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Jailed Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez has won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world's most prestigious human rights prizes, … Read more: Khurram Pervez: Jailed Kashmir activist awarded top rights prize – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

DELIVERED BY Video Message from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. AT Fifth intersessional meeting of the Human Rights Council on … Read more: Human rights measures can rescue the SDGs, said High Commissioner Türk – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Human rights groups have said they were convicted after grossly unfair sham trials. Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 22-year-old karate champion, was hanged … Read more: Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is continuing legal measures to improve what it calls “a culture of sexual harassment” at 14 McDonald's … Read more: State human rights dept. files court-supervised agreement with local McDonald's franchiseeContinue Reading

“Unrestricted access to food, medicine and other basic goods and services is essential to the enjoyment of human rights by the affected population,” … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief calls for free and safe movement through Lachin corridor to be fully enabledContinue Reading

This, according to Kathryn Sikkink, professor of human rights policy at the Kennedy School. Sikkink told the Nation she was surprised the dean himself … Read more: The Nation's antisemitic spin on Kenneth Roth | The Pittsburgh Jewish ChronicleContinue Reading

Author: Anna Hayes, JCU. As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote and protect human … Read more: Beijing's BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council | East Asia ForumContinue Reading

The Iraqi government ordered an investigation on Tuesday into claims of mistreatment and human rights violations at a major detention centre north … Read more: Iraqi prison inmates complain about mistreatment and human rights abuses – The NationalContinue Reading

Apple will be doing an audit in connection to its human rights policy and worker rights this year, according to a recent SEC filing from the tech … Read more: Apple doing audit related to its human rights policy and labor practices this yearContinue Reading

With regard to freedom of expression, belief and association, “dozens of Saudi human rights defenders and activists are still serving long prison … Read more: The Saudi regime has committed grave violations, says Human Rights Watch reportContinue Reading

… community to take action to remove the obstacles faced by Iran's scholarly community, and join the call for equality, democracy and human rights. Read more: 'Woman, Life, Liberty' in Iran and the role of academia | Nature Human BehaviourContinue Reading

Therefore, projects that are a detriment to conservation, and involve monocultures, land grabs or human rights abuses, should be disqualified and … Read more: Biodiversity, human rights safeguards crucial to nature-based solutions: Critics – MongabayContinue Reading

There cannot be talk about ocean justice and human rights without actively involving those whose lives are entwined with the ocean. Read more: Conference tackles ocean law, environmental justice and human rights – Mail & GuardianContinue Reading

"I am a human rights defender, and work with people who survived from Russian captivity," said Nobel Peace laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, … Read more: Here's what the Ukrainian Nobel Peace laureate said at Davos – The World Economic ForumContinue Reading