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Overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access in the US, would be contrary to international human rights … Read more: 'Massive setback' if US abortion rights overturned, says UN human rights chief BacheletContinue Reading

How does the Human Rights Code protect tenants? There are three separate sections of the code: tenancy (Section 10), strata council-specific services … Read more: BC housing: How the Human Rights Code helps renters – New West RecordContinue Reading

An organisation that claims to be the only one to champion the civil rights of animals in the US wants to know whether an elephant at a New York … Read more: Is Happy the elephant a person? New York court debates if pachyderm has human rightsContinue Reading

The Wind Energy, Electric Vehicle and Solar Panel sectors are three prominent consumers of minerals which are vital to the global transition to … Read more: Transition Minerals: Sector Case Studies – Business & Human Rights Resource CentreContinue Reading

Several human rights groups, such as Amnesty International, have come together to urge FIFA to pay at least £356m in reparations for Qatar's … Read more: WC: Human Rights groups urge FIFA to pay £356m compensation for Qatar's migrant workersContinue Reading

Terry Coonan, executive director of FSU's Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, helped shepherd the new degree into fruition and said the … Read more: FSU to offer new bachelor's degree in human rights – Florida State University NewsContinue Reading

That's according to a new report that details human rights abuses in a chicken supply chain from Brazil to Europe. The report comes amid violence … Read more: Europe's Chicken Supply Chain Has a Human Rights Problem – Sentient MediaContinue Reading

Former WWE star Jaxson Ryker has shared his thoughts on CM Punk wearing a "Abortion Rights Are Human Rights!" shirt on AEW Dynamite. Read more: Released WWE Star Upset About CM Punk's 'Abortion Rights' Shirt On AEW Dynamite – Wrestling Inc.Continue Reading

ALBANY — The New York Farm Bureau has taken a legal step to convince the state's highest court that extending a basic human right to an elephant … Read more: Top court weighs human rights for elephant | News | pressrepublican.comContinue Reading

FIFA should earmark at least $440m to provide remedy for the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who have suffered human rights abuses in … Read more: Qatar: FIFA should match 0m World Cup prize money to fund major compensation …Continue Reading

Buenos Aires, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban journalist and activist Francisco Rodríguez highlighted from the Argentine capital the progress made … Read more: Cuban results in human rights stand out in Argentina – Prensa LatinaContinue Reading

Human rights of women and men stand to be obliterated if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Women stand to lose basic human rights: decisions about physical, … Read more: Letter: What's at stake is human rights | VailDaily.comContinue Reading

That question was before New York's highest court Wednesday in a closely watched case over whether a basic human right can be extended to an … Read more: Happy the elephant's historic human rights trial for legal person status – NZ HeraldContinue Reading

Amnesty International, along with other human rights organisations and fans' groups, have written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino this week … Read more: Human rights groups ask FIFA for millions to help migrant workers in Qatar | North Wales ChronicleContinue Reading