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Advocates allege blind voters denied "right to a secret vote". Advocates for blind and vision impaired Australians have lodged a human rights … Read more: NSWEC slapped with human rights complaint for binning iVote – Software – iTnewsContinue Reading

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – MONDAY, 1 AUGUST 2022, 20:03 Dmytro Lubinets, Human Rights Commissioner in Verkhovna Rada [Ukrainian Parliament – ed.] Read more: Russia blocks Red Cross from visiting Olenivka prison camp human rights ombudsmanContinue Reading

Student said cockroach-infested accommodation was a 'human rights breach'; Alicia Sowerby, 23, moved into the high-rise block in Aldgate, London, … Read more: Law student claims cockroach-infested accommodation in London was a breach of human rightsContinue Reading

human rights 3:11 P.M.. Over 500 Men Join TV Writers' Demand for Abortion Protections. By Alejandra Gularte. Read more: Over 500 Men Join TV Writers' Demand for Abortion Protections – VultureContinue Reading

… who has contributed to the US government-funded Voice of America Persian language service and reports on human rights issues in Iran. Read more: Man arrested with rifle outside home of US-Iranian journalist – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

By Chris Onuoha. A civil liberty and human rights group, Watch Africa Civil Society Organization, (WACSO) has called on the Head of Civil Service … Read more: Human Rights group demands action against Olusanjo – Vanguard NewsContinue Reading

Over the past decade, solar and wind projects have imposed their own set of problems, including threats and violence against human rights … Read more: Can Clean Energy Projects Learn from Human Rights Failures? – TriplePunditContinue Reading

Human Rights Council President Federico Villegas of Argentina called Kothari's remarks “unfortunate” and said they “could reasonably be interpreted as … Read more: The UN Human Rights Council's “Commission of Inquiry” Goes Openly AntisemiticContinue Reading

Russell became the first Black coach in the NBA when he served as player-coach of the Celtics in 1966. Read more: With Death of Celtics Great and Civil Rights Activist Bill Russell, World 'Lost A Giant'Continue Reading

The resolution, based on a similar text adopted last year by the Human Rights Council, calls upon States, international organisations, … Read more: UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human rightContinue Reading

PHNOM PENH – Following the end of World War II, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was the pioneering legal document adopted by the … Read more: Ranking, the politicised human rights – Asia News NetworkContinue Reading

Despite overwhelming evidence of torture and exploitation of migrants and refugees in Libya – crimes against humanity, according to the United … Read more: EU's Drone Is Another Threat to Migrants and Refugees | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

On Wednesday 27 July 2022, the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus MP, introduced to Parliament the Australian Human Rights Commission … Read more: Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022Continue Reading

Photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic images of the civil rights era. But Withers was also an FBI informant, … Read more: The double life of civil rights photographer Ernest Withers | PBS News WeekendContinue Reading