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But to victims of human rights abuses during his 38-year rule, Dos Santos was a ruthless leader who did not hesitate to use law enforcement … Read more: Former Angolan President Dos Santos Dies – African BusinessContinue Reading

Along with the pressing military and human rights issues this creates, Russia's ongoing invasion has also produced a range of public health … Read more: Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine at risk from infections and epidemics – Atlantic CouncilContinue Reading

The report by the U.N.'s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights doesn't conclude the Ukrainian soldiers or the Russian troops committed … Read more: UN: Russia and Ukraine are to blame for nursing home attack – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Human rights activist Hassan Younesi addressed Khamenei in a tweet and wrote: "You are making your choice between reforms and regime change." Politics … Read more: Iran's Reformists, Rights Defenders React To Recent ArrestsContinue Reading

The surgeries tend to be medically unnecessary, and are condemned by the United Nations, the World Health Organization and Human Rights Watch. Read more: Greece Takes Its Drive to Boost LGBTQ Rights up a Notch – Bloomberg.comContinue Reading

The United Nations approved a resolution submitted by Cuba on human rights and international solidarity. “We do not recognize any country with the … Read more: UN approves Cuban government resolution on human rights and international solidarityContinue Reading

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, SASOD,Guyana, has welcomed the decision of the Eastern Caribbean … Read more: Human Rights body welcomes Caribbean court decision to decriminalise same-sex intimacyContinue Reading

“People say the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the government) does not care about human rights of men and women,” Hasan Akhund told a gathering in … Read more: Taliban PM: Government, Nor Anyone Can Dare Amend Human Rights Set by GodContinue Reading

People are waiting for the Supreme Court to drop the other shoe and rule that other civil rights are not protected by 14th the Amendment. Read more: CASSANDRA VENNEY – Roe vs Wade: Reproductive Rights Are Human RightsContinue Reading

Council pension funds in Wales have more than £370minvested in companies with links to human rights abuses in Palestine. Read more: Palestine: Welsh council pension funds invest £370m in firms linked to human rights abuseContinue Reading

UN/Syria: Russian veto of cross-border mechanism a blow to human rights. Russia's veto today is an irresponsible political game for which innocent … Read more: UN/Syria: Russian veto of cross-border mechanism a blow to human rightsContinue Reading

The abortion ban does secondary harm to the girl. How can American women's human rights be guaranteed when judicature act prevails over women's birth … Read more: How can American women's human rights be guaranteed? – Ecns.cnContinue Reading

The US-led West's selective and unilateral approach to human rights has exposed the United States' intent of using human rights as a weapon to … Read more: Washington uses double standard on human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

We have tracked publicly reported allegations of environmental and human rights abuses linked to hydropower plants (HPPs) in Armenia, Georgia, … Read more: Drying up: Tracking the environmental and human rights harms caused by hydropower in …Continue Reading