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The City of Ottumwa is still seeking applicants for their Human Rights Commission. The commission is looking for a total of nine members to serve … Read more: City of Ottumwa seeking applicants for Human Rights Comission – KTVOContinue Reading

Testimony of Ayesha Lewis, DREDF Staff Attorney. Madame Chair and Committee Members. I'm pleased to speak on behalf of the Disability Rights Education … Read more: Public Hearing California State Assembly, Human Services Committee 6-28-22. Testimony …Continue Reading

Beyond human rights, Biden said the trip was intended "to promote US … image he has long cultivated: that of a fierce defender of human rights. Read more: "Autocrats Smiling": Biden Slammed Over Fist-Bump With Saudi Crown Prince – NDTV.comContinue Reading

According to the statistics collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), at least two Sunni clerics and 23 Kurdish civilians have been … Read more: Security forces detain two civilians in Iran's MahabadContinue Reading

United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain … Read more: UAE detains US lawyer for Khashoggi on money laundering charges – ReutersContinue Reading

According to the statistics collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), at least two Sunni clerics and 21 Kurdish civilians have been … Read more: Arrest wave: Three more detained in Piranshahr, OshnaviehContinue Reading

On a visit calculated to secure increases in the Saudi oil supply, this moment crystallized the damaging appearance of trading U.S. human rights … Read more: Opinion | In the Middle East, Biden's policy bumps into U.S. principles – The Washington PostContinue Reading

Biden's “mission impossible” tour juggles oil and human rights interests. I can't imagine it's a trip US president Joe Biden was looking forward … Read more: David Pratt's Four Corners: Biden's 'mission impossible' visit proves oil and human rights …Continue Reading

With the fist bump, the US President has tarnished his long-cultivated reputation as a champion of human rights. Watch | Biden attends Arab leaders … Read more: Who wins? Biden's 'support for human rights can be sold for a smidgen of oil' – WIONContinue Reading

… the reach of justice for victims of serious human rights abuses. … ex-intelligence officials were convicted of crimes against humanity, … Read more: A Day to Reflect on International Criminal Justice | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Three complaints have been made by Colin Harvey, a professor of human rights law in the School of Law at QUB, about multiple social media posts in … Read more: 'Beheading' tweet sent by a loyalist to Queen's human rights law professor – Independent.ieContinue Reading

Plans for buffer zones preventing protesters from going within 150 metres of abortion clinics could be illegal under European law, a leading human … Read more: Abortion clinic buffer zones may breach European human rights law | Scotland – The TimesContinue Reading

A human rights group alleged on Friday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) detained a lawyer that previously represented the slain journalist … Read more: Human rights group says UAE has detained lawyer who represented Khashoggi | The HillContinue Reading

President Biden finished his visit to the Middle East Saturday at a meeting of 10 regional leaders led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Read more: Top Saudi diplomat discusses US relations, human rights, oil production, Iran and IsraelContinue Reading