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CEDAW, ratified by the UK in 1986 under the Thatcher government, is one of the core international human rights treaties of the UN, which requires … Read more: Britain failing to protect women's rights, Unison hears – Morning StarContinue Reading

The automaker has fielded uncomfortable questions about its suppliers and operations in the province, where human rights groups and a panel of UN … Read more: VW faces mounting scrutiny to address human rights violations in China's XinjiangContinue Reading

Professor Helfer is a distinguished scholar, lecturer, and professor of international human rights law, and will bring to this Committee a determined … Read more: Laurence R. Helfer Elected to the UN Human Rights Committee – State DepartmentContinue Reading

Armenia's Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan held meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of European and Eurasian … Read more: Human Rights Defender briefs US Assistant Secretary on Azerbaijani policy of ethnic hatred …Continue Reading

The comment period for Oklahoma City's proposed Human Rights Commission ordinance has been extended to July 5, and the City Council meeting to … Read more: Comment deadline extended to July 5 for proposed Human Rights Commission ordinanceContinue Reading

While the U.N. human rights chief explicitly stated her visit wasn't an investigation, China has spun it as such to score propaganda points. Read more: Beijing Continues to Spin UN Human Rights Chief's 'Potemkin' China VisitContinue Reading

Later, Dennis Sr. became executive director of the Southern Initiative Algebra Project, a nonprofit started by fellow civil rights veteran Bob Moses … Read more: What It's Like When Your Dad Is a Civil Rights Legend – GQContinue Reading

At least 13 states passed an anti-LGBTQ bill so far in 2022, in what the Human Rights Campaign called a “record-breaking spate” of legislation. Read more: Human Rights Campaign reviews "record-breaking" year of anti-LGBTQ lawsContinue Reading

An international arbitration lawyer has left Allen & Overy to set up a boutique law firm that will focus on business and human rights law amid … Read more: Former Allen & Overy Partner To Set Up Human Rights Firm – Law360Continue Reading

In May, a handful of NGOs including Human Rights Watch said repression is thriving under Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al Sisi's rule. For its part, … Read more: Egypt coast guard to get EU cash to stop fleeing Egyptians – EUobserverContinue Reading

In Geneva, where the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council is taking place, an update on the grave human rights and humanitarian situation in … Read more: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights presents update on situation in MariupolContinue Reading

We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief: Washington. Read more: US says it encourages India to promote respect for human rights – Telegraph IndiaContinue Reading

“We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief,” he said. Read more: US says it encourages India to promote respect for human rights – Kashmir ReaderContinue Reading

Separate trials will be conducted over Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi for the similar allegations of discussing … Read more: Chinese activists accused of 'discussing human rights' to undergo separate trialsContinue Reading