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The move comes following calls from the groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International for B.C. to terminate its immigration detention contract … Read more: B.C. ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA, citing human rightsContinue Reading

Human rights advocate hails move as 'a true human rights victory'. The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 21, 2022 1:27 PM PT | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago. Read more: B.C. ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA, citing human rights | CBC NewsContinue Reading

The "gender critical" SNP MP Joanna Cherry has been elected as the new chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. Read more: Outrage as Joanna Cherry elected chair of human rights committee – PinkNewsContinue Reading

Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act passes; HRC remembers the life of Martasia Richmond, who was loved 'tremendously' by friends; Gender-affirming … Read more: #AM_Equality: July 21, 2022 – Human Rights CampaignContinue Reading

Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month's general election to foster … Read more: Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts | | UN NewsContinue Reading

UNSMIL's Director of Human Rights, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice, Suki Nagra, met with the Abu Salim Victims' Association on Thursday to … Read more: UNSMIL Human Rights Director calls for accountability in Abu Salim massacreContinue Reading

President of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights and human rights lawyer Kerry Kennedy is committed to a more just and peaceful world. Read more: Kerry Kennedy on why human rights and justice are worth fighting for – The CEO MagazineContinue Reading

Human rights activists interpret their movement's iconic victories as triumphs of unyielding rectitude that lay the groundwork for future progressive … Read more: Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing | Foreign AffairsContinue Reading

UN independent expert on foreign debt and human rights Attiya Waris said, “Time and again, we have seen the grave systemic repercussions a debt crisis … Read more: UN Human rights calls for urgent global attention on Sri lankan economic crisis – The WeekContinue Reading

But a ruling in June by a single night duty judge at the European Court of Human Rights halted the first flight. Yesterday, the High Court judges … Read more: First jet deporting migrants to Rwanda could be delayed to next year over human rights concernsContinue Reading

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet committed to publishing her office's findings on Xinjiang before she steps down at the end of August. Read more: China Trying to Block U.N. Assessment of Human Rights in Xinjiang: Report – NewsweekContinue Reading

UNAMA's report extensively outlines the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. It summarizes the group's … Read more: UN Afghanistan investigation details extrajudicial killings, torture and human rights abuses …Continue Reading

Kabul, Jul 20 (EFE).- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday highlighted the deteriorating human rights situation in … Read more: UN flags human rights violations in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover – La Prensa LatinaContinue Reading

A man serving 19 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a two-year-old has won a claim that his human rights have been breached. Read more: Man who filmed rape of 2-year-old given special privileges because of 'human rights'Continue Reading