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WASHINGTON – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Biden … Read more: Biden Loan Cancellation Is an Important First StepContinue Reading

Konstantin Dolgov, the former Russian commissioner for human rights, has defended the country's invasion of Ukraine, saying it was providing … Read more: Russia's Ex-Chief of Human Rights Says Ukraine War Provides World Security – NewsweekContinue Reading

Pakistan has not decriminalised torture even though it has ratified multiple UN treaties that outlaw the practice. Read more: Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to outlaw torture – The New ArabContinue Reading

This is a mass violation of human rights and a war crime. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are calling on President Joe Biden … Read more: Rubio, Kaine Urge President to Hold Putin Accountable for Human Rights Violations Against …Continue Reading

“Currently, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has dedicated commissioners for Sex, Age, Race, Disability, Children, Human Rights and … Read more: Petition Launched for LGBTIQA+ Human Rights Commissioner – Tasmanian TimesContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer Mark Daly. Photo: Holmes Chan/HKFP. Announcing his re-election bid earlier this month, Daly said in a statement, “I believe that … Read more: Human rights lawyer Mark Daly loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society governing councilContinue Reading

Human rights hold the key to protecting biodiversity. As governments negotiate a new Global Biodiversity Framework, the rights of Indigenous … Read more: Human rights hold the key to protecting biodiversity | Opinion | Eco-Business | Asia PacificContinue Reading

Now lawyers for Mr Johal have lodged a complaint after human rights group Reprieve identified his case among anonymised details published in the … Read more: MI5 and MI6 may have 'supplied information' that led to abduction and torture of a Sikh campaignerContinue Reading

It was with great sadness that I read Drago Tesanovich's farewell to the Human Rights Festival in the July 27 issue. Read more: Revive the Athens Human Rights Festival – FlagpoleContinue Reading

“And we will continue to work with them on ways to shed light on human rights violations”. Secretary General Pejčinović Burić also mentioned her first … Read more: Council of Europe will continue to support Crimea and all of Ukraine, says Secretary GeneralContinue Reading

Stuff Circuit's documentary Deleted exposes New Zealand business and political links to a Chinese company involved in human rights violations … Read more: Chinese ambassador 'unable to utter the truth' after human rights abuse denial | Stuff.co.nzContinue Reading

“Human rights are mission critical, and essential to the work of the RJC,” said John Hall, Interim Executive Director. Read more: RJC Launches Human Rights Due Diligence ToolkitContinue Reading

… 'collective worship' for pupils in breach of their human rights. … Ms Conner cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), … Read more: Head loses fight to drop mandatory Christian worship after claiming it breaches children's …Continue Reading

"We are deeply concerned about human rights violations in the Crimea peninsula, the disappearances, the torture, the killings, the persecution of … Read more: Intl community to do all to ensure those responsible for human rights violations in occupied …Continue Reading