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Roslyn Pope has died aged 84. She was a 21-year-old senior at Spelman College when she wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons … Read more: Roslyn Pope, author of 'Appeal for Human Rights,' dies at 84 – Daily Jefferson County UnionContinue Reading

The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights announced on 10 February the launch of a new inquiry that will assess the extent to which … Read more: New inquiry to examine how human rights are protected at work – Solicitors JournalContinue Reading

The apparent basis for the charges are confessions he allegedly made in 2012 to a Libyan interrogator. A relative of Masud told Human Rights Watch … Read more: Human Rights at Risk in Lockerbie Suspect Extradition to US from Libya | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran has called for tangible measures to hold the Islamic Republic accountable for its … Read more: UN Rights Rapporteur Urges End To Global Threat By Iranian RegimeContinue Reading

Human rights seminar at MSSW. Chennai: The Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) on Friday hosted Thrive 2023, a seminar along with the Human … Read more: Human Rights Seminar At Mssw | Chennai News – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, human rights activists abroad— Afghan and foreign—were devastated. Read more: Can the Taliban Be Convinced to Reverse Course? | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise. It may prove to kickstart a … Read more: Widodo Government Acknowledges Gross Human Rights Happened – Fulcrum.sgContinue Reading

The international Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is recruiting their next cohort of human rights monitors … Read more: Call for volunteer Human Rights Monitors in Holy Land | ICN – Independent Catholic NewsContinue Reading

Human rights jurisdiction will apply where the state has effective control over a vessel and those onboard. But the extent of that jurisdiction can be … Read more: Why our thinking on human rights at sea should not end with seafarersContinue Reading

On January 26, 2023, a pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorized the court's prosecutor to resume his investigation … Read more: International Criminal Court's Philippines Investigation – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… so Dunedin Iranians staged a protest on the lawn of the Otago Museum to highlight the abuse of women and human rights in Iran today. Read more: A voice for human rights in Iran | Otago Daily Times Online NewsContinue Reading

The National Commission of Human Rights Libya (NCHR) has filed a report with the Public Prosecutor to ban the popular social media app TikTok in … Read more: Human rights org files complaint to ban TikTok in LibyaContinue Reading

Activists say despite promises, the government is unwilling to uphold rightsOriginally published at … Read more: Ugandan Activists Decry Closure of UN Human Rights Office in Uganda – YouTubeContinue Reading

A human rights group has sent a letter this weekend to highlight qualms … the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) raised concerns about the … Read more: Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas – Dundalk DemocratContinue Reading