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Performers and changemakers celebrated the World Day for Social Justice at the iconic UN Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room in Geneva. Read more: From suits to social justice: World's top human rights forum turns stage over | UN NewsContinue Reading

Three civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday charging that three of President Trump's executive orders attacking DEIA in the … Read more: Civil rights groups sue Trump over anti-DEIA executive orders – NBC NewsContinue Reading

Garden Court Chambers' Employment and Discrimination Law Team represents claimants in a wide range of employment cases, from straightforward unfair … Read more: Free In-Person Seminar – Palestine-Related Belief Claims in the Employment TribunalContinue Reading

A judge who called an asylum seeker potentially very dangerous after he sexually assaulted a teenager in Weymouth has been told sending him to … Read more: Sending sex attacker to prison 'could breach human rights' judge hears – Yahoo News UKContinue Reading

Civil rights, housing and AIDS prevention groups sued U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying their federal funding is in jeopardy … Read more: Civil rights, housing, AIDS groups challenge Trump DEIA restrictions | ReutersContinue Reading

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published its conclusions on whether and how Bulgaria, France and Greece are … Read more: Anti-racism commission assessed the implementation of its priority recommendations by …Continue Reading

Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 19 February 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi National Committee for Human Rights has expressed its condemnation of the … Read more: Sahrawi Human Rights Committee condemns systematic repression by Moroccan …Continue Reading

The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the protection … Read more: What is social justice and how is the UN helping to make it a reality worldwide? – UN NewsContinue Reading

Three Women Political Prisoners Face Execution on Sham Charges. February 19, 2025 — Iranian authorities have once again sentenced female labor … Read more: Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-IssuedContinue Reading

The Trump administration has unleashed a systematic assault on basic human rights — and we must unite and speak out in this dark moment in U.S. … Read more: Human Rights Under Attack – The Understory – Rainforest Action NetworkContinue Reading

The report, which consists of numerous interviews with North Korean escapees and former officials and detailed accounts of human rights crises … Read more: UN publishes report detailing human rights violations in North Korea – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 85 national and local civil rights and education groups, … Read more: 86 Civil Rights and Education Groups Demand Senators Oppose McMahon for Department …Continue Reading

Even a short aid freeze can do great damage to programs that are vital to pressuring the Islamic Republic, keeping Washington abreast of … Read more: Why Secretary Rubio Should Provide Grant Waivers for Urgent Human Rights Work on IranContinue Reading

(Image: humanrights.gov.au). The Australian Human Rights Commission has not been able to recover from a significant backlog of complaints, a new … Read more: Auditor finds human rights body struggling with complaints backlog – The MandarinContinue Reading