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In recent months, the wave of gang violence has killed hundreds of people, deepening the country's political and human rights crisis, according to … Read more: Haiti collapses between violence and violation of human rights – Dominican TodayContinue Reading

The organisers of the 2021 census are facing a formal human rights complaint alleging they failed to properly count LGBTIQ people. Read more: LGTBTIQ group files human rights complaint over 2021 census – Sydney Morning HeraldContinue Reading

An Indigenous children's rights advocate — whose 15-year battle with Ottawa led to a historic $40 billion settlement agreement over discrimination … Read more: Cindy Blackstock asks Human Rights Tribunal to renegotiate B child welfare compensation dealContinue Reading

A formal human rights complaint alleges the census did not properly count LGBTIQ+ people. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS). Read more: Human rights fight over census questions | Mandurah MailContinue Reading

It assists the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in implementing state laws against discrimination and advises the City Council on long-range … Read more: Human Rights Commission Meeting – City of Brooklyn ParkContinue Reading

The filing urges UN special rapporteurs to declare life sentences, including without parole, a violation of incarcerated people's rights. Read more: US civil rights groups file complaint against 'death by incarceration' to UN – The GuardianContinue Reading

Alberta Human Rights Commission chief Collin May was asked to resign due to comments he made in 2009. Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law. Read more: Alberta human rights commission chief refuses to quit, retains lawyer | Globalnews.caContinue Reading

Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy and … Read more: Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the MetaverseContinue Reading

On August 31, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published its long-awaited assessment of the human rights situation in the … Read more: OHCHR assessment of human rights concerns in the Uyghur region must spur action at the …Continue Reading

Moreover, authorities used trumped-up or unwarranted charges to prosecute human rights defenders, independent lawyers and members or supporters of … Read more: Tajikistan: Escalating Tensions And Crackdown On Human Rights Defenders And JournalistsContinue Reading

Nada Al-Nashif, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the panel discussion was an important opportunity to reflect on the centrality of … Read more: Roundup: UN rights body reiterates commitment to development as human right – XinhuaContinue Reading

The report signifies an authoritative confirmation of the extent of human rights atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party in East Turkestan … Read more: Sikyong Congratulates new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker TurkContinue Reading

Residents have raised concerns over plans for a new block of flats – with neighbours claiming the development would breach their human rights. Read more: New flats in Seabrook near Hythe 'will breach our human rights', say neighboursContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia promised it would put safeguards in place against human rights violations. The promise was a fiction. Read more: Opinion | Saudi Arabia's human rights violations show MBS duped BidenContinue Reading