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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after declaring a State of Emergency for democracy in the United States, the nation's top civil rights leaders met with … Read more: National Civil Rights Leaders Meet with President Biden Following State of Emergency …Continue Reading

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to change Sri Lanka's approach on the human rights issue. Read more: UK PM urges Ranil to change approach on human rights issue – Colombo GazetteContinue Reading

The U. S. has welcoming the damning U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region. Read more: U.S. slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang, vows to hold Beijing accountableContinue Reading

Amnesty UK Chief Executive writing to new PM with offer of meeting to discuss 'new agenda on rights' Rwanda refugee scheme, scrapping of Human … Read more: UK: New Prime Minister must make 'clean break' with Johnson years on human rightsContinue Reading

Europe's leading human rights body has warned the Netherlands that it is failing to uphold the most basic rights for asylum seekers arriving in … Read more: Dutch failing to give basic care to asylum seekers – human rights body | ReutersContinue Reading

The North Korean Permanent Mission to the U.N. issued a statement Friday calling U.S. efforts to improve human rights a "racket" and that it was " … Read more: North Korea slams UN human rights expert as 'US puppet' – Fox NewsContinue Reading

Never mind the human-rights records, look at the cash. NEWCASTLE UPON … Read more: England's football clubs are playthings for the global elite | The EconomistContinue Reading

The conference aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights in European territories where Council of Europe … Read more: Lighting the Shade: Effective Application of the ECHR in Areas of Conflict in Europe – NewsroomContinue Reading

The government of Belarus has imprisoned the members of the Viasna human rights group since 2020. Sign the petition to call for their release. Read more: Belarus: Release Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders – Global CitizenContinue Reading

The White House has slammed China for its continued violation of human rights against minority communities. Read more: US slams China on human rights violations against minorities in XinjiangContinue Reading

State media KCNA said on Friday that the foreign ministry of North Korea criticised a new UN human rights expert as "biased" and that the nation … Read more: N Korea denounces new UN human rights expert Salmon as 'puppet' of US – WIONContinue Reading

White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre during her daily news conference on Thursday welcomed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report … Read more: US slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang – ThePrintContinue Reading

The United Nations has said China carried out serious human rights violations that may be considered “crimes against humanity. Read more: UN Report Accuses China of Serious Human Rights Violations – VOA Learning EnglishContinue Reading

Major US seafood brand Bumble Bee and its Taiwanese owner, tuna trader FCF, are suspected to have illegal fishing and human rights abuse in its … Read more: Greenpeace investigation finds suspected human rights abuse by suppliers of major US and …Continue Reading