecting fundamental human rights, including freedom of expression, is alarming. We continue to urge Russia to … Read more: UK condemns sentencing of British-Russian opposition activist – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading

Whereas dozens of activists and protestors have been arbitrarily arrested and detained under the Taliban in relation to their defence of human rights, … Read more: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The crackdown on the right to education … – European ParliamentContinue Reading