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Training and guidance sessions on Human Rights Due Diligence are being delivered in Japan and 17 countries where the supply chain of Japanese … Read more: Statement on the Adoption of the Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible …Continue Reading

The chief of Alberta's Human Rights Commission is refusing to quit after Justice Minister Tyler Shandro called for his resignation. Read more: Shandro fires Chief of Alberta Human Rights Commission who refused to resignContinue Reading

Reiger is a transitional justice and human rights specialist who has worked closely with civil society and victims' groups, governments, UN agencies, … Read more: Human Rights Law Centre appoints Caitlin Reiger as new CEOContinue Reading

In recent months, the wave of gang violence has killed hundreds of people, deepening the country's political and human rights crisis, according to … Read more: Haiti collapses between violence and violation of human rights – Dominican TodayContinue Reading

The organisers of the 2021 census are facing a formal human rights complaint alleging they failed to properly count LGBTIQ people. Read more: LGTBTIQ group files human rights complaint over 2021 census – Sydney Morning HeraldContinue Reading

An Indigenous children's rights advocate — whose 15-year battle with Ottawa led to a historic $40 billion settlement agreement over discrimination … Read more: Cindy Blackstock asks Human Rights Tribunal to renegotiate B child welfare compensation dealContinue Reading

A formal human rights complaint alleges the census did not properly count LGBTIQ+ people. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS). Read more: Human rights fight over census questions | Mandurah MailContinue Reading

It assists the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in implementing state laws against discrimination and advises the City Council on long-range … Read more: Human Rights Commission Meeting – City of Brooklyn ParkContinue Reading

The filing urges UN special rapporteurs to declare life sentences, including without parole, a violation of incarcerated people's rights. Read more: US civil rights groups file complaint against 'death by incarceration' to UN – The GuardianContinue Reading

Alberta Human Rights Commission chief Collin May was asked to resign due to comments he made in 2009. Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law. Read more: Alberta human rights commission chief refuses to quit, retains lawyer | Globalnews.caContinue Reading

Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy and … Read more: Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the MetaverseContinue Reading

On August 31, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published its long-awaited assessment of the human rights situation in the … Read more: OHCHR assessment of human rights concerns in the Uyghur region must spur action at the …Continue Reading

Moreover, authorities used trumped-up or unwarranted charges to prosecute human rights defenders, independent lawyers and members or supporters of … Read more: Tajikistan: Escalating Tensions And Crackdown On Human Rights Defenders And JournalistsContinue Reading

Nada Al-Nashif, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the panel discussion was an important opportunity to reflect on the centrality of … Read more: Roundup: UN rights body reiterates commitment to development as human right – XinhuaContinue Reading