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Former human rights minister Shireen Mazari wrote a letter to the relevant UN officials regarding the media censorship and violence during the … Read more: 'Azadi March': PTI writes to UN demanding probe into 'state excesses, human rights violations'Continue Reading

Following the military coup of 25 October 2021, the UN Human Rights Council took urgent action by holding a special session, on 5 November 2021, … Read more: Sudan: Ensure continued public debates on the human rights situationContinue Reading

Francis Nasca, an Osgoode law placement student at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) from May 2021 until mid-December, says their interest … Read more: Access to justice study shows increase in dismissal of race-based cases by the Human …Continue Reading

Michelle Bachelet's report on alleged rights abuses in China's Uyghur region remains under wraps despite recent six-day tour. Michelle Bachelet … Read more: West demands publication of UN's long-awaited Xinjiang report – The GuardianContinue Reading

The march, organised by SFI, called for all marginalised communities to join hands to fight for their rights. Read more: Queer Rights are Human Rights, say Students at 'Pride March' in Delhi UniversityContinue Reading

together to take action on human rights and social issues. Investors use their collective influence with companies and other decision makers to … Read more: Advance: a stewardship initiative for human rights and social issues – PRIContinue Reading

Officials open mosques in Xinjiang cities visited by UN human rights chief A sign with a Chinese slogan hangs from the fence of a mosque in the … Read more: Officials open mosques in Xinjiang cities visited by UN human rights chief – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

Conservative leader candidate Patrick Brown said he is a "firm believer" that Canada can maintain a relationship with China while addressing … Read more: Canada can trade with China and fight human rights abuses, Patrick Brown says – NationalContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 25. Listen. 5 … Read more: Opinion The UN human rights chief has failed us, our families — and the worldContinue Reading

The gangs themselves abuse people's rights. But in responding to them, Nigerian security forces have often violated human rights and killed civilians … Read more: Why Is the U.S. Selling Weapons to Nigeria After It Bombed Civilians? – FPIFContinue Reading

The evolution of a photojournalist in the Civil Rights Movement: “I was going to the New York Institute of Photography. I started documenting all the … Read more: New exhibition in Atlanta documents Civil Rights Movement through photos and virtual realityContinue Reading

Leading human rights groups held a conference in London on Tuesday to discuss “apartheid” in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Read more: Leading human rights groups discuss apartheid in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.Continue Reading

'More peace and human rights education is needed in the Arab region, and it has to take into account the new realities of the world we live in'. This … Read more: Arab region contribution to the revision of the UNESCO 1974 Recommendation concerning …Continue Reading

It's not clear whether Ruger, one of a small number of public gun manufacturers, will implement the nonbinding proposal. Read more: Ruger Shareholders Vote for Study of Gunmaker's Impact on Human RightsContinue Reading