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GENEVA – Efforts to protect and respect human rights must not be weakened as the world faces a convergence of crises, from geopolitical … Read more: UN Forum on Business and Human Rights to drive leadership amid global crises | OHCHRContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after John C. Read more: Civil Rights Coalition Supports a Census that is Safe from Political InfluenceContinue Reading

The ruling said the Ministry of Justice had breached Sahayb Abu's human rights by not allowing him to mix with other prisoners. Read more: Government may appeal on whether convicted terrorist had human rights breachedContinue Reading

This conference will provide a forum for legal advocacy and activism, bringing together community groups, lawyers, NGOs, and policymakers to share … Read more: Public Law and the PlanetContinue Reading

Will Omnibus I policy dilute business human rights accountability? Explore EU reforms, international standards, and growing concerns over weakened … Read more: Will EU Omnibus I Dilute Global Business Human Rights Accountability Ambitions?Continue Reading

Trump defends bin Salman over Khashoggi killing, contradicting US intelligence; Trump deviates from traditional US policy on human rights globally … Read more: Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights | ReutersContinue Reading

Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's friendly … Read more: Saudi Human Rights Concerns 'in the Rearview Mirror' for US, Says Aaron David MillerContinue Reading

Would Trump's lawsuit against the BBC hold up in court? News|Human Rights. Family demands independent medical care for US teen detained by Israel. Read more: Family demands independent medical care for US teen detained by Israel – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

President Trump showed off his close relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week. CBS News White House reporter Aaron … Read more: Fallout from Trump's praise of Saudi crown prince's human rights record – YouTubeContinue Reading

On November 13, at the Toronto Reference Library, Amnesty International Canada's Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi delivered a moving and deeply … Read more: Ketty Nivyabandi: Advancing Human Rights in a Shifting World OrderContinue Reading

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Read more: 'It's Israeli policy': Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission's Speaking from Experience project invited people who have been sexually harassed at work to have their say … Read more: Speaking from Experience | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful, the UK Supreme … Read more: Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules | Cumnock ChronicleContinue Reading

The IACHR is the human rights arm of the Organization of American States (OAS), the body that brings together countries from across the Americas to … Read more: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first-ever hearing on female genital …Continue Reading