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Think of the civil rights movement in the United States and several names come to mind. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks. John Lewis. Read more: Unsung heroes of civil rights movement tell their stories – ASU NewsContinue Reading

TEHRAN – The 7th Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Award announced Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian journalist, and Mandla Mandela, … Read more: Abu Akleh, Mandela announced winners of Islamic Human Rights Award – Tehran TimesContinue Reading

For more than three decades, Ms. Pelosi has criticized China's policies in Tibet, Hong Kong and other sensitive regions. Chinese officials do not … Read more: Pelosi has a history of criticizing China's human rights record. – The New York TimesContinue Reading

THE leadership of the various security agencies in Nigeria have been called upon to promote accountability for human rights violations among their … Read more: Nigeria has obligation to ensure citizens enjoy human rights in the UN charter — ASF FranceContinue Reading

GENEVA (2 August 2022) – UN experts* today denounced Israel's harassment of human rights defenders and humanitarian workers in the occupied West … Read more: Israel: Criminalisation And Harassment Of Human Rights Defenders In Masafer Yatta Must …Continue Reading

The Chief Justice Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell is to host a public conference on human rights in Dublin in October. Read more: Chief Justice to host human–rights conference – The Law Society of IrelandContinue Reading

Outrage over Miloon Kothari's hateful comments shouldn't distract from the real problem: The UN's kangaroo court Commission of Inquiry against … Read more: Anti-Semitic UN Human Rights Council 'investigator' says the quiet part out loud – JNS.orgContinue Reading

An Oro-Medonte resident has filed two complaints with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario over township council's decision against allowing … Read more: Human rights complaints filed over Oro-Medonte voting methods – Collingwood TodayContinue Reading

Akwa Ibom Human Rights Community has said that with the recent precedent set through the imprisonment of the human rights lawyer. Read more: Human rights advocates risk becoming victims of process, says groupContinue Reading

The UN human rights body's blind condemnation of Hong Kong's national security law, while remaining silent on a UK bill that would seriously … Read more: Hong Kong has no defence when core values like human rights are weaponisedContinue Reading

A human rights activist, Dr Leo Igwe has said the religion of Nigeria's president or his vice is not relevant because the country practices … Read more: Muslim-Muslim ticket: Nigeria runs democracy, not theocracy – human rights activist, Leo IgweContinue Reading

Implementation and enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights : report of the United Nations High Commissioner for … Read more: Implementation and enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights :Continue Reading

For over 20 years, Chavistas have spread hate speech against opposition leaders, journalists, and human rights defenders. But now, the case of … Read more: How Chavismo Uses Social Media to Justify the Detention of Human Rights ActivistsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON—Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on President … Read more: Biden's Safer America Plan Includes Public Safety Improvements, Lacks AccountabilityContinue Reading