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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

The report signifies an authoritative confirmation of the extent of human rights atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party in East Turkestan … Read more: Sikyong Congratulates new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker TurkContinue Reading

Residents have raised concerns over plans for a new block of flats – with neighbours claiming the development would breach their human rights. Read more: New flats in Seabrook near Hythe 'will breach our human rights', say neighboursContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia promised it would put safeguards in place against human rights violations. The promise was a fiction. Read more: Opinion | Saudi Arabia's human rights violations show MBS duped BidenContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France had failed to properly examine the repatriation requests of two families of … Read more: France ordered to re-examine repatriation requests of jihadist families in Syria – RFIContinue Reading

A York academic is calling on the UN Human Rights Council to increase pressure on the Chinese and other governments around the world to tackle … Read more: York researcher to address UN in call for action on modern slaveryContinue Reading