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Marija Trajković is a woman human rights defender and the coordinator of the SOS telephone for women and children victims of domestic violence in the … Read more: Woman human rights defender Ljiljana Nešić, Marija Trajkovic and the Citizens' Association …Continue Reading

“We believe the message 'human rights for all' is universal and not a political call, but something everyone can support,” Jakob Jensen, the Danish … Read more: FIFA Bans 'Human Rights For All' Danish World Cup Practice Jerseys – Front Office SportsContinue Reading

The Irish government should commit to bringing the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) if it presses on with controversial … Read more: Ireland urged to take UK to European Court of Human Rights over Troubles billContinue Reading

'We have today got a message from FIFA that the training shirts our players were to train in, where it would say 'human rights for all' at the … Read more: FIFA block Denmark from wearing kit with 'human rights for all' message at World CupContinue Reading

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on … Read more: Countries request U.N. human rights debate on Iran – document | ReutersContinue Reading

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the UN Human Rights Council on the … Read more: Germany, Iceland Call For UN Human Rights Meeting On IranContinue Reading

SOCIAL Justice Secretary Shona Robison has restated the Scottish Government's firm opposition to proposed reforms to the UK Human Rights Act, … Read more: Scotland opposing UK Government reforms to Human Rights Act – Scottish Business NewsContinue Reading

FIFA has rejected a request made by the Danish football federation (DBU) to wear pro-human rights training shirts at the World Cup in Qatar. Read more: FIFA rejects Denmark's request for pro-human rights training shirts – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

During the final months of the conflict, over a hundred thousand civilians suffered horrific human rights abuses and war crimes at the hands of … Read more: Human rights abuses are plaguing Sri Lanka – the UK must step up and introduce sanctionsContinue Reading

The publicity around the program makes no mention of whether students will have the opportunity to “discover” the human rights violations … Read more: Editorial: 'Israel Discovery Trip' whitewashes human rights abuses | The Daily CampusContinue Reading

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, … Read more: UN General Assembly adopts resolution accusing Taliban of human rights violations in AfghanistanContinue Reading

The men's Danish soccer team has been forbidden from wearing training shirts showing human rights messaging at this month's World Cup in Qatar. Read more: FIFA forbids Danish men's soccer team from wearing pro-human rights shirts at Qatar World CupContinue Reading

Twitter's disbanding of its Africa office and human rights team poses a threat to information across the continent. Read more: Twitter firings have 'serious consequences' for rights, campaigners warn – openDemocracyContinue Reading

The exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, is severely repressed … Read more: Human rights in Belarus: Joint statement to the OSCE – GOV.UKContinue Reading