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The Equality and Human Rights Commission also wrote to the Scottish government amid the row over single-sex facilities. Read more: Regulator sends equality act 'reminder' to NHS Fife – BBC NewsContinue Reading

A memo to the department's Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” cases to proceed. Read more: Education Dept. Lifts Pause on Some Civil Rights Probes, but not Cases of Race, Gender …Continue Reading

In a joint statement, seventeen press freedom and human rights organisations, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), call for the immediate … Read more: Turkey: Joint statement on the detention of Turkish journalists, "Release them now!"Continue Reading

Guarantee at all times the right of the members of the Madres en Resistencia Collective to defend human rights. Signatories: Red TDT; Front Line … Read more: Mexico: Call to the national government and of the state of Chiapas to … – Front Line Defenders |Continue Reading

The Human Rights and Diversity Commission, in conjunction with the Teamsters History Project, welcomes the next segment of monthly history … Read more: History Segment: "Forgotten Histories: The Many Civil Rights Movements of the 20th Century"Continue Reading

A newly released audit found that more than half of the staff positions at the state Commission for Human Rights are unfilled leading to long delays … Read more: Human Rights Commission is Only 43 Percent Staffed, Audit Finds | InDepthNH.orgContinue Reading

As you will know, as the statutory regulator for equality in Scotland, the Equality and Human Rights Commission promotes and enforces compliance with … Read more: Our letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | EHRCContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to both Health Secretary Neil Gray and NHS Fife to demand a meeting about whether they are … Read more: SNP Government and NHS Fife face human rights watchdog probe over Sandie Peggie failingsContinue Reading

Last year, I taught a 10-week Masters seminar called 'Women's Rights as Human Rights?' to around 28 students. I retained the rather formulaic … Read more: ChatGPT in the Classroom: Creating Spaces for Critical Reflection – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading

… Human Rights council. America's Role in Defending Religious Freedom and Human Rights. The United States has long been the world's strongest voice … Read more: Statement: On the U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council – Justice For AllContinue Reading

A “Training on Monitoring Places of Detention” took place on 18-19 February 2025 in Ankara, aiming to strengthen the expertise of staff from the … Read more: Human Rights and Equality Institution Strengthen Capacity in Effective Monitoring of …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Guatemala about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Feb 2025 by … Read more: EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits Guatemala – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Pakhshan Azizi, a humanitarian worker and human rights defender from Iran's Kurdish minority, is in grave danger of execution. Read more: Iran: Kurdish human rights activist faces execution – Amnesty International CanadaContinue Reading

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who calls himself an advocate for Sikh rights, has refused to take up the issue of the alleged … Read more: 'Nothing To Do With Civil Rights Of Sikhs': SFJ's Pannun Exclusive – YouTubeContinue Reading