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The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found VACFSS discriminated against the woman while her four children were in "care" and ordered a $150K fine. Read more: Indigenous mother wins landmark human rights case – The Discourse.Continue Reading

Write for Rights 2022: Canada celebrates world's largest human rights event with first in-person Write-A-Thons in three years. Read more: Write for Rights 2022: Canada celebrates world's largest – GlobeNewswireContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a massive coalition of more than 200 civil rights groups in the U.S., urged the Biden … Read more: Civil rights group calls on Biden to change domestic terrorism strategy – The HillContinue Reading

“This libel case is an attack on truth and those who wield it to champion peoples' political rights,” said CPA in a statement decrying the guilty … Read more: Baguio court finds human rights defender guilty of cyber libel – BulatlatContinue Reading

At the 35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council, Equality Now, in partnership with the Centre for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR), … Read more: A Step Towards Protecting Human Rights in Iran – Equality NowContinue Reading

Kerry Kennedy tells how civil rights leader and close friend John Lewis shaped the purpose of human rights advocacy organization Robert F Kennedy … Read more: Young human rights defenders carry on John Lewis's lasting legacy – The CEO MagazineContinue Reading

For almost all of human history, most men and women had no rights, only duties. You had to be born rich and powerful, a member of the "right" caste, … Read more: Let's uphold human rights in our homes – UCA NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Inclusivity and Empowerment The European Union Delegation to Singapore invites you to join its seminar … Read more: EU Human Rights Day Seminar 2022 | EEAS Website – European UnionContinue Reading

Mr Welsh told the hearing that the policy would impede their human rights, and that affidavits from dancers in the city told how the ban would see … Read more: Edinburgh strip club ban breaches our human rights, says exotic dancers' unionContinue Reading

Human rights encompass a range of social issues which are both urgent and systemic in nature. These issues, from inequality and discrimination to … Read more: Advance: a stewardship initiative for human rights and social issues – Investor statementContinue Reading

More than 220 investors managing assets worth $30 trillion have signed up to Advance, a human rights stewardship initiative launched by the … Read more: trn investor group backs human rights engagement initiative – Environmental FinanceContinue Reading

A joint report from the Equality Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has now set out how rights could be protected in the … Read more: Watchdogs warn of 'real threat to human rights' over government plans to alter Northern …Continue Reading

The Philippines' national human rights institution reported that companies were undertaking activities in contravention of commitments to combat … Read more: UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Day 3: Responsible Lobbying vs 'Corporate Capture'Continue Reading

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, works every day to aid these victims of war, famine, and oppression. Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the … Read more: Human Rights Day Event to Highlight Refugee Rights | City of Iowa CityContinue Reading