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Instead, the latest work from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins trains its lens on a family with deep roots in the American civil rights … Read more: A civil rights leader's family airs its dirty laundry on Broadway in 'Purpose' – NPRContinue Reading

… human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses … Read more: Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution IntensifiesContinue Reading

This paper presents the findings of a cross sectional household survey conducted among Palestinians living in the Israeli occupied West Bank to … Read more: Measuring human rights violations from an ecological perspective with a locally generated instrumentContinue Reading

I condemn the attack by the Israeli army on a medical and emergency convoy on 23 March resulting in the killing of 15 medical personnel and … Read more: Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on the killing of Gaza humanitarian …Continue Reading

Summary executions and the torture and mistreatment of prisoners of war must end. I call on the Russian Federation to respect the human rights of … Read more: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Update to the Human …Continue Reading

… human rights. Parents who hope legal action will force the government to reinstate the VAT exemption that was removed at the start of this year … Read more: Could UK's imposition of VAT on private schools be stopped by court fight?Continue Reading

The purpose of this document is to highlight the ongoing grave human rights abuses, including mass atrocity crimes, in Ethiopia since the ACHPR's last … Read more: Joint NGO Submission to the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human …Continue Reading

Dear Secretary-General Guterres: We write to underscore our concerns about the Human Rights Council's (HRC) overwhelming and disproportionate focus on … Read more: Mast, Risch Threaten Sanctions if UN Human Rights Council Creates Special Powers to Target IsraelContinue Reading

“The human rights dimensions of peace will be better addressed if appropriate multilateral organisations are deeply engaged,” O'Flaherty believes. Read more: he Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to …Continue Reading

… human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees. CHIRLA became a place for organizations and people who support human rights to work together … Read more: American Immigration Council Suing Trump Administration Over Unprecedented …Continue Reading

The Human Rights law Centre was delighted to host Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Adviser at Human Rights Watch, for a talk on 'Peacebuilding after … Read more: Peacebuilding after civil wars and why the rule of law matters – The University of NottinghamContinue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre was delighted to welcome Laura Bloom, from Reprieve, to deliver a talk on indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay. Read more: Justice Denied: No charge, no trial, no exit – The University of NottinghamContinue Reading

Emma specialises in human rights claims including assault claims, actions against the police and legal challenges to governments decisions and policy. Read more: Al-Fayed estate put on notice of abuse claims – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Leslie Proll, senior director for voting rights for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said: “The SAVE Act is a direct attack on our … Read more: WATCH: Civil Rights Leaders And Impacted Voters Speak in Opposition to the SAVE ActContinue Reading