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Seven people were killed during anti-government protests in Togo, said human rights activists, who accused security forces of using 'shocking … Read more: Seven killed during Togo protests, human rights activists say | REUTERS – YouTubeContinue Reading

In its latest letter to Garber related to the civil rights investigation, led by the Office for Civil Rights at the United States Department of … Read more: Trump administration says Harvard violated federal civil rights law in treatment of Jewish studentsContinue Reading

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch expressed their dismay at the ruling. Both groups had intervened in the case. "The horrifying reality in … Read more: UK F-35 parts exports to Israel is lawful, High Court rules – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Harvard is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said Monday in … Read more: Harvard found in 'violent violation' of Civil Rights Act over antisemitism, Trump admin saysContinue Reading

The Broad Democratic Front for Human Rights (FADDH) called on the Regional Federal Prosecutor's Office in the State of Rio de Janeiro to ask a court … Read more: Arrest Putin if He Visits Brazil | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on … Read more: Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law – NPRContinue Reading

A Palestinian human rights group has lost a High Court challenge over the Government's move to continue to export military equipment to Israel, … Read more: Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq loses High Court legal challenge against … – Daily MailContinue Reading

Serious human rights abuses, including mass killings, largely of Alawites, in Syria's coastal regions and targeted violence against the Druze … Read more: Human Rights First Releases New Report on Human Rights Concerns in Post-Assad SyriaContinue Reading

… rights called the move a “flagrant violation of international human rights law”. When approached for comment, a Shakespeare Martineau spokesperson … Read more: British law firm coached universities on how to obtain sweeping protest bans – The GuardianContinue Reading

The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change. Read more: Human rights can be a 'strong lever for progress' in climate change, says UN rights chiefContinue Reading

… human rights standards. Other key polling findings: 94% of people living with a disability say cutting PIP is cruel. 69% of respondents would … Read more: UK: Public sends clear message that 'PIP cuts are cruel' and unjust – new poll – Amnesty UKContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) continues to demonstrate its commitment to both national and regional human rights … Read more: MoHR strengthens regional role in promoting human rights across South AsiaContinue Reading

Trump has dismantled over 60 years worth of civil rights progress over the course of two months, says Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and … Read more: Nikole Hannah-Jones: Trump is 'Eradicating the enforcement mechanisms for our civil rights'Continue Reading

… human rights and curtail planetary catastrophe. Elisa Morgera, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change who presents her … Read more: UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying | Climate crisisContinue Reading