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Human Rights First welcomes the reported arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Arrest of Former Philippines President on International WarrantContinue Reading

Over 360 human rights organizations and activists, including the International Federation for Human Rights and eleven of its member groups, urged … Read more: Human rights groups urge EU to reject proposed Omnibus Directive – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

The Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board has now presented its case for 'access to affordable food' to the United Nation's … Read more: Locals of Glasgow suburb take fight to secure supermarket for their area to the UN – Daily MailContinue Reading

The Office for Civil Rights today sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not … Read more: U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under …Continue Reading

The United States has been added to an international watchlist of a global civil rights non-profit that monitors countries which are undergoing … Read more: US added to international civil liberties watchlist for 'serious decline' in civic freedom – LBCContinue Reading

A Human Rights Commission report was released on Tuesday, revealing every level of government failed to consider or protect human rights. Read more: Major human rights report drops bombshell on Australia's response to Covid – Daily MailContinue Reading

Claiming the U.S. was “once a global champion for democracy and human rights,” CIVICUS said Trump's attempts to remake the federal government in his … Read more: US added to human rights watchlist for 'narrowing' freedom and now ranks near Serbia and CongoContinue Reading

Members of the Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board presented their case to a UN Committee in Geneva, arguing that a lack of … Read more: Glasgow Castlemilk residents take supermarket plea to the United Nations 'for basic human right'Continue Reading

Hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), the College Freedom Forum is a series of events on university campuses designed to … Read more: Human Rights Foundation 2025 College Freedom Forum | ASILContinue Reading

New York, NY – Human Rights First strongly condemns the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. permanent resident, by the Department of Homeland … Read more: Human Rights First Decries Government Targeting Mahmoud Khalil and Demands His …Continue Reading

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its board of directors: Andrew Gilmour, … Read more: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes Three New Members to Board of DirectorsContinue Reading

The Government of Yukon invites Yukoners to provide feedback on the proposed changes to the Human Rights Act that will enable it to be more … Read more: Government of Yukon seeks public input on improvements to the Human Rights ActContinue Reading

JERUSALEM, Israel – United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk is calling for an investigation into what he called "extremely … Read more: US, UN Condemn Syrian Massacre in Latakia; Human Rights Expert Says Toll Could IncreaseContinue Reading

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group … UN human rights chief Volker Türk said his office had received … Read more: Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence – BBCContinue Reading