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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

… Leader Yair Lapid's Idea to Hold a Referendum on This Revolution Is Even Worse. It Could Legitimize, Irrevocably, the Violation of Human Rights. Read more: Netanyahu Wants the Power to Abuse Human Rights Unhindered – Opinion – Haaretz.comContinue Reading

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that … Read more: Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017 | 1330 & 101.5 WHBLContinue Reading

At least 519 people have been killed and more than 19,200 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that's been … Read more: EU imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials, organizations in response to human rights abusesContinue Reading

According to the human-rights advocate Vladimir Osechkin, sending Medvedev back to Russia would almost inevitably lead to his “brutal killing” on … Read more: Former Wagner fighter fears deportation from Norway. Human rights group believes sending …Continue Reading

Jokowi's gross human rights settlement plan: Let bygones be bygones Jokowi regrets past human rights abuses (JP/Hengky Setiawan) … Read more: Jokowi's gross human rights settlement plan: Let bygones be bygones – The Jakarta PostContinue Reading

“As an advocate for human rights, representative for the wrongly convicted and unfairly sentenced, and leader of anti-poverty and antidiscrimination … Read more: Renowned Social Justice Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate Bryan Stevenson to Deliver …Continue Reading

Armenian Human Rights Defender (HRD) Kristinne Grigoryan today submitted her resignation. Grigoryan, appointed HRD in January 2022, says she's … Read more: Armenian Human Rights Defender ResignsContinue Reading