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… abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights chief as “a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality.” | Read more: Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a 'huge blow to women's human rights' warns BacheletContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Bosnia and Herzegovina about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 24 … Read more: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet concludes her official visit to …Continue Reading

Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds Hong Kong, which now ranks close to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, both near last-place China. Read more: Hong Kong Nears Bottom in New Human Rights SurveyContinue Reading

Violent threats against people of faith are the opposite of human rights. The Catholic Church is devoted to caring for the most vulnerable and … Read more: Violent threats against people of faith are the opposite of human rights | Fox NewsContinue Reading

The interplay between the HRA and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is legally nuanced and complex, and matters are certainly not helped … Read more: We mustn't repeal the Human Rights Act | Tom Farr | The Critic MagazineContinue Reading

The report measures 13 rights, consisting of five economic and social human rights and eight civil and political human rights. HRMI gave Vietnam a … Read more: Vietnam's human rights record is poor but improving, HRMI says – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those working on migration, operate in an environment of pervasive fear and insecurity, … Read more: A Suffocating Environment for Greek Civil Society – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Speaking in the Greek capital after a 10-day visit to assess human rights for the refugees and migrants who wait up to two years or more for … Read more: UN Rapporteur Says Greece Mishandling Refugees Human Rights – The National HeraldContinue Reading

The HRMI “Rights Tracker” is the first global report to assess the 13 different human rights contained in United Nations treaties for around 200 … Read more: Again, Nigeria scores 'very bad' in human rights, 'worse than average' in sub-Saharan AfricaContinue Reading

Pelosi on Wednesday said that for decades, the Chinese government has waged a dangerous assault on human rights in Tibet which clearly shows that it … Read more: 'Non-Violence works': Tibetan human rights activist in veiled attack on China – ThePrintContinue Reading

An important theoretical article published on June 15 evidenced once again that Xi Jinping uses “human rights” with a different meaning than the … Read more: Xi Jinping Explains the CCP Theory of “Human Rights” with Marx and ConfuciusContinue Reading

When it comes to least-developed and developing countries, human rights are mainly about the rights to health, education, livelihood and equality. Read more: China a true contributor to human rights cause – Chinadaily.com.cn – Global EditionContinue Reading

Expressing “grave concern about the worsening treatment of religious minorities in India”, the resolution calls on the US Secretary of State to … Read more: US: Ilhan Omar introduces House resolution over India's human rights record | World NewsContinue Reading

Noël Zihabamwe is among those making the call and has become a prominent human rights advocate and leader among the Australian-Rwandan community after … Read more: Australia urged to confront Rwanda over human rights record amid 'forced disappearances'Continue Reading