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The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has urged the government to speak out against the violation of citizens' human rights. Read more: Katikkiro calls for action on human rights violations – YouTubeContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch analyzed financial transactions that show that Yokogawa Bridge Corp. paid MEC about $1.3 million from July to November, 2022, … Read more: Myanmar: Japan's Construction Aid Benefits Junta | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Seoul – The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 … Read more: Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017 | The Japan TimesContinue Reading

YOU may or may not be aware that your right to vote, your right to strike, … Written constitution could help human rights under attack in the UK. Read more: Written constitution could help human rights under attack in the UK | The NationalContinue Reading

A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar's generals for genocide, … Read more: Human rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military | Al Arabiya EnglishContinue Reading

Julie Turner, director of East Asia and the Pacific at the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, has been nominated to serve … Read more: Biden nominates new special envoy for N.Korean human rights | News Room OdishaContinue Reading

Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated a state department official as a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, the White House … Read more: Biden nominates new special envoy for N.Korean human rights – Siasat.comContinue Reading

With their clear echoes of genocides in the twentieth century, the camps prompted outrage from international organizations, human rights groups, … Read more: China's New Anti-Uyghur Campaign – Foreign AffairsContinue Reading

On August 7, 1957, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson voted yea on the first civil rights bill passed by Congress in 82 years. Read more: When Lyndon B. Johnson Chose the Middle Ground on Civil Rights—and Disappointed EveryoneContinue Reading

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid … Read more: Joe Biden Nominates North Korea Human Rights Envoy, First Since 2017 – NDTV.comContinue Reading

Colombia reported that 215 human rights advocates were murdered in 2022. This was the highest death toll announced since the peace accord was … Read more: Colombia reports 215 human rights defenders murdered in 2022 | Fox NewsContinue Reading

… spokesperson Ned Price was asked funds going to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan despite repeated human rights violati… Read more: State Department Assures Taliban That 'There Will Be Costs' For Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 10 Iranian individuals and one entity connected to the protest violence. Read more: US targets Iranian officials with human rights sanctions – Al-MonitorContinue Reading

Five years after the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi acquitted on Monday all 18 accused, including former SSP … Read more: 'An affront to human rights': Lawyers, journalists weigh in on Naqeebullah murder case verdictContinue Reading