Harvard reinstates offer to ex-Human Rights Watch chief after Israel controversy
Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch's executive director, speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on November 1, 2018. Read more: Harvard reinstates offer to ex-Human Rights Watch chief after Israel controversyContinue Reading
European Parliament condemns Morocco for first time in 25 years, after vote on human rights
Parliamentarians urge Iran action. MEPs also voted on other human rights issues, calling on the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist … Read more: European Parliament condemns Morocco for first time in 25 years, after vote on human rightsContinue Reading
Lawsuit Alleges Federal Death-Row Conditions Violate U.S. Constitution and Human Rights Treaties
federal death row has filed a civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal government's use of automatic and prolonged … Read more: Lawsuit Alleges Federal Death-Row Conditions Violate U.S. Constitution and Human Rights TreatiesContinue Reading
After Criticism, Harvard Dean Reverses Course on Fellowship for Human–Rights Leader
The Harvard Kennedy School has granted Kenneth Roth, the recently retired executive director of Human Rights Watch, a fellowship at its Carr … Read more: After Criticism, Harvard Dean Reverses Course on Fellowship for Human–Rights LeaderContinue Reading
Harvard School Reverses Course, Will Extend Fellowship to Human Rights Advocate
FILE PHOTO: Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, poses after an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, … Read more: Harvard School Reverses Course, Will Extend Fellowship to Human Rights AdvocateContinue Reading
Human rights activist Kenneth Roth's Harvard fellowship reinstated – The Boston Globe
In the case of Mr. Roth, I now believe that I made an error in my decision not to appoint him as a Fellow at our Carr Center for Human Rights,” … Read more: Human rights activist Kenneth Roth's Harvard fellowship reinstated – The Boston GlobeContinue Reading
Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark ruling in Bolivian sexual violence case …
This was the first time in history that the IACtHR heard a case pertaining to the human rights violations of an adolescent victim of incest. The … Read more: Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark ruling in Bolivian sexual violence case …Continue Reading
Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate | Reuters
The school's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy last year approached Kenneth Roth, who served as HRW's executive director from 1993 to 2022, and … Read more: Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate | ReutersContinue Reading
Australia risks UN human rights blacklisting as states fail to meet prison obligations
Australia risks being placed on a human rights blacklist alongside such countries as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by … Read more: Australia risks UN human rights blacklisting as states fail to meet prison obligationsContinue Reading
Airdrie woman files human rights complaint after she was denied service
Bazso said she has filed a complaint with the taxi company and has also filed a human rights complaint with the provincial government. "I've had other … Read more: Airdrie woman files human rights complaint after she was denied serviceContinue Reading
Australia needs to deliver on our treaty promises | Australian Human Rights Commission
By Lorraine Finlay, Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Today marks six years since Australia ratified the United Nations Optional Protocol to … Read more: Australia needs to deliver on our treaty promises | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
Khurram Pervez: Jailed Kashmir activist awarded top rights prize – Al Jazeera
Jailed Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez has won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world's most prestigious human rights prizes, … Read more: Khurram Pervez: Jailed Kashmir activist awarded top rights prize – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Human rights measures can rescue the SDGs, said High Commissioner Türk – ReliefWeb
DELIVERED BY Video Message from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. AT Fifth intersessional meeting of the Human Rights Council on … Read more: Human rights measures can rescue the SDGs, said High Commissioner Türk – ReliefWebContinue Reading
Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty – BBC News
Human rights groups have said they were convicted after grossly unfair sham trials. Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 22-year-old karate champion, was hanged … Read more: Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty – BBC NewsContinue Reading
State human rights dept. files court-supervised agreement with local McDonald's franchisee
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is continuing legal measures to improve what it calls “a culture of sexual harassment” at 14 McDonald's … Read more: State human rights dept. files court-supervised agreement with local McDonald's franchiseeContinue Reading