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George Mason University has been found in violation of federal civil rights laws, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday, … Read more: Federal goverment finds GMU violated Civil Rights Act in hiring and promotion practicesContinue Reading

Attacks occurred between August 11 and August 20, UN human rights office said, adding that death toll may be higher. Read more: RSF attacks kill 89 people in 10 days in Sudan's Darfur, UN says – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

… human rights, including national constitutions and treaty-making. He is an international expert on internally-displaced persons, population … Read more: Secretary-General Appoints Chaloka Beyani of Zambia Special Adviser on Prevention of GenocideContinue Reading

“Today's sentence delivers a measure of justice for them and affirms that the United States stands firmly with those whose human rights have been … Read more: Gambian Man, First Non-U.S. National Convicted of Torture, Sentenced to More Than 67 …Continue Reading

PA-X data has been cited in a UN Special Rapporteur's report on the human rights of internally displaced persons, highlighting how peace processes … Read more: PA-X Data on Peace Processes and Internal Displacement Cited by UN Report – PeaceRepContinue Reading

Health and Human Rights Consequences on the War on Gaza. Flier: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Gaza. Alice Rothchild, … Read more: Health and Human Rights Consequences on the War on Gaza – FXB CenterContinue Reading

“His execution is the tragic culmination of a slew of human rights violations at the hands of the Saudi state, from his arbitrary detention to his … Read more: Saudi Arabia: Deplorable execution exposes broken promise to halt death penalty for juvenilesContinue Reading

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, read together with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of … Read more: PUBLIC NOTICE: The 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' RightsContinue Reading

Musk axed thousands of Twitter staff globally, downsizing the platform's trust and safety, human rights and media teams. The Twitter layoffs was … Read more: Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the attempts of Premier Bank to silence … Read more: SJS and RFK Human Rights Issue Statement of Support for Somali Journalist Abdalle …Continue Reading

22 August 2025 Press releases | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights The famine declared today in Gaza Governorate by the Integrated … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief says Gaza Governorate famine is direct result of Israeli Government actionsContinue Reading

… human rights. The training used resources developed within the framework of the Council of Europe projects “Facilitating access to human rights … Read more: Summer school for civil society organisations and self-government bodies – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

On August 21-22, 2025, in Kyiv, 25 human rights inspectors from 23 regions of Ukraine studied how to apply human rights standards and guarantees … Read more: Respect for the rights of detainees – training for police inspectors of the Custody Records systemContinue Reading

Addis Ababa, August 22, 2025 (ENA) — Representatives of African and Chinese universities are discussing in Addis Ababa human rights from a new … Read more: China-Africa Scholars Discussing Development, Human Rights from New PerspectiveContinue Reading