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… B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives and fired by her employer, has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Read more: Fired B.C. nurse launches human rights complaints, says constitutional advocacy groupContinue Reading

Prominent human-rights activist Boniface Mwangi was released on bail after being charged with possession of teargas canisters and a single rifle … Read more: Kenyan human rights activist Mwangi charged and released on bail | REUTERS – YouTubeContinue Reading

On January 7, Ugandan human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza was convicted of “contempt of court” and sentenced to nine months in prison by a military … Read more: Quash conviction of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza – Amnesty International CanadaContinue Reading

Analysis of state obligations at the intersection between human rights law and climate change in the Americas. Read more: Inter-American Court of Human Rights Climate Emergency Opinion – Just SecurityContinue Reading

… sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Read more: Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer – Coast ReporterContinue Reading

133 civil society organizations and Canadian coalitions are standing in solidarity with the Xinka People. Read more: Labor Unions and Human Rights Defenders Demand Respect for Xinka People's … – EarthworksContinue Reading

The events were attended by representatives of state authorities, community leaders, international organizations, and human rights institutions. Read more: Ukraine holds the inaugural national celebration of the Day of Interethnic Harmony and …Continue Reading

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Florans to respond; the company did not reply. Company Responses. Florans. No Response. Timeline … Read more: Florans transports cargo from occupied Ukrainian territories to Belarus, according to new …Continue Reading

Cairo, July 21 (BNA): Dr. Yousef Abdulkarim Bucheeri, Director General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, … Read more: Director General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights participates in 56th session of Arab …Continue Reading

Today, Human Rights First's Innovation Lab announced the launch of ReadyNow!, a free and secure mobile app designed to help immigrants prepare for … Read more: Human Rights First Launches ReadyNow! App to Offer Lifeline to Immigrants During ICE EncountersContinue Reading

At its Human Rights meeting held from 10 to 12 June, the Committee ended its supervision of the execution of Macate v. Lithuania, concerning a … Read more: Lithuania: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning restrictions on …Continue Reading

… human rights report. The investigation published on Monday detailed women held in male facilities, rampant overcrowding and potentially deadly … Read more: 'Less than human': Report details Trump immigration detention centre abuses – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Just over a year ago, the European Union approved a directive that sought to usher in a new era of human rights protection across Europe. Read more: How Europe's ambition to lead on corporate human rights ran into the sand | ReutersContinue Reading

Victims, survivors and witnesses, as well as human rights defenders and members of civil society organizations supporting and cooperating with the … Read more: IBAHRI joint statement on strong push back against US sanctions on the International …Continue Reading