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Back to the future? About an hour and a half after New York mayor Eric Adams told reporters he's ending the private employer vaccine mandate but … Read more: Kyrie Irving: Vaccine mandates one of the 'greatest human rights violations in history'Continue Reading

The Winona Human Rights Commission (WHRC) is seeking nominations for an award to honor an individual or organization that has made an outstanding … Read more: Winona seeks nominees for Latsch Human Rights Award | Community | winonapost.comContinue Reading

The UK is quietly boosting funding to help Gulf countries condemned for human rights abuses improve “public order” and implement crackdowns, … Read more: UK boosts funding for crackdowns in Gulf states guilty of human rights abusesContinue Reading

… forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor. Read more: Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman, rights group says – CNNContinue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) announced that Kelley Robinson (she/her) — a … Read more: Kelley Robinson to Serve as President of the Human Rights CampaignContinue Reading

John Abraham, a Noongar man, made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against the WA Housing Authority in August after he received a … Read more: Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racismContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council must end its years of inaction and establish an independent international mechanism to investigate crimes under … Read more: China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in XinjiangContinue Reading

This is the call of civil society organizations in a joint letter addressed to members and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council … Read more: Rights groups urge UN to strengthen monitoring of human rights situation in PH – BulatlatContinue Reading

Artivism. With sounds from the Roskilde Festival you can learn more on how Danish Rapolitics combines art, politics, human rights and hip hop. Using … Read more: 'ARTIVISM' – from the 2022 HUMAN RIGHTS Cph Fellowship podcast seriesContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre has named international human rights expert Caitlin Reiger as its incoming chief executive. Read more: Human Rights Law Centre appoints new CEO – Lawyers WeeklyContinue Reading

Qatar's United Nations Ambassador Hend Al-Muftah has lost her bid to become chair of the upcoming UN Forum on Human Rights due to her recent tweets … Read more: Qatar's envoy loses bid for human rights post, called Jews 'enemies' & gays 'disgusting'Continue Reading

Growing surveillance in public spaces is possible to an extent beyond all previously possibilities due to digital identity systems and biometric … Read more: UN Human Rights Office warns biometrics and digital ID among surveillance tools raising riskContinue Reading

Qatar's Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Hend Al-Muftah has lost her bid to become chair of a UN human rights forum, after revelations … Read more: Qatar's UN ambassador denied human rights post after antisemitic, homophobic tweetsContinue Reading

Combatting Disability Harassment at Work – Human Rights in Practice; This book focuses on legal measures to combat disability harassment at work. Read more: Combatting Disability Harassment at Work – Human Rights in Practice, By Lucy-Ann BuckleyContinue Reading