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Human Rights Watch supports the compromise text adopted by the European Parliament's Employment Committee, which would advance rights-respecting … Read more: EU Passes Directive to Safeguard Worker Rights – Mirage NewsContinue Reading

PRNewswire/ — Nearly 2000 sex trade survivors, women's and human rights advocates, anti-trafficking organizations, frontline service providers, … Read more: Sex Trade Survivors, Women's and Human Rights Advocates, and Anti-Trafficking …Continue Reading

The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut, which houses UConn's Human Rights Institute (HRI), is planning a Human Rights … Read more: UConn Plans Human Rights Summit for October 2023 – Connecticut by the NumbersContinue Reading

The United States and Japan on Friday launched a task force to promote human rights and international labor standards in supply chains, … Read more: US, Japan launch task force to promote labor standards, rights in supply chainsContinue Reading

The Brazilian state's obligation to guarantee human rights means the authorities should be prepared to respond to political demonstrations. Read more: Brazil: Amnesty International condemns the attacks and invasion of public buildings in …Continue Reading

The Makabayan bloc in Congress on Monday, January 9 expressed hope that the perjury charges filed against 10 human rights defenders would be … Read more: Makabayan bloc hopes charges vs 10 human rights defenders junked – Manila BulletinContinue Reading

The precise moment when the concept of Human Rights emerged is hard to pinpoint, as the evolution of human rights dates back over a hundred. Read more: Do Human Rights Matter? – Modern DiplomacyContinue Reading

The event included festivities and the recognition of The Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award. Housing Authority of the Birmingham District joined NFL … Read more: Magic City Newsmakers: Birmingham Legion FC, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Legacy of HopeContinue Reading

Sean Binder said the trial was “an attack on the idea of human rights and the rule of law” but added he was confident of being found innocent in a … Read more: 'Every bit of international law, every bit of the EU human rights convention requires that I do …Continue Reading

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Faydah Dumarpa to the Commission on Human Rights, … Read more: Lawyer Faydah Dumarpa brings CHR closer to full commission | Philstar.comContinue Reading

Human rights defenders had warned on social media that authorities planned to execute Mohammad Ghobadlou and Mohammad Boroughani early on Monday, … Read more: Protest outside Iran prison against reportedly imminent executions of demonstratorsContinue Reading

Naming sheroes in the fight for civil rights ; Updated: 20 minutes ago. ABC7 News at 11pm ; Updated: 25 minutes ago. Empowering Voices – Saturdays at … Read more: Naming sheroes in the fight for civil rights – WWSBContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk has warned about the pushback, backsliding and systematic countering of women's … Read more: Why UNHCR Volker Turk is concerned over backsliding of gender equalityContinue Reading

Human rights organisations have raised concerns over the possibility non-Irish and non-UK citizens in the border area being racially profiled … Read more: Concerns raised over potential racial profiling in border communities with introduction of UK …Continue Reading