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DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers a video message for the National Human Rights Consciousness Week 2022 on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Read more: DFA chief cites PH's multi-sectoral approach in human rights promotion – Manila BulletinContinue Reading

Chants like “Free China,” “Free Uyghurs,” “Free Tibet” and “Free Xinjiang” echoed at the corner of the Allen Street Gates and stopped passersby … Read more: Penn State community voices human rights concerns, holds candlelight vigil for victims of Urumqi fireContinue Reading

This week, the United Nations Human Rights and the University of Colorado Boulder hosted its Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, … Read more: United Nations Human Rights and CU host summit addressing climate change – CBS NewsContinue Reading

Iran's attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri did not specify what could be modified in the law. The review team met with parliament's cultural … Read more: Iran Human Rights – Outlook IndiaContinue Reading

MONTREAL — Last year's Supreme Court of Canada decision in favour of a controversial Quebec comedian forced the province's human rights commission … Read more: Quebec's human rights commission drops nearly 200 cases after Supreme Court decisionContinue Reading

Human rights, sustainable development, democracy, peace and security all depend on the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Read more: State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor on Twitter: "Human rights, sustainable …Continue Reading

“The bottom line is that these human rights abuses are not normal for a World Cup host,” says Minky Worden, also of Human Rights Watch. Qatar 2022 has … Read more: Everything wrong with the Qatar World Cup | The IndependentContinue Reading

On the second day of the Right Here, Right Now Glo. … Mary Robinson, former U.N. High Commissioner of Human Rights and President of Ireland. Read more: Women need to lead next phase of climate justice movement, Robinson saysContinue Reading

As such it is monitoring the human rights situation in Zimbabwe and has engaged the government on allowing space for opposition parties and civil … Read more: UK says Zimbabwe is among its 31 human rights priority countriesContinue Reading

APP01-031222 ISLAMABAD: December 03 – Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada addressing during seminar on "International Day … Read more: Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada addressing during seminar …Continue Reading

The new head of the U.N. human rights agency's office in South Korea voiced concerns that the North Korean human rights issue has been sidelined … Read more: UN agency concerned about worsening of NK human rights situation – The Korea TimesContinue Reading

Yaqiu Wang, Senior China Researcher at Human Rights Watch, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss China and the protests against COVID-19 policies … Read more: Chinese Companies… Are Beholden To The Government': Human Rights Activist Talks CCP ControlContinue Reading

The human rights group DAWN is calling for Leahy Law sanctions to be placed on the Israel's Netzah Yehuda Battalion. Read more: Human rights group wants U.S. to sanction notorious Israeli battalion with Leahy LawContinue Reading

By Yi Wonju. SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) — The new head of the U.N. human rights agency's office in South Korea voiced concerns that the North Korean … Read more: (Yonhap Interview) U.N. agency concerned about worsening of N. Korea's human rights …Continue Reading