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Opinion – The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to be hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DESA, … Read more: Africa: Digital Human Rights Need to Be Enshrined in Law – allAfrica.comContinue Reading

At the Lord Mayor's Banquet at London's Guildhall, the PM condemned Beijing over its human rights record and for suppressing peaceful protests, … Read more: Rishi Sunak says idea that trade with China would bring human rights was naive as … – Daily MailContinue Reading

Human Rights Tribunal alleging that she was fired because of her mental illness and physical disability — a heart condition — and claims she disclosed … Read more: Former Vancouver Canucks staff member files human rights complaint over dismissalContinue Reading

Human rights advocate Yaqiu Wang has mixed feelings about the protests unfolding across China. She spoke to As It Happens guest host Peter … Read more: Chinese protests have human rights advocate feeling inspired, yet terrified | CBC RadioContinue Reading

Two months after being fired, a former member of the Vancouver Canucks coaching staff has filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal … Read more: Vancouver Canucks at centre of human rights complaint | CTV NewsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Tajikistan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 28 Nov 2022 by UN HRC. Read more: Tajikistan: UN expert's visit to assess situation of human rights defenders – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The properties of Bitcoin allow it to protect the human rights of people around the world, as outlined by the United Nations. Read more: Opposing The Corruptible Fiat System, Bitcoin Enforces Universal Human RightsContinue Reading

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