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What's unfolding in the Palestinian village of Ras al-Ayn is more than a land dispute – according to human rights groups, it is the systematic … Read more: 'Daylight robbery of land – sanctioned by Israeli authorities': Inside 'terrorised' West Bank villageContinue Reading

The Trump administration's abrupt suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives and human rights at risk across the globe. Read more: Amnesty International warns of devastating consequences as abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid cuts …Continue Reading

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with BayCare Health System ( … Read more: HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with a Florida Health …Continue Reading

Student activism is the lifeblood of human rights struggles, and universities should champion it, not crush it. Universities exist to foster critical … Read more: Right to freedom of expression must not be stifled by contentious definition of antisemitism …Continue Reading

The signatories say: "This is not only about our common humanity and all human rights; this is about our moral fitness as the writers of our time, … Read more: Ian McEwan and Zadie Smith among hundreds of cultural figures denouncing Gaza 'genocide'Continue Reading

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today published a new guide that outlines best practices for engaging with the United States government on … Read more: RFK Human Rights publishes resource guide for victims of arbitrary detentionContinue Reading

Justice Action Center and Human Rights First filed Svitlana Doe v. Noem on behalf of humanitarian parole beneficiaries and their U.S. sponsors from … Read more: Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Processing of Immigration Benefit …Continue Reading

Meetings were also held with representatives of the Federal Institute for Human Rights (FIRM/ IFDH), the Central Supervisory Council for the … Read more: Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a periodic visit to BelgiumContinue Reading

Main page of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). Latest news, links to documents and videos of meetings. Read more: Next meeting | Highlights | Home | DROI | Committees – European ParliamentContinue Reading

Human rights group are expecting a pared-down version of a major State Department human rights report. Read more: Trump's human rights litmus test – POLITICOContinue Reading

It also includes the right to equal pay for equal work; the right to the enjoyment of just and favorable conditions of work, like fair wages and a … Read more: Labor rights are human rights – News – Inquirer.netContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer Marina Wheeler wants to go even further than Sir Keir Starmer's 'reset' with the bloc. Read more: Boris Johnson's ex-wife urges Britain to 'put right what went wrong' with BrexitContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 28, 2025: Ali Akbar Mirzayi, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Kerman Central Prison. Read more: Ali Akbar Mirzayi Hanged for Drug Offences in Kerman – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Following the 2025 Speech from the Throne, Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, … Read more: STATEMENT – Canada is stronger when human rights are protected – Yahoo FinanceContinue Reading