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On May 14, 1961, an angry mob attacked the Freedom Riders—a group of civil rights activists who'd spent the past ten days traversing the American … Read more: Meet Diane Nash, the Civil Rights Icon Awarded the US' Highest Civilian HonorContinue Reading

A group of forty-four artists and writers are calling on President Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses during his meeting … Read more: Artists and Writers Demand Biden Address Abysmal Saudi Human Rights Record – ArtforumContinue Reading

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and … Read more: United Nations suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine – Arab NewsContinue Reading

In 1938, our old people marched to fight for the rights of First Nations people in this country. It was one of the first major civil rights … Read more: NAIDOC Week 2022: Is Australia's lack of Treaty against UN human rights frameworks?Continue Reading

The resolution also denounces the increasing violence, attacks and harassment against human rights and environmental defenders, indigenous peoples, … Read more: European Parliament: Brazil must protect environmental and human rights defendersContinue Reading

Human Rights. The United States must withdraw unilateral sanctions which are resulting in discrimination against academics from affected countries … Read more: Sanctions having negative impact on scientific research, rights experts warn – UN NewsContinue Reading

Lawyers and human rights organisations also met at Esplanade to commemorate Fr Stan's death. The gathering was attended by activists, … Read more: Focus on human rights as Kolkata remembers Father Stan Swamy – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

The plea claimed that auctioning players was inhuman and violated human rights. A division bench of the high court headed by acting Chief Justice Alok … Read more: IPL Auction Violates Human Rights, Claims Plea; Rejected By High Court – NDTV.comContinue Reading

… of what aspects to take into account and how to choose the right tools to establish a #grievancemechanism in a compliant but manageable way. Read more: Participate in Our Survey on Grievance Mechanisms in TourismContinue Reading

Liberty is an independent membership organisation. We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated … Read more: Liberty Human RightsContinue Reading

@LGOmbudsman. ,. @RobertThomas223. and. @RichardKirkham7. on whether there is a case for having a Human Rights Ombudsperson in the UK. Read more: UK Parliament Human Rights Committee on Twitter: " This afternoon, we'll be questioning …Continue Reading

The report to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council this week … grounds" that the Kaniyat militia committed crimes against humanity. Read more: UN rights mission finds 'probable' mass graves in Libya – bdnews24.comContinue Reading

Women's rights activists and doctors say the measures have bad health implications for … women's rights advocates, and UN human rights experts. Read more: Iran Moves To Tighten Abortion Restrictions – Radio Free EuropeContinue Reading

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has confirmed that the victims of Kellem Wollega latest attack are mostly ethnic Amhara. Read more: Kellem Wollega : Ethiopian Rights Group calls for security enforcement … – BorkenaContinue Reading