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The head of Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Commission has been relieved of his position, a royal order issued by King Salman said. Read more: Saudi Arabia appoints first woman chief of Human Rights Commission – The NationalContinue Reading

There's a moment when a room packed with people including human rights activists, philanthropists, artists, government officials and journalists, … Read more: WOLA Human Rights Awards Honor Maya Achi and Q'eqchi' Women, David Morales and …Continue Reading

Threat comes as UN member states meet in Geneva amid pressure to take action on a damning report on abuse of Uyghurs. Read more: China ready for 'fight' over international action on Xinjiang human rights abusesContinue Reading

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi also struck a defiant tone at the UN Assembly by decrying double standards on human rights. Speaking later, US … Read more: US, Iran clash on security, human rights at UN General Assembly | – NewsOnAIRContinue Reading

Tom Andrews, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, has said that conditions for Myanmar's 54 million people have gone … Read more: UN told Myanmar has gone from 'bad to worse to horrific' | Human Rights News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

An online meeting to introduce the human rights situation in Northwest China's Xinjiang region was held on the sidelines of the 51st session of … Read more: Xinjiang introduces human rights achievement at event of UN human rights councilContinue Reading

The United States and several other foreign governments have described China's actions in Xinjiang as genocide, while the UN human rights office … Read more: China's Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang – Council on Foreign RelationsContinue Reading

Campaigners have criticised the Football Association for the "severe delay" in its statement on human rights in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup … Read more: Campaigners criticise FA over delay on human rights | RNZ NewsContinue Reading

Amnesty called upon the international community to pressure Egyptian authorities to take measurable steps toward policies to protect human rights. Read more: Amnesty International: Egypt presents 'deeply misleading picture' of human rights crisisContinue Reading

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the … Read more: COVID-19: How the global crisis has affected human rights defenders – FIDHContinue Reading

Zhang, Yongjin and Buzan, Barry (2020) China and the global reach of human rights. China Quarterly, 241. pp. 169-190. ISSN 0305-7410. Read more: China and the global reach of human rights – LSE Research OnlineContinue Reading

What's happening. Meta released a report that shows how the social media giant impacted human rights in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in May 2021. Read more: Facebook Parent Meta Impacted Palestinians' Human Rights, Report Says – CNETContinue Reading

DW News. Women protesting risk their freedom and lives: Azadeh Pourzand, human rights researcher UCL. Video Player is loading. Play Video. Read more: Women protesting risk their freedom and lives: Azadeh Pourzand, human rights researcher UCL | DWContinue Reading

The global health and humanitarian communities have high expectations of the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. John Zarocostas reports … Read more: Volker Türk appointed top UN human rights chief – The LancetContinue Reading