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MONTREAL — Last year's Supreme Court of Canada decision in favour of a controversial Quebec comedian forced the province's human rights commission … Read more: Quebec's human rights commission drops nearly 200 cases after Supreme Court decisionContinue Reading

Human rights, sustainable development, democracy, peace and security all depend on the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Read more: State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor on Twitter: "Human rights, sustainable …Continue Reading

“The bottom line is that these human rights abuses are not normal for a World Cup host,” says Minky Worden, also of Human Rights Watch. Qatar 2022 has … Read more: Everything wrong with the Qatar World Cup | The IndependentContinue Reading

On the second day of the Right Here, Right Now Glo. … Mary Robinson, former U.N. High Commissioner of Human Rights and President of Ireland. Read more: Women need to lead next phase of climate justice movement, Robinson saysContinue Reading

As such it is monitoring the human rights situation in Zimbabwe and has engaged the government on allowing space for opposition parties and civil … Read more: UK says Zimbabwe is among its 31 human rights priority countriesContinue Reading

APP01-031222 ISLAMABAD: December 03 – Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada addressing during seminar on "International Day … Read more: Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada addressing during seminar …Continue Reading

The new head of the U.N. human rights agency's office in South Korea voiced concerns that the North Korean human rights issue has been sidelined … Read more: UN agency concerned about worsening of NK human rights situation – The Korea TimesContinue Reading

Yaqiu Wang, Senior China Researcher at Human Rights Watch, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss China and the protests against COVID-19 policies … Read more: Chinese Companies… Are Beholden To The Government': Human Rights Activist Talks CCP ControlContinue Reading

The human rights group DAWN is calling for Leahy Law sanctions to be placed on the Israel's Netzah Yehuda Battalion. Read more: Human rights group wants U.S. to sanction notorious Israeli battalion with Leahy LawContinue Reading

By Yi Wonju. SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) — The new head of the U.N. human rights agency's office in South Korea voiced concerns that the North Korean … Read more: (Yonhap Interview) U.N. agency concerned about worsening of N. Korea's human rights …Continue Reading

We need an effective, robust disability strategy which follows an equality and human rights-based approach, and we need to strengthen our disability … Read more: Call for action to tackle barriers faced by disabled people in Northern IrelandContinue Reading

… reproductive rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today. … the far-right Solidarna Polska party – part of Poland's conservative ruling … Read more: Poland: Lawmaker Faces Charges for Pro-Choice Protest – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The Human Rights Commission and Equality Commission said anti-discrimination legislation needed to be strengthened. Staff from the Northern … Read more: Call for action to tackle barriers faced by disabled people in NI – BelfastTelegraph.co.ukContinue Reading

Key points: UN high commissioner for human rights says at least seven university students sentenced to death; Volker Türk says the military hold … Read more: UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences – ABC NewsContinue Reading