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The lawsuit, filed by the Boston-based Lawyers for Civil Rights, alleges that DeSantis and state transportation officials violated the migrants' … Read more: Civil rights group files first lawsuit against DeSantis over 'illegal' migrant flights – POLITICOContinue Reading

For journalists, civil rights investigators, war crimes researchers, and other advocates, this often means that critical evidence goes untapped to … Read more: SurvAI – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Human Rights First expressed deep concern at the conviction of these veteran pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong. “There is no more direct attack on … Read more: Baldwin Award Winner and Human Rights Lawyer Albert Ho Facing Jail in Hong KongContinue Reading

Open to women and girls working on any human rights issue, and people of all genders who work to promote women's rights and rights related to gender … Read more: Call for Applications: East Africa Women Human Rights Defenders Network 2022Continue Reading

On 13 September 2022, the Japanese government (Government) published its Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains… Read more: Japan Publishes Guidelines on Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence – LexologyContinue Reading

Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, … Read more: Rise in mercenary forces trigger 'rampant' human rights violations | | UN NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights Council Fifty-first session 12 September–7 October 2022. Agenda item 4. Human rights situations that require the Council's attention. Read more: Report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (A/HRC/51/46 …Continue Reading

Back to the future? About an hour and a half after New York mayor Eric Adams told reporters he's ending the private employer vaccine mandate but … Read more: Kyrie Irving: Vaccine mandates one of the 'greatest human rights violations in history'Continue Reading

The Winona Human Rights Commission (WHRC) is seeking nominations for an award to honor an individual or organization that has made an outstanding … Read more: Winona seeks nominees for Latsch Human Rights Award | Community | winonapost.comContinue Reading

The UK is quietly boosting funding to help Gulf countries condemned for human rights abuses improve “public order” and implement crackdowns, … Read more: UK boosts funding for crackdowns in Gulf states guilty of human rights abusesContinue Reading

… forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor. Read more: Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman, rights group says – CNNContinue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) announced that Kelley Robinson (she/her) — a … Read more: Kelley Robinson to Serve as President of the Human Rights CampaignContinue Reading

John Abraham, a Noongar man, made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against the WA Housing Authority in August after he received a … Read more: Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racismContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council must end its years of inaction and establish an independent international mechanism to investigate crimes under … Read more: China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in XinjiangContinue Reading