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India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human … Read more: India backs UN resolution to recognise human right to healthy environmentContinue Reading

Researcher, Economic Justice and Rights Division … I was interviewing a drug runner for Human Rights Watch research, but he wasn't looking to … Read more: Democrats Are Fumbling Their Chance to Make Insulin More AffordableContinue Reading

That is discrimination, the human rights institute said. The constitution prohibits discrimination based on origin unless there is a legal … Read more: Municipalities discriminating by only taking in Ukrainian refugees: Human rights boardContinue Reading

Human rights promote dignity and provide protection from mistreatment. Businesses and employers have a responsibility to respect the human rights of … Read more: Migrant workers and their rights in Australia | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

GreatFire is a China-based, anti-censorship organization that's worked since 2011 to expose digital censorship by the Chinese government and help … Read more: Antitrust Action Supports Human Rights, Not Just Competition | The National InterestContinue Reading

Morocco is jailing journalists after flawed trials for non-political crimes, particularly sexual ones, in order to silence them – part of a range … Read more: Human rights group alarmed over treatment of journalists in Morocco – RFIContinue Reading

China opposes UN Human Rights Committee concluding observations concerning Hong Kong, Macao. Source: Xinhua. Editor: huaxia. 2022-07-29 11:18:00 … Read more: China opposes UN Human Rights Committee concluding observations concerning Hong … – XinhuaContinue Reading

A Winnipeg mother has filed a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, alleging her son was discriminated against after being told not … Read more: Manitoba mother files human rights complaint against school over son's pride flagContinue Reading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, … Read more: OSCE Countries to Review Human Rights Situation in Russia – USNews.comContinue Reading

The three-day training was aimed at promoting the enjoyment of human rights, training for security agencies and a stakeholder meeting. Read more: Groups train security agents in human rights – Punch NewspapersContinue Reading

An international human rights organisation is criticising the Australian government's response to the execution of four pro-democracy activists by … Read more: Human rights group calls for Australia to 'get off the fence' amid fears of further executions in …Continue Reading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, … Read more: OSCE countries to review human rights situation in Russia – SWI swissinfo.chContinue Reading

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York has condemned “blatantly biased, antisemitic comments” by a human-rights … Read more: Ambassador Bob Rae slams UN human–rights expert over 'biased, antisemitic' commentsContinue Reading

The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, the U.S. State … Read more: OSCE countries to review human rights situation in Russia – ReutersContinue Reading