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Staff of Tennessee Human Rights Commission to be laid off before commission's dissolution, despite initial promises. Read more: State Moves to Layoff Human Rights Commission Staff Causing Confusion Amid TransitionContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission and Labour's equalities. … human rights law. Jolyon Maugham's Good Law Project has today announced it has instructed a … Read more: Equalities watchdog faces legal action over trans rules | The SpectatorContinue Reading

UN Free & Equal is the United Nations' global campaign for LGBTIQ+ equality, led by UN Human Rights. The campaign works with decision makers, civil … Read more: HC Türk on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia – ohchrContinue Reading

… human rights. Kaine Wright appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court … right not to answer any questions. Wright, once a promising … Read more: Brits can be extradited over Tokyo jewellery heist – BBC NewsContinue Reading

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. Since day one of his second term, President Trump has … Read more: The Human Cost of the Trump Administration's Immigration PoliciesContinue Reading

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Friday of potential ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip due to an escalation of … Read more: UN human rights chief warns of potential ethnic cleansing in Gaza – The Brussels TimesContinue Reading

As a gay man in eastern Poland told Human Rights Watch: “In 2020, one of my good friends who had never before had an issue with my sexual orientation … Read more: Poland Ends 'LGBT Free' Zones – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS SITUATION REPORT. 3 views · 3 minutes ago … The FG Making Voting Compulsory Infringes the Voters' Rights – Itodo/Tietie. Read more: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS SITUATION REPORT – YouTubeContinue Reading

Leading Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard says there was a duty to respond to October 7, but is in London to warn of a proposed law that … Read more: Top Israeli human rights lawyer: 'My Jewish upbringing makes me speak out on IsraelContinue Reading

They have told stories of human rights abuses under the regime, including widespread starvation, forced labour and state-enforced disappearances. Read more: North Korea defectors in South's public sector at record high – BBC NewsContinue Reading

… justice for their involvement in human rights abuses in India.We, concerned global citizens, urgently… Read more: Global calls intensify to hold Modi accountable for human rights abuses – Geo.tvContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 16, 2025: Mohammad Ebrahim Esfandiari, a man on death row for murder, was executed in Mashhad Central Prison. Read more: Mohammad Ebrahim Esfandiari Hanged for Murder in Mashhad – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

… human rights by all LGBTI persons … The EU is deeply concerned that sexual orientation and gender identity are being used to justify human rights … Read more: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia: Statement by the High …Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory called for an end to the “senseless killings” in the occupied West Bank, … Read more: End “senseless killings,” UN human rights agency tells Israel – Maktoob MediaContinue Reading