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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

It is the latest indication of Moscow violating human rights at home and through its invasion of Ukraine. In a Telegram post, Babinets wrote that … Read more: Torture in Russia Becoming 'Government Policy,' Warns Disbanding NGO – NewsweekContinue Reading

In the face of increasing human rights violations, the experts urged the international community to exert greater pressure on Myanmar's military. Read more: UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentences – FirstpostContinue Reading

European Union lawmakers rallied around calls for a more hardline approach to confronting China on human rights issues on Wednesday, ahead of an … Read more: With Xinjiang top of mind, EU lawmakers urge more hardline approach on China human rightsContinue Reading

… for Ukraine called for him to be released and accorded the treatment an international human rights convention guarantees prisoners of war. Read more: Ukraine: UK man's family 'devastated' by death sentence – NPRContinue Reading

Anastasia Burakova, a human-rights lawyer who has founded an organisation that helps Russian dissidents escape the country (Photo: Supplied). Read more: The Ark: Inside the network of young Russian activists working to take down Putin from afarContinue Reading

In addition, this happens when Human Rights Watch accuses the Taliban of war crimes in Pandisil and calls on the international community to impose a … Read more: EU envoys meet in Brussels as Afghanistan's human rights situation deterioratesContinue Reading

… Veloso joining politicians, environmentalists and human rights activists in urging President Jair Bolsonaro to step up the search for them. Read more: Brazil police don't think remains are those of missing British journalist | ReutersContinue Reading