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"They make the news and are held up as excellent examples of humanitarian work, but their own humanity and human rights are constantly being … Read more: How a sinkhole revived a debate about migrant workers' rights in Singapore – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The amnesty law would shield security forces from accountability for human rights abuses in Peru's internal conflict. Read more: President Dina Boluarte slams court's call to suspend Peru's amnesty law – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion that found that a clean, health, and sustainable environment is a human right under … Read more: World Court Opinion: Protection From Climate Change Is A Human Right – ForbesContinue Reading

Hamid Moradi, a licensed attorney, human rights defender, and director of the environmental association “Sheney Nozhin Kurdistan”, was a prominent … Read more: Hengaw report on the social, environmental, and human rights activities of Hamid MoradiContinue Reading

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent … Read more: Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths – UN NewsContinue Reading

The United Kingdom's announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 … Read more: UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

While Brazilian authorities must ensure respect for human rights while investigating alleged crimes, official U.S. concern about the importance of due … Read more: Human Rights First Deplores Use of Global Magnitsky Sanctions to Support Impunity for …Continue Reading

Marco Rubio looks ahead. The rollout of State's annual human rights report this year may contradict Secretary of State Marco Rubio's past view that … Read more: Mideast edits are delaying State's human rights report – POLITICOContinue Reading

In a landmark victory for human rights, Saint Lucia has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct. The High Court's decision strikes down laws … Read more: Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The report states, "Since October 2023, the Israeli regime has been responsible for carrying out genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza … Read more: Israel's leading human rights organisation calls out regime's genocide – Socialist WorkerContinue Reading

… human rights, including the rights to unionize and bargain collectively. The dataset is produced by the University of Rhode Island, Binghamton … Read more: Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequalityContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission at such a critical time”. “I have spent over 30 years building my career across the equality and human rights sector and I … Read more: Mary-Ann Stephenson confirmed as EHRC chair despite MPs' objections – The GuardianContinue Reading

Earlier this week, two leading Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, came to that same conclusion—one that … Read more: Tell your Representative: Enough is Enough – Demand an End to the Genocide in Gaza.Continue Reading

The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School has launched their new Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy Fellowship — a bold new … Read more: The Carr-Ryan Center launches fellowship on human rights and U.S. foreign policyContinue Reading