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Jodie Patterson, Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board poses on … landmark rulings that ended a constitutional right to abortion, … Read more: A polarized U.S. celebrates Independence Day – YahooContinue Reading

We are worried by reports of continuing sexual exploitation, human trafficking and other human rights abuses in the Arco Minero del Orinoco. We look … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 50: Universal Periodic Review Adoption – Venezuela – GOV.UKContinue Reading

Civil rights group states that the Data Protection Commission failings have allowed surveillance as a default business model. Read more: UN Human Rights Committee expected to question Ireland's plans for facial recognitionContinue Reading

As the Maasai people, human rights advocates, and activists protested the violent land grabbing; they were met with Tanzanian security forces, … Read more: Tanzania is Forcibly Displacing Indigenous Maasai People from Ancestral Land to Expand …Continue Reading

My husband Karim Ennarah, a human rights advocate, has been trapped in legal limbo in Egypt for nearly two years on trumped-up terrorism charges. Read more: Liz Truss must act to end my husband's ordeal in Egypt | Comment | The TimesContinue Reading

Professor Andy Spalding from the University of Richmond School of Law in the USA argued that Qatar has made more human rights reforms in recent … Read more: Call for nuances in media reporting of the World Cup in Qatar – Play the GameContinue Reading

The Human Rights Commission is launching an inquiry into the causes of child sexual abuse. Government authorities received 7787 complaints of … Read more: Human Rights Commission launches inquiry into child sexual abuse – NewsContinue Reading

GOVERNMENT PLANS to scrap the Human Rights Act will have far-reaching consequences for the black community's ability to challenge racial injustice … Read more: Our rights under threat – Voice OnlineContinue Reading

Constitutional and human rights lawyer Raju Prasad Chapagai shared a post through his Facebook handle regarding the new move of KMC Mayor Balen … Read more: KMC slammed over violation of fundamental human rights – The Himalayan TimesContinue Reading

Anyone looking at the human rights situation in the Palestinian Authority will see an appalling reality, with torture in Palestinian prisons being … Read more: Who Cares When PA Violates Human Rights? | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.comContinue Reading

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – With its dark record, the United States has no qualification to make a comment about human rights, a top Iranian official said. Read more: US in No Position to Comment on Human Rights: Iranian Official – Politics newsContinue Reading

"The avowal of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to fully respect human rights will be put to the test with the refiling of the Human Rights … Read more: Lagman calls on Marcos to back Human Rights Defenders bill | GMA News OnlineContinue Reading

The EU and human rights organisations have criticised Finland for its current legislation. Last year a citizens' initiative, 'The Right to Be', … Read more: Finland to update transgender rights law in autumn – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading

“The Interior Ministry's unlawful decision to ban events promoting LGBTI rights alarmingly indicates the deterioration of human rights and freedoms in … Read more: Lebanon: Unlawful Crackdown on LGBTI Gatherings | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading