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Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, … Read more: Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights | | UN NewsContinue Reading

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body's human rights chief and its advocate for … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – Star TribuneContinue Reading

The U.N. General Assembly has approved veteran Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the global body's human rights chief and the world's advocate … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – The Public's Radio : RIPRContinue Reading

Pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, this public meeting will be conducted via remote participation. Read more: Human Rights Commission Meeting – City of SomervilleContinue Reading

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body's human rights chief and … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief | AM 870 The ANSWERContinue Reading

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed the veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body's human rights office at a time when it … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – The Washington PostContinue Reading

“Violent Islamophobia is here in Alberta” a Senate human rights committee studying Islamophobia heard Thursday morning. Read more: Edmonton's Muslim community testifies to Senate human rights committee on IslamophobiaContinue Reading

GLOATING left-wing lawyers and campaigners were rejoicing after Liz Truss shelved plans to rip up the Human Rights Act.The new Bill of Rights … Read more: Gloating leftie lawyers rejoice as Liz Truss shelves plans to rip up Human Rights ActContinue Reading

7 (Xinhua) — Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government's double standard on human rights. Read more: Cuban FM criticizes U.S. double standard on human rights-XinhuaContinue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights since 2005. Although historic in some ways, the mission was strongly criticized because of restrictions imposed by … Read more: UN report on human rights violations in Xinjiang against islamic minorities – GariwoContinue Reading

Ontario's human rights tribunal has dismissed an application by parents of an Ottawa elementary school student that said unplanned lessons on … Read more: Tribunal rules 'teachable moment' on gender identity did not breach Grade 1 student's rightsContinue Reading

In one of her first acts as Prime Minister, she told the Cabinet there were better ways to reform human rights laws. Read more: British Bill of Rights shelved as Liz Truss faces pressure to sideline ECHR – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Liz Truss's government has shelved plans for a law designed to give ministers the power to ignore human rights rulings from the European Court of … Read more: Bill of Rights: Liz Truss shelves plans to reform human rights law – BBC NewsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on China and 16 other countries about Education and Protection and Human Rights; published on 7 Sep 2022 by … Read more: Atrocity Alert No. 316: China, International Day to Protect Education from Attack and UN …Continue Reading