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… Human Rights – against DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem. The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration's decision in late March to abruptly shutter … Read more: Groups Ask Judge to Immediately Restore Civil Rights and Ombudsman Offices at …Continue Reading

UNFPA has a long tradition of engaging with international human rights mechanisms: universal periodic review, special procedure mandate. Read more: Partnering with National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up (NMIRFs)Continue Reading

Next week, Human Rights Watch will release a new report on labor rights abuses in the US platform economy, documenting how major companies … Read more: Next week, Human Rights Watch will release a new report on labor rights… | Lena Simet, Ph.D.Continue Reading

Libya is a major transit point for Europe-bound asylum seekers. For years, human rights organisations have documented how migrants trapped in the … Read more: US reportedly planning to deport migrants to Libya despite 'clear' violation of court orderContinue Reading

… human rights over fascism and tyranny, but also on the profound human cost of conflict. It's a chance to renew our commitment to a world at peace … Read more: VE Day at 80, and what it means for humanistsContinue Reading

UNPFII24: Agenda Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the … Read more: UNPFII24: Agenda Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the …Continue Reading

Demand a formal and public commitment from Avelo Airlines that it will not profit from or conduct deportation flights that violate human rights. Read more: Tweed Airport must not be complicit in human rights abuses – CT MirrorContinue Reading

Chinese human rights activist Liu Dongling. Three Danish political parties have called for a government probe into China's repression campaign against … Read more: Danish politicians call for government inquiry into transnational repression following China …Continue Reading

A human rights lawyer says Australians are looking for “transformative change” in response to the housing crisis, following the federal election. Read more: Government re-election “historic opportunity” for human rights-based housing policyContinue Reading

… human rights, democracy and civil society in a safe and stable environment. During the pilot programme to be implemented in 2025, two human rights … Read more: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Artists at Risk (AR) and City of Helsinki to launch pilot … – ValtioneuvostoContinue Reading

I spoke with human rights activists, journalists, lawyers … Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) charitable organization … Read more: After the Fall of the Assad Regime, Syria's Displaced Still Can't Return HomeContinue Reading

… human rights and civil liberties, achieving access to justice across a spectrum of practice disciplines and legal jurisdictions. Over the past … Read more: Doughty Street Chambers wins in 3 categories in the Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2025Continue Reading

… human rights organizations say the film is an accurate representation of what happened and have called for action to be taken against the security … Read more: Human Rights Groups Demand Justice Following BBC's 'Blood Parliament' DocumentaryContinue Reading

Xu Zhangrun, formerly a professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, is this year's recipient of the Human Rights Award from Friedrich-Alexander … Read more: Professor Xu Zhangrun receives Human Rights Award – EurekAlert!Continue Reading