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Today on the show: Two new damning human rights reports on the expanding slaughter in Gaza as the program of forced hunger and starvation … Read more: The Latest Human Rights Reports Out of Gaza – KPFAContinue Reading

OMAHA — Christian Espinosa Torres, currently assistant director of the Omaha Human Rights and Relations Department, announced his bid this week to … Read more: Omaha human rights official in race to be first new Douglas County treasurer in decadesContinue Reading

FIFA is requiring host committees, like Atlanta, to develop a human rights action plan to protect workers and attendees in preparation for the 2026 … Read more: Atlanta develops human rights action plan for 2026 FIFA World Cup – WABEContinue Reading

These congressionally mandated reports were significantly shortened by the Trump Administration and have been criticized for downplaying human rights … Read more: What to know about the State Department's new Human Rights ReportsContinue Reading

The reports document human rights developments in almost 200 countries and territories. Read more: State Dept. Releases 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – LawfareContinue Reading

… civil society and private individuals to submit evidence of abuses." The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor created … Read more: United States: State Department Shuts Down the Human Rights Reporting Gateway – DAWNContinue Reading

Co-operation with United Nations bodies, particularly UNHCR, has played a vital role in promoting the Council of Europe's human rights standards … Read more: Council of Europe migration-related cooperation with United NationsContinue Reading

After stepping down as party leader following his second general election defeat in 2019, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigated … Read more: Sultana: Corbyn 'capitulated' on antisemitism definition – BBC NewsContinue Reading

People have been abused, denied basic needs, separated from their families and have had their human rights violated.” On U.S. immigration policy NJCA … Read more: NJ Citizen Action's Statement in Solidarity Against Human Rights Violations Here and AbroadContinue Reading

The latest human rights report from the Trump administration is a departure from decades of tracking global human rights, raising concerns about … Read more: Trump's State Department cuts human rights, redefines humans, reshapes US valuesContinue Reading

While working for Al Jazeera covering the news from Gaza during the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli authorities, the human rights defender was … Read more: Mohammed Qraiqea | Front Line DefendersContinue Reading

… human rights, including his right to a fair trial. The defender was arbitrarily detained and tortured by a group of people that did not carry an … Read more: Mexico: We demand the release and end to criminalisation of Pablo López Alavez after 15 …Continue Reading

Campaigners argue that this omission amounts to a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to a fair … Read more: Trans lawyers take Supreme Court ruling on biological sex to European court | ITV NewsContinue Reading

As AI reshapes work and welfare, an Australian AI act could balance growth with values and restore public trust. Read more: Embedding human rights into AI laws is good for business – The MandarinContinue Reading