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Instead, he's quitting the industry. Paul Hunt is Chief Human Rights Commissioner. OPINION: Last week, as part of the Human Rights Commission's … Read more: Why we must change our rental system to meet basic human rights | Stuff.co.nzContinue Reading

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae is calling on the UN's human rights chief to publish a long-anticipated report on China's … Read more: Bob Rae calls on UN human rights chief to publish long-promised Uyghur report – CBCContinue Reading

Britain has quietly doubled the millions in taxpayers' money being given on security bodies linked to human rights abuses in the Gulf, … Read more: Britain doubles cash for Gulf bodies linked to human rights abuses | World – The TimesContinue Reading

By Easwaran Rutnam. UN human rights chief Michele Bachelet is to return home as her term ends next week. The outgoing UN High Commissioner for … Read more: UN human rights chief to return home as term ends – Colombo GazetteContinue Reading

At the end of her tenure as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet talks about challenges the world faces in China, … Read more: 'No pressure will make any change on our decisions:' UN human rights chief defends stalled … – CNNContinue Reading

Prominent human rights campaigner Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to nine years for 'propaganda against the state'. Read more: Vietnam court upholds 9-year jail sentence for democracy activist | Human Rights NewsContinue Reading

In response, Human Rights Campaign Texas Field Organizer Preston Knight issued … “Right now, students are returning to school, hoping that their … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Condemns Texas School Board for Sweeping Set of Attacks on …Continue Reading

Less than a week before Michelle Bachelet, the UN's human rights chief is due to step down, the former Chilean president acknowledged Thursday … Read more: Long road to UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet's Xinjiang report – Times NowContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the country's war against Ukraine, … Read more: Russia's war with Ukraine needs to end, UN's Bachelet urges Vladimir Putin – UN NewsContinue Reading

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday cast doubt on whether she will release a long-awaited report on the mass … Read more: Uyghur Mass Detention Report May Be Delayed AgainContinue Reading

City officials are examining using social equity measures when deciding how to use and distribute city resources. The Human Rights Commission … Read more: Human Rights Commission Considers Creating Equity Index – Post JournalContinue Reading

The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Taskeen Health Initiative (Taskeen) and with the support of the United … Read more: NCHR launches report on mental health and human rights – Daily TimesContinue Reading

India has repeatedly rejected criticism by foreign governments, lawmakers and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in … Read more: US Congress mulls American aid to India on improvement in human rightsContinue Reading

… school has claimed that the law forcing her to hold mandatory Christian 'collective worship' for pupils is a breach of their human rights. Read more: Poulner teacher says teaching Ringwood children Christianity is 'breach of human rights'Continue Reading