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European lawmakers have called for safeguarding women's right to safe and legal abortion in Europe after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn … Read more: MEPs demand the inclusion of right to abortion in EU Charter of Human RightsContinue Reading

UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor stated soon after Teesta's detention that she is deeply concerned by this. She said that … Read more: Voices demanding justice for Indian human rights activist Teesta Setalvad continue to grow strongerContinue Reading

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights. The former Minneapolis police … Read more: Derek Chauvin gets separate 21-year sentence for violating George Floyd's civil rightsContinue Reading

Amendment to New York State Human Rights Law Establishes Toll-Free Confidential Hotline For Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints. Jason S. Read more: Amendment to New York State Human Rights Law Establishes Toll-Free Confidential … – JD SupraContinue Reading

Concerning human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms, the Council requested the High Commissioner for … Read more: Human Rights Council Adopts Four Resolutions – Extends Mandate of the Independent … – OHCHRContinue Reading

“It teaches us a lesson: Women's and girls' human rights can never be taken for granted, and we must always fight to defend them,” Swedish politician … Read more: EU Parliament condemns US abortion ruling, calls for human rights safeguards – PBSContinue Reading

A United States federal court has sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights … Read more: Chauvin gets 21 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights | Courts News – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The organisation said the initiative is aimed at the expansion of civic space, reduction of human rights violations, and facilitation of … Read more: Bauchi youths enlightened on Human Rights – DailytrustContinue Reading

Wade is a human rights issue, not a religious one. By Cindy Rivas Alfaro July 7, 2022. People protesting against the 9 supreme court justices. Read more: Roe v. Wade is a human rights issue, not a religious one – The Daily CougarContinue Reading

Athletes' rights; Access to remedy for sport-related human rights harms. Confirmed speakers & organisations. Dr Daniela Heerdt (Asser Institute); Dr … Read more: Summer programme: The governance of sport and human rights | sportanddev.orgContinue Reading

In a joint statement, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said that prosecutors turned a blind eye to “mounting evidence” that 48-year-old … Read more: Human rights groups accuse Egyptian authorities of failing investigation into suspicious …Continue Reading

This deal has been made despite the fact that the UK has signed the 1951 Refugee Convention, as well as the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Read more: The UK-Rwanda deal and the bleak scope of refugee rights – The New FederalistContinue Reading

On May 14, 1961, an angry mob attacked the Freedom Riders—a group of civil rights activists who'd spent the past ten days traversing the American … Read more: Meet Diane Nash, the Civil Rights Icon Awarded the US' Highest Civilian HonorContinue Reading

A group of forty-four artists and writers are calling on President Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses during his meeting … Read more: Artists and Writers Demand Biden Address Abysmal Saudi Human Rights Record – ArtforumContinue Reading