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Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen's third-largest city, and restore freedom … Read more: Yemen: Houthis Should Urgently Open Taizz Roads | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Elizabeth Salmon, the newly appointed U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea's human rights, will begin her first official visit to South Korea … Read more: New UN Special Rapporteur for N. Korea Human Rights to Begin S. Korea VisitContinue Reading

But the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, which is tasked with investigating breaches, helping health care … Read more: Hackers have laid siege to U.S. health care and a tiny HHS office is buckling under the pressureContinue Reading

Pax Christi International stands in absolute solidarity with the seven prominent Palestinian human rights and civil society organisations whose … Read more: Pax Christi statement on raids of Palestinian human rights organisations | ICNContinue Reading

… returning from the border without prior warning”, said a friend of the kolbar in an interview with the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Read more: Iran border forces kill another kolbar in BanehContinue Reading

Lesbians have rights. Gay men have rights. … said 'there is no place for hate at Pride' and, predictably, that 'trans rights are human rights'. Read more: Pride Cymru and the rise of woke homophobia – SpikedContinue Reading

Today, on the anniversary of the March and on the eve of the 2022 midterm election, civil rights leaders issued a call to action to guarantee … Read more: National Civil Rights Leaders Recognize 59th Anniversary Amid State of Emergency for …Continue Reading

The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the … Read more: Notting Hill Carnival Returns to London Streets After Pandemic Hiatus – TimeContinue Reading

Winnipeggers passed a torch around Central Park for an annual event this weekend, casting a spotlight on the continued importance of human rights. Read more: Torch of Dignity relay event sheds light on continued importance of human rights, education … – CBCContinue Reading

NHRC said in a statement on Sunday that it will focus on the role of law enforcement agencies in protecting human rights during FIFA World Cup … Read more: First national forum on human rights to be held next month – Gulf TimesContinue Reading

The Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture has received a $1,450 grant to create a map highlighting the civil rights movement in … Read more: Museum to Create Map of Civil Rights Sites in Natchez – USNews.comContinue Reading

Exclusive: Human rights to be kept 'separate' from trade talks despite earlier promises. Read more: Government no longer enforcing human rights with Brexit trade deals, leaked letter showsContinue Reading

The Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee has adopted a landmark human rights charter in a bid "to address salient human rights … Read more: Gangwon 2024 adopts landmark human rights charter to address potential risksContinue Reading

(IDEX Online) – The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has updated its Human Rights Due Diligence Toolkit, originally published in 2013. Read more: RCC Updates Human Rights Guidance – IDEX OnlineContinue Reading