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'Human rights' are the rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world. … 'Everybody has the right to an effective education'. Read more: Understanding the Equality Act: information for disabled studentsContinue Reading

Challenging the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the man behind the unlawful case against his mother Zarema Musaeva, Musaeva's son, the human rights … Read more: 'Take me instead of her': Chechen human–rights advocate tells Kadyrov to imprison him …Continue Reading

… Afghanistan does and the Taliban do,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, on the ground in Davos. Read more: No place worse for women than Taliban's Afghanistan, says UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

A recent documentary aired by BBC which rehashes old propaganda against Narendra Modi over the Gujarat 2002 riots and contains other standard … Read more: "You Britishers will not teach us human rights" – Narendra Modi's old interview goes viral …Continue Reading

The dean of the Harvard Kennedy School issued a statement apologizing for blocking the appointment of Kenneth Roth, the former head of Human Rights … Read more: Harvard's reversal on its rejection of human rights leader who criticized Israel is a good stepContinue Reading

Yemeni authorities are failing to meet their international legal obligations to protect socio-economic rights for millions of Yemenis. Read more: Yemen: Authorities Failing to Protect People's Basic Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Last week, Mehdi told you about Harvard's denial of a human rights fellowship to Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for nearly 30 years. Read more: Harvard reverses course on decision to deny fellowship to human rights expert – YouTubeContinue Reading

In other cases, investigations by human rights organizations and journalists have produced evidence that the alleged suicides were cover-ups of murder … Read more: Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UNContinue Reading

The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday and said it would offer a fellowship to a leading human rights advocate it had previously … Read more: "Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel"Continue Reading

Volker Turk said the Bill appears to be incompatible with the UK's international human rights obligations. Read more: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned at proposed NI legacy BillContinue Reading

News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor … Read more: Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized IsraelContinue Reading

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

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

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