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Liz Truss has said she will bring in new powers that will allow the government to overrule human rights rulings by the European court. Read more: Liz Truss to give government powers to override human rights court | The IndependentContinue Reading

The fragile political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens the country's human rights and fundamental freedoms, … Read more: Fragile Political, Security Situations Threaten DRC Human RightsContinue Reading

The Third Committee is the UNGA is principal human rights committee. See our outline of expected reports, resolutions and events relating to … Read more: Key issues on the Agenda of the General Assembly 77th Session's Third CommitteeContinue Reading

At UVA, graduate student Abtin Afshar, leader of UVA's Iranian Students Association, is helping lead the call for human rights in Tehran. Read more: Students, Iran Expert Respond as Women, Girls Lead Human Rights Protests in TehranContinue Reading

A group of 20 investors has raised human rights concerns over FRT over its potential risk of racial and gender bias and accuracy and privacy … Read more: Investors raise human rights concerns over facial recognition technology – Investment WeekContinue Reading

Photo collage of Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act Attorney General Letitia James. Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images. Read more: The US Needs to Recognize Intimate Privacy as a Civil Right – WIREDContinue Reading

Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups and media over its treatment of migrant workers. A Guardian newspaper analysis in February … Read more: Denmark will travel to Qatar without families in human rights protest: Report – CNAContinue Reading

… “bloodily suppressed” a protest in the city of Zahedan in southeastern Iran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) NGO said on Tuesday. Read more: At least 63 killed in Iran suppression of Zahedan protest: Human rights group – Al ArabiyaContinue Reading

– having regard to the report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission/Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Joint Investigation into … Read more: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent humanitarian and human rights situation in …Continue Reading

The man recently fired from the top job at Alberta's Human Rights Commission is suing the provincial government, specifically the justice minister … Read more: Former head of Alberta human rights commission suing government for firing him – CBCContinue Reading

WASHINGTON – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the White … Read more: AI Bill of Rights Blueprint Can Protect Individuals from Bias and Discrimination …Continue Reading

It cited human rights and environmental concerns in the host nation. Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Reims are also boycotting the … Read more: Qatar World Cup 2022: Paris joins boycott of fan zones over human rights – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Documents released to RNZ have shown the government was warned emergency housing law changes put human rights in jeopardy – even by the Ministry … Read more: Emergency housing: Government warned of human rights risks years ago, documents reveal – RNZContinue Reading

A growing number of French cities are refusing to erect screens to broadcast World Cup matches to protest Qatar's human rights record. Read more: Qatar 2022: Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup over human rights claimsContinue Reading