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In an open letter, human rights groups called on Facebook to drop its attempt to impose a gag order against South African whistleblower Daniel … Read more: Human Rights Groups Call on Facebook to Drop 'Racist' Attempt to Silence WhistleblowerContinue Reading

Activists protest outside the court hearing of the case brought by environmental and human rights groups against Royal Dutch Shell. Read more: Netherlands ruling links climate change, human rights — and corporations | Law | The TimesContinue Reading

… by the Moroccan authorities, with the complicity of their Spanish counterparts," said Omar Naji of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights. Read more: Human rights group slams Morocco, Spain over migrant deaths – The New ArabContinue Reading

“We are glad that President Biden raised human rights in his meeting with President Sisi and reprogrammed $130 million in military aid last year after … Read more: Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs' Statement On Investigative Report Confirming …Continue Reading

The report highlights the human rights situation between 15 August 2021 – 15 June 2022. Speaking to reporters in Kabul, UN deputy special envoy … Read more: UNAMA Releases Human Rights Report on Past 10 Months – TOLOnewsContinue Reading

Women, girls stripped of human rights since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: UN report. The U.N. also said an amnesty for former government … Read more: Women, girls stripped of human rights since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: UN reportContinue Reading

Beijing is pressuring the U.N. to suppress a forthcoming report on China's human rights violations against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, … Read more: China Is Quietly Working To Kill A Major UN Human Rights Report: REPORTContinue Reading

A new report from the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released on Wednesday, confirms the erosion of basic human rights across the country since … Read more: Afghanistan: Report highlights multiple human rights violations and abuses under TalibanContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (file photo). … China is requesting that the UN human rights chief bury a highly … Read more: China tries to prevent the UN rights chief from releasing report on human rights violations in XinjiangContinue Reading

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has been granted leave to intervene in the UK Supreme Court case concerning the introduction … Read more: Human rights watchdog to intervene in Northern Ireland abortion safe access zones caseContinue Reading

The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights tells RFA the government has ignored recommendations made three years ago. Read more: Vietnam accused of ignoring human rights commitments – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

The Dissident Human Rights Award ceremony was held in Washington, during which First Lady Olena Zelenska received the award for the entire people … Read more: Ukrainians receive Dissident Human Rights Award – UkrinformContinue Reading

Samoa's Ombudsman Luamanuvao Katalaina Sapolu says the human rights effects from the covid-19 pandemic have been catastrophic. Read more: 'Catastrophic' effect on human rights from pandemic says Samoan report | RNZ NewsContinue Reading

Despite the flaws in her argument, Rajan Sawhney is the first and only UCP leadership candidate to speak out against the appointment of May. Read more: Appointment of Collin May as Alberta human rights chief is 'a significant problem'Continue Reading