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Russian authorities have forcibly disappeared a teacher they detained in Ukraine in late March 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more: Russia: Enforced Disappearance of Ukrainian Teacher – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

MATABELELAND Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has petitioned Parliament to amend the Traditional Leaders Act amid concerns that village heads … Read more: Human rights group petitions Parly – NewsDay ZimbabweContinue Reading

Not only does it cancel the right to apply for asylum upon setting foot … Since 2010, Human Rights Watch has extensively documented the use of … Read more: Prince Charles Critical of Planned Deportation of Rwandans – IDN-InDepthNewsContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: The German government wants Indian authorities to keep in mind that human rights of the Kashmiri people… Read more: Kashmiris' human rights must not be violated, says German envoy – Newspaper – DawnContinue Reading

The latest claims by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) were made in a report recently submitted to a UN committee. IHREC called … Read more: An Garda Síochána 'engages in racial profiling', UN told in report by human rights watchdogContinue Reading

The commission has submitted over 100 recommendations, including on policing, gender-based violence, and historic human rights abuses. IHREC says it … Read more: Gardaí must prohibit racial profiling, says human rights watchdog – Irish ExaminerContinue Reading

Garda powers need to be exercised in a consistent and unbiased way according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission which has called on … Read more: IHREC makes more than 100 recommendations to UN – RTEContinue Reading

Ten international human rights groups on Friday accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of dealing "a deep blow to judicial independence" after he … Read more: Gunmen free 11 passengers from Nigerian train attack | ReutersContinue Reading

Right now, people in Ukraine are facing a catastrophic human rights crisis. People are dying, including children, and many thousands of lives are at … Read more: Ukraine: Hundreds killed in relentless Russian shelling of Kharkiv – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can … Read more: Timor-Leste journalists challenge restrictions and assert their right to question China's …Continue Reading

Meanwhile, the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act or House Bill 10576 is a bill that seeks to protect and define the rights and freedoms of … Read more: Human Rights Defender Act…my ass! – Panay NewsContinue Reading

Thirty-five high school students from Prince William County Public Schools who form part of the 2021-22 Human Rights Student Leadership Council … Read more: 35 Prince William students recognized for human rights service | Education | insidenova.comContinue Reading

Prioritizing blasphemy, not human rights. This is not the first time that Muslim governments have reacted to defamatory actions against the … Read more: Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights …Continue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Geneva, Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS. Read more: The U.N.'s Apologist for Dictators – WSJContinue Reading