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UN Human Rights Council urged to pressure Riyadh and monitor rights situation. Read more: Human rights groups urge UN to use 'leverage' and probe Saudi abuses | Middle East EyeContinue Reading

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch has collected facts about the executions and torture of Ukrainians during the … Read more: Human Rights Watch collects evidence of Russian atrocities in Kyiv and Chernihiv regionsContinue Reading

The New York State Human Rights Law requires that all employers, upon request, reasonably accommodate workers with disabilities or pregnancy-related … Read more: State files human rights complaint against Amazon, alleges discrimination of pregnant …Continue Reading

Demonstrators voice their grievances against the Sri Lankan government at a protest in London, UK. COLOMBO — The severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka … Read more: Human rights must be at heart of solution to Sri Lanka crisis: UN coordinator – Saudi GazetteContinue Reading

… used to be part of the Ashraf Ghani administration, including the human rights commission of the country, Reuters reported on Tuesday, 17 May. Read more: Afghanistan: Taliban Dissolves Human Rights Commission, Deeming It 'Unnecessary' – The QuintContinue Reading

We believe it is imperative that the Communication highlights the poor human rights situation among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, and that … Read more: HRW Letter to the EU on its New Partnership with the Gulf Countries | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they have dissolved Afghanistan´s independent human rights commission as it was “not considered … Read more: Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body – The News InternationalContinue Reading

KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they had dissolved Afghanistan's independent human rights commission as it was “not considered … Read more: Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

Get out, and VOTE in the midterms and general election this year. Reproductive rights are human rights; civil rights are human rights! Read more: LETTER: Reproductive rights are human rights – Galesburg Register MailContinue Reading

Six-year RIGHTS Click Programme will demand that children and young people's voices are … in all their diversity, to realise their human rights. Read more: Amnesty International and Fondation Botnar launch first large-scale Programme to help …Continue Reading

Visitors going to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg may notice a change on their next visit – the museum has made its … Read more: The reason why the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is adding gender-neutral washroomsContinue Reading

British-Pakistani peer Lord Hussain, whose oral question on the human rights situation in Kashmir triggered Tuesday's debate, … Read more: British peer claims charges against Yasin Malik are fake during Lords debate on human …Continue Reading

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Calls on Governor Edwards to Veto Louisiana Anti-Transgender …Continue Reading

Last week the Czech Republic replaced Russia on the UN Human Rights Council, yet several human rights violations persevere in the country. Read more: OPINION: Czechia still needs to repair its human rights record – Prague, Czech Republic – Expats.czContinue Reading