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Mohammed al-Qahtani was arrested in June 2012 during a wave of arrests of Saudi human rights defenders and activists. He was sentenced to a 10-year … Read more: After the expiry of his sentence, human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani's …Continue Reading

Australia's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has raised human rights and “trade blockages” in talks with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing … Read more: Penny Wong raises human rights and trade with Chinese counterpart during historic talksContinue Reading

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether the UK would have to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to deliver his … Read more: Rishi Sunak vows to clear immigration backlog – but dodges questions on leaving European …Continue Reading

While the FIFA World Cup succeeds in bringing the world together, it also succeeds in silencing the human rights abuses around the event. Read more: How the World Cup participates in stifling human rights – FairPlanetContinue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseyeva, chairperson of the Moscow Helsinki Group until her … Read more: Russia's oldest human rights NGO threatened with closure – News24Continue Reading

Kaye adds, beyond international treaties, the U.S. had done little to ensure the implementation of human rights, arguing it is “'time to make … Read more: Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body – Davis VanguardContinue Reading

The Russian government has intensified its crackdown on critics and what it sees as harmful information about its “special military operation” in … Read more: Russian Crackdown Targeting Human Rights Group And Maps – Outlook IndiaContinue Reading

The Russian government has asked a court in Moscow to shut down one of the country's oldest human rights organizations. Read more: Russia calls for shutdown of prominent human rights group | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsContinue Reading

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) honors the life of Henry Berg-Brousseau, HRC's Deputy Press Secretary, Politics. Read more: Human Rights Campaign Honors the Life of Henry Berg-BrousseauContinue Reading

After receiving complaints against the Sri Lankan military's continued occupation of the Tamil North and Eastern provinces, Sri Lanka's Human … Read more: Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission calls on military commanders to justify … – Tamil GuardianContinue Reading

We have launched a new inquiry into the human rights of asylum seekers in the UK. Submit your views by 15th December. Read more: UK Parliament Human Rights Committee on Twitter: " We have launched a new inquiry into the …Continue Reading

Universal Human Rights month interviews with Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ CenterTrue Jutice InternationalHer+ Public Health at ECUHillel at ECUAmexcan. Read more: Universal Human Rights Month – YouTubeContinue Reading

Investigators have accused Silvia Panzeri, a 38-year-old lawyer practising in Milan, of money laundering, corruption and criminal association. Read more: Qatargate: former MEP's daughter fights extradition to Belgium on human rights groundsContinue Reading

US sanctions on Iran are resulting in harm to the country's environment and preventing everyone there – including migrants and Afghan refugees … Read more: Iran: US sanctions violating human rights of all living there, say UN experts | UN NewsContinue Reading