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He is a fellow with RFK Human Rights, where he started an advocacy project with Amnesty International staff on regulating the U.S. transfer of weapons … Read more: Jonathan Lam '27 Honored by Amnesty International USA | Cornell ChronicleContinue Reading

Led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the groups represent "millions of people of every background in every ZIP code across … Read more: Civil Rights Coalition Launches Unity Pact to Defend Against Trump Assault on NonprofitsContinue Reading

Power has always trumped justice; rights are won through resistance, not granted by the powerful. Human history is often romanticized as a gradual … Read more: Power, not principles: The grim logic behind human rights | Opinion – Daily SabahContinue Reading

Rabat – The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) held a roundtable this afternoon in Rabat to open a new chapter in the way migration is governed … Read more: Morocco's CNDH Leads Conversation on Migrant Workers' Rights in AfricaContinue Reading

However, many political and human rights activists have voiced perplexity and shock that the Venezuelan migrants being held in El Salvador – having … Read more: Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between …Continue Reading

Human rights violations remain rampant and the humanitarian situation dire. We condemn in the strongest words the pervasive sexual and gender … Read more: Women, Peace and Security in Haiti – France ONUContinue Reading

From the persecution of Indigenous women to the non-regulated extraction of mineral resources on their own land, their human rights overall are … Read more: Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, 'an affront to dignity and justice' | UN NewsContinue Reading

We, the undersigned nonpartisan civil rights organizations representing millions of people of every background in every zip code across America, … Read more: The Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity CommitmentContinue Reading

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human … Read more: Attacks on Universities over Gaza Protests Threaten Students' Free SpeechContinue Reading

"Trans rights are human rights and we must fight any attempt to roll them back. Equality, safety, and dignity for trans people are not optional … Read more: Cardiff protest rally over Supreme Court gender ruling – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights announced “The Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity Commitment." Read more: Civil Rights Organizations Launch Coalition Unity Pact in Response to Government AttacksContinue Reading

Most of those records include recommendations “aimed at addressing any civil rights or civil liberties concerns” identified by CRCL's investigations, … Read more: DHS Removed 100+ Civil Rights and Civil Liberties RecordsContinue Reading

Human rights complaints are an increasingly common issue for employers in Alberta. However, in spite of the growing frequency of complaints filed. Read more: The Pendulum Is Swinging: Another Award Of Costs By The Alberta Human Rights TribunalContinue Reading

… rights groups. … Maduro has condemned the US deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador, describing it as "kidnapping" and a "massive abuse" of human … Read more: El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deportees – BBC NewsContinue Reading