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There have been huge budget reductions by the Milei Administration, affecting all ministries in Argentina. For example, the Ministries of Science, … Read more: Human rights in Argentina – The LancetContinue Reading

Liberty, Privacy International, and two individuals, Gus Hosein and Ben Wizner, are challenging the Home Secretary's apparent decision to use her … Read more: UK Government's secret Apple data access order challenged by Liberty and Privacy InternationalContinue Reading

Service providers are responsible under B.C.'s Human Rights Code for upholding the human rights of the people who use their services. Read more: Responsibilities under the Code as a service provider | BC's Office of the Human Rights …Continue Reading

professional services, such as accountants, lawyers, dentists or massage therapists; education services, such as daycares, schools, colleges and … Read more: Rights under the Code regarding services | BC's Office of the Human Rights CommissionerContinue Reading

This year, Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun will serve as the keynote speaker and will conduct a “fireside chat” with area high school students and … Read more: ISU Human Rights Day set for March 19 – Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsContinue Reading

Police gather outside Villamor Air Base, where former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was held after his arrest in Manila on March 11, 2025. Jam … Read more: How Duterte went from boasting about killing drug dealers to facing trial for crimes against humanityContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Council. 25.8K. Subscribe … Q&As with UN-Mandated Human Rights Experts: Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read more: Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel | UN Commission of Inquiry press conference, 13 March 2025Continue Reading

After Thai authorities forcibly returned 40 Uyghur refugees to China on 27 February, five other Uyghur refugees are at risk of being forcibly … Read more: Thailand: Further information: Five Uyghurs still at risk of forced returnContinue Reading

Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, expressed grave concern regarding escalating human rights violations in her latest … Read more: Iran News: UN Special Rapporteur Highlights Alarming Rise in Executions and Gender …Continue Reading

The Summit will feature an opening conversation with 1968 Olympic podium protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, moderated by journalist Bill … Read more: Announcing the 2025 Dodd Human Rights Summit: Sport & Human Rights – UConn TodayContinue Reading

Keskin situates imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's 27 February call for peace—a direct appeal for renewed dialogue and a political resolution … Read more: Structural reforms essential for Turkey's reconciliation process says prominent human rights defenderContinue Reading

State Treasurer explored how investors can ensure no one is left behind through a just climate transition during a keynote address to UConn … Read more: Policymakers, Business Leaders Say Sustainable Investing is Smart InvestingContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); March 13, 2025: Nasrin Barani, a woman on death row for murder, was executed in Isfahan Central Prison. Read more: Nasrin Barani Becomes 5th Woman Hanged in Iran in 2025Continue Reading

Viktoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity, was posthumously awarded the 2024 Homo Homini Human Rights Award by the … Read more: Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna receives posthumous human rights award – The Kyiv IndependentContinue Reading