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Representative Karma and Dr Zoe with Ms. Maria Vamvakinou MP, Chair, Human Rights Sub-Committee. Canberra: With the Australian Parliament's autumn … Read more: Rep. Karma Singey Meets Members of Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs …Continue Reading

Sikh bodies, BCGC & OGC, submitted a brief to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, calling for revoking extradition … Read more: Sikh Community Raises Concerns with the lack of Human Rights in Canada's Extradition LawsContinue Reading

Georgia is one of only three states lacking a comprehensive state civil rights law, Graham said. So, he has offered a counter proposal: Pass … Read more: State lawmaker's revival of Georgia 'religious freedom' legislation sparks civil rights concernsContinue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights, hours before she ended her mandate, found that China's detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims may constitute … Read more: Uyghur groups call for U.N. action against China over rights abuses – ReutersContinue Reading

On Wednesday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said "the US is engaged with the Tunisian government at all levels in support of human rights … Read more: Tunisia rejects foreign interference after US voices concern over human rightsContinue Reading

… Ned Price said "the US is engaged with the Tunisian government at all levels in support of human rights and the freedom of expression". Read more: Tunisia rejects foreign interference after US voices concern over human rights – China DailyContinue Reading

The war on the political opposition has also been paralleled by a separate from against the human rights defenders and civil society activists, … Read more: Watchdog Group Adds Cambodia to Human Rights Watch List – The DiplomatContinue Reading

The Chinese government has acted by the spirit of the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proactively shouldered the … Read more: China makes 'great leap forward' in human rights protection: senior diplomat – Ecns.cnContinue Reading

“Serious violations of human rights are being committed in Peru,” AI's director for the Americas, Erika Guevara-Rosas, told a press conference in … Read more: Amnesty Int'l highlights "grave" human rights crisis in Peru – La Prensa Latina MediaContinue Reading

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Eswatini, formerly named Swaziland. Read more: Eswatini: the situation of human rights defenders and the murder of Thulani MasekoContinue Reading

The former pro-democracy activists—who had fought for democracy and human rights in South Korea—had entered the Blue House, only to turn a blind eye … Read more: “What Did You Do as We Were Dying?”: The Urgency of Addressing North Korean Human RightsContinue Reading

China's human rights record has become a divisive issue at the UN, with many countries supporting its policies but the U.S. and European countries … Read more: China will continue journey to improve human rights, UN told – Europe – CGTNContinue Reading

'This is a human rights issue and we have an obligation to treat all individuals equally when using city pools,' said the city. Read more: 'This is a human rights issue': City of Edmonton defends swimming attire rules | Globalnews.caContinue Reading

16 February 2023 Human Rights. A proposed new law in Italy on humanitarian search-and-rescue (SAR) operations could hinder the provision of … Read more: Italy sea rescue law could put more migrant lives at risk: UN rights chief | UN NewsContinue Reading