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While the Iranian general's death toll is the first official number in two months, it is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights … Read more: Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue … – ABCContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn Iran's attacks on protesters. Read more: New World Cup Tensions Highlight Iran's Human Rights Crisis (VIDEO) – NewsyContinue Reading

This year, an independent UN human rights expert found that LGBTQ rights in the US are “under a concerted attack” and being “deliberately undermined” … Read more: The massive hypocrisy of the West's World Cup 'concerns' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Exclusive: 'The government is preoccupied and has a lot of things to do, but this issue is not going to go away' warns health ombudsman. Read more: Human rights of mental health patients violated amid crisis in care, regulator warnsContinue Reading

Dozens of human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations wrote to members of Congress Monday saying the bill would do more harm than good. Read more: Human rights, LGBTQ+ organizations oppose Kids Online Safety Act – AxiosContinue Reading

Iran will reject a newly-approved independent UN investigation into the country's repression of antigovernment protests, like it refused to … Read more: Tehran Won't Cooperate With UN Human Rights ProbeContinue Reading

NSW barrister, Kate Eastman AM SC's distinguished career and commitment to addressing and preventing human rights injustices was recognised by the … Read more: Kate Eastman AM SC honoured for her commitment to human rightsContinue Reading

Committee on Human RightsRegular Meeting (HYBRID)Chairperson: Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr.AGENDA:Part 1: 10:00 – 12:00 NNInitial deliberation on … Read more: Committee on Human Rights – YouTubeContinue Reading

“I am always bothered by human rights violations wherever they occur,” Kiernan said. “It did not prevent me from coming to this tournament. I am glad … Read more: 'I'm glad light is being shone on human rights': USA fans on the Qatar World CupContinue Reading

The ACT Government will introduce a right to a healthy environment to the Human Rights Act 2004 in this term of the Legislative Assembly. Read more: Healthy environment to be added to ACT Human Rights Act | CW – Canberra WeeklyContinue Reading

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s human rights commissioner is calling for the end of liaison officer programs that put police in schools just as Vancouver's … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schoolsContinue Reading

Yaqiu Wang, Senior China Researcher at Human Rights Watch, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the protests in China. Read more: Human Rights Expert Responds To Monumental China Protests – YouTubeContinue Reading

Questioned during a press conference on the situation in Qatar, in particular concerning human rights, a footballer – yet among the most agile on … Read more: World Cup 2022: the delicate speaking out of footballers on human rights – Globe EchoContinue Reading

A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission has set out how First Nations women should be involved in developing plans and delivering … Read more: New report sets the stage for First Nations women to lead response to family and community violenceContinue Reading