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A unilateral move by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) to shoot down a measure blocking U.S. recognition of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is … Read more: Human–Rights Advocates, GOP 'Disappointed' by Dem Lawmaker's Secret Assad MoveContinue Reading

New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Power R K Singh on Thursday said that respect for human rights is in the DNA of Indians. Read more: Human rights is in DNA of Indians, says RK Singh – ANI NewsContinue Reading

The national security law imposed two years ago marked a big change · How do we measure human rights? · How we did our research · Hong Kong's electoral … Read more: How far have human rights in Hong Kong eroded? We measured. – The Washington PostContinue Reading

Cubans have a right to freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly under Cuba's constitution and as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human … Read more: The Harsh Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders in Cuba – US Department of StateContinue Reading

Image may contain Face Human Person Clothing Apparel Tattoo Skin Sari … Across the globe, trans rights are on the frontline of human rights. Read more: 11 artists and activists on the state of trans rights around the globe | British GQContinue Reading

He also gave evidence in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case the Irish Government brought against Britain over internment and … Read more: Inspirational human rights priest celebrates his diamond jubilee – The Irish CatholicContinue Reading

Generally, the scorecard ranked scores like a traffic light, with green, yellow, and red scores. The 26 companies produced 30 products: 4 products … Read more: Pharma Companies Failed to Comply to Human Rights principles- New Global ReportContinue Reading

India has seen a steep increase in human rights abuses against its citizens, which the international community has so far refused to call out. Read more: The World Needs To Confront India's Human Rights RecordContinue Reading

A median of 79% of people said China's human rights policies posed a serious problem, and some 45% said they had no confidence in President Xi Jinping … Read more: Global views of China dim on human rights issues, research center finds | The Japan TimesContinue Reading

In a report titled, Negative Views of China Tied to Critical Views of its Policies on Human Rights, the Pew Research Center has concluded that … Read more: Pew Says Negative Views of China 'At or Near Historic Highs' Due to Human RightsContinue Reading

A new academic paper from Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board Member Professor Irini Papanicolopulu explores the origins and evolution of the duty … Read more: The Historical Origins of the Duty to Save Life at Sea in International LawContinue Reading

Human rights scholar Dr Aoife Duffy holds a lectureship at University of Essex's Human Rights Centre while Maria Jose Guembe is an Argentinian human … Read more: Panel to examine extent of human rights impunity in the north – The Irish NewsContinue Reading

Number of Category A criminals and highest harm immigration offenders removed from country in the last year dropped 13 per cent. Read more: Deportations of foreign murderers at record low thanks to human rights challengesContinue Reading

The war has led to many documented violations of human rights and international humanitarian law that should be of grave concern to us all. Read more: Russia's War in Ukraine — The Devastation of Health and Human Rights | NEJMContinue Reading