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… and eliminating disparities, Buncombe County is excited to announce Dr. Noreal Armstrong will be its new Chief Equity & Human Rights Officer. Read more: Buncombe announces new chief equity and human rights officer | Mountain XpressContinue Reading

A U.N. inquiry found that President Daniel Ortega and top members of his government committed human rights abuses, providing evidence for efforts … Read more: Nicaragua's 'Nazis': Stunned Investigators Cite Hitler's Germany – The New York TimesContinue Reading

Human-rights groups and Western researchers have alleged that the government forced Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims from the region to work at … Read more: Volkswagen Says No Human–Rights Abuses at Downsized Xinjiang Plant in China – WSJContinue Reading

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, … the Biden-Harris administration can take to secure the right to vote for all … Read more: Coalition Letter to President Biden and Federal Agencies on Voting EO ProgressContinue Reading

Qatar's spotty human rights record was a constant talking point during the men's World Cup last year. Now the Australian Human Rights Commission … Read more: Australia's human rights record in the spotlight ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup starting in JulyContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch urges Anthony Albanese to speak directly to Narendra Modi. Read more: Australia's 'quiet diplomacy' approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates sayContinue Reading

Exclusive: letter from human rights groups says overturning of the constitutional right violates US's obligations as a UN member state. Read more: UN urged to intervene over destruction of US abortion rights – The GuardianContinue Reading

The center, dedicated to the legendary dissident Andrei Sakharov, is one of several Russian human rights organizations being dismantled in wartime … Read more: Sakharov Center forced to close as wartime Russia purges human rights groupsContinue Reading

Norway's government apologised on Thursday to Indigenous Sami groups for the construction of wind turbines on reindeer pastures, … Read more: Norway wind farms at heart of Sami protest violate human rights, minister says | ReutersContinue Reading

European Union (EU) Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore congratulated Egypt on its achievements in the field of human rights, … Read more: EU representative for human rights hails Egypt's rights record – Foreign AffairsContinue Reading

A human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has said the presidential election held on Saturday was marred with suppression and intimidation of … Read more: Human rights lawyer, Adegboruwa faults presidential election results – – Vanguard NewsContinue Reading

However, my request throughout the book is that the realisation of the human rights to water and sanitation should not be reductionist and focus … Read more: The human rights to water and sanitation, gender equality, and the State – The LancetContinue Reading

Human rights groups urged the United Nations to take action against the abortion restrictions. Read more: U.S. Abortion Bans Are A 'Human Rights Crisis' That Violate International Law, Groups Tell UNContinue Reading

… 24 November 2022, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. … During this time, he was denied the right to legal counsel and family … Read more: Iran security forces torture Kurdish civilian deported from TurkeyContinue Reading