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The Australian Human Rights Commission has produced Let's Talk About Bodies, Identity and Sexuality, which is aimed at schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 … Read more: Transgender pansexuality Australian Human Rights Commission video slammed as woke …Continue Reading

The growing insecurity has given rise to human rights violations, with security agencies and agents accused of being among those carrying out such … Read more: Activists fret over escalating human rights abuses in Imo – New TelegraphContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday called on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to “revoke immediately” their latest … Read more: UN human rights chief: Taliban policies will have 'terrible, cascading effects' on women's …Continue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental … Read more: UN human rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women | Shropshire StarContinue Reading

Earlier this month, the world observed Human Rights Day. The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), … Read more: Human rights in India: Failings of a welfare state | Deccan HeraldContinue Reading

TEHRAN- Iran's top human rights official has slammed France's double standards on human rights, accusing the French government of "violently … Read more: Iran human rights chief says France 'violently suppressing' dissent voice – Tehran TimesContinue Reading

In this week's video update, Deputy Mayor Don Griffin and Human Rights Director/Assistant City Attorney Barbara McKinney discuss the City's recent … Read more: Video Update: Human Rights Campaign Perfect Score | City of Bloomington, IndianaContinue Reading

Human rights discourse drawing on ancient Sanskrit texts focuses more on the responsibilities of individuals and states than on the rights … Read more: The South Asian Human Rights Tradition – JSTOR DailyContinue Reading

Taliban leaders announced over the weekend that Afghan women are no longer allowed to work for the non-governmental organizations delivering … Read more: The Taliban continues to strip away the human rights of women in Afghanistan – WYPRContinue Reading

By: Sufian Siddique. Numerous western governments and west-funded NGOs produce reports on human rights conditions in countries all around the … Read more: Why Western Human Rights Reporting Is flawed and UntrustworthyContinue Reading

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has variously been approached by maritime … and concerted public scrutiny by unions, civil society NGOs, lawyers, … Read more: Braverman, Migrants, Refugees, and the Cruise Line Industry. A costly mistake waiting to happen?Continue Reading

The United Nations' human rights chief has decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers … Read more: UN rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women – The Washington PostContinue Reading

GENEVA (27 December 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to revoke … Read more: Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Chief calls for end to destructive, destabilizing policies …Continue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to revoke immediately a raft of policies … Read more: Afghanistan: End destructive, destabilizing policies against women, Türk urges – OHCHRContinue Reading