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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

Supreme Court: State-by-state human rights … As a physician providing reproductive medical care to women, I have a personal interest in the recent … Read more: Supreme Court: State-by-state human rights | The Seattle TimesContinue Reading

"The government expects Salmon will contribute to the international society's efforts to improve North Korea's human rights situations with her … Read more: S. Korea welcomes new UN special rapporteur for N. Korea human rightsContinue Reading

Concerning the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests, the Council requested the Special Rapporteur on the … Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes Fiftieth Regular Session after Adopting 23 Resolutions …Continue Reading

COLOMBO (News 1st); The investigation by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) into the Rambukkana Shooting revealed that the death of … Read more: #Rambukkana Shooting: Human Rights Commission makes startling revelations in reportContinue Reading

Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on … The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes the “right of the … Read more: Child Labor and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry of the Democratic Republic of CongoContinue Reading

And finally, the definition of race in the Illinois Human Rights Act will be expanded to prohibit discrimination based on traits associated with … Read more: Amendments to Illinois Employment and Human Rights Acts Impose New Compliance …Continue Reading

Architecture, Consumerism, and Human Rights: On ​'Subverting the Narrative … Image of Pin Sangkaeo (right) standing with partner Benson Joseph … Read more: Architecture, Consumerism, and Human Rights: On ​'Subverting the Narrative of Power … – ArchinectContinue Reading

The Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing honors fiction and nonfiction with a longlist of titles you may not know. Read more: The UK's Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing: Longlist – Publishing PerspectivesContinue Reading

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's report blames gov't forces, Tigray rebels for killings, rights abuses – Anadolu Agency. Read more: 749 civilians killed in Ethiopia's Afar, Amhara states in a year: Rights body – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

First of its kind report for lawmakers details killings, forced disappearances and gross human rights violations in Ethiopia in the last year. Read more: Ethiopian Rights Body Urges Government to Protect Human RightsContinue Reading

A HUMAN rights group based in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) says it is pleased with the recent ruling of High Court Judge, Justice Marissa … Read more: Local human rights group celebrates ECSC ruling that anti-gay laws are unconstitutionalContinue Reading

The Universal Periodic Review of India is due in 2022, the run-up to which has already started. This is an event where the National Human Rights … Read more: India's human rights record under scrutiny as NHRC prepares for renewal of accreditation …Continue Reading