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Demonstrators voice their grievances against the Sri Lankan government at a protest in London, UK. COLOMBO — The severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka … Read more: Human rights must be at heart of solution to Sri Lanka crisis: UN coordinator – Saudi GazetteContinue Reading

… used to be part of the Ashraf Ghani administration, including the human rights commission of the country, Reuters reported on Tuesday, 17 May. Read more: Afghanistan: Taliban Dissolves Human Rights Commission, Deeming It 'Unnecessary' – The QuintContinue Reading

We believe it is imperative that the Communication highlights the poor human rights situation among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, and that … Read more: HRW Letter to the EU on its New Partnership with the Gulf Countries | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they have dissolved Afghanistan´s independent human rights commission as it was “not considered … Read more: Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body – The News InternationalContinue Reading

KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they had dissolved Afghanistan's independent human rights commission as it was “not considered … Read more: Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

Get out, and VOTE in the midterms and general election this year. Reproductive rights are human rights; civil rights are human rights! Read more: LETTER: Reproductive rights are human rights – Galesburg Register MailContinue Reading

Six-year RIGHTS Click Programme will demand that children and young people's voices are … in all their diversity, to realise their human rights. Read more: Amnesty International and Fondation Botnar launch first large-scale Programme to help …Continue Reading

Visitors going to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg may notice a change on their next visit – the museum has made its … Read more: The reason why the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is adding gender-neutral washroomsContinue Reading

British-Pakistani peer Lord Hussain, whose oral question on the human rights situation in Kashmir triggered Tuesday's debate, … Read more: British peer claims charges against Yasin Malik are fake during Lords debate on human …Continue Reading

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Calls on Governor Edwards to Veto Louisiana Anti-Transgender …Continue Reading

Last week the Czech Republic replaced Russia on the UN Human Rights Council, yet several human rights violations persevere in the country. Read more: OPINION: Czechia still needs to repair its human rights record – Prague, Czech Republic – Expats.czContinue Reading

The government-funded Conflict Observatory will use open source tools and satellite imagery to gather evidence of human rights violations. Read more: The US Has a Plan to Document Human Rights Violations in Ukraine | WIREDContinue Reading

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm. The oppressive regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has nominated a person with a poor human rights record … Read more: Turkey nominates human rights abuser to UN Human Rights Committee – Nordic MonitorContinue Reading

LONDON (Reuters) -Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have devastating consequences for human rights … Read more: North Korea COVID outbreak could have 'devastating' impact on human rights -UN office – SwissInfoContinue Reading