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The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, … Read more: State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human RightsContinue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation of the country's polices, … Read more: Trump plans to cut US funding to South Africa over land law. Musk has also criticized the countryContinue Reading

Trump, 78, signed an executive order implementing the changes ahead of his Tuesday meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more: Trump set to yank US funding for pro-terror UNRWA, remove America from UN Human …Continue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and … Read more: Trump to order US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council, halt UNRWA funding | ReutersContinue Reading

Human rights grants are essential financial resources that empower organizations and individuals to advocate for the protection and promotion of … Read more: Human Rights Grants Supporting Anti-Poverty Advocacy – fundsforNGOsContinue Reading

Kuwait | February 03, 2025. The State of Qatar participated Monday in the 18th meeting of Their Excellencies the heads of government agencies … Read more: Qatar Partakes in GCC Governmental Human Right Bodies' Heads MeetingContinue Reading

The report, “Human Rights Violations Committed by Military Junta in Karenni State in 2024” was based on data gathered by the IEC and the Karenni Human … Read more: Junta Committed 108 Human Rights Violations in Karenni State in 2024Continue Reading

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders is arriving in Dhaka for a three-day visit to hold meetings with the Interim Government, human rights … Read more: Human rights and democracy on the agenda as UK Human Rights Ambassador visits BangladeshContinue Reading

The Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) has ruled that requiring tenants to seek landlord approval to use a residential … Read more: Human rights body rules parking restriction for tenant as 'discrimination' – Türkiye NewsContinue Reading

… Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award in Taipei, Taiwan December 10, 2024. Read more: Taiwan and China need peace given 'multifold changes' internationally, president saysContinue Reading

… human rights and prevent cruelty to detainees. A Commissioner to stand-up for Aboriginal children in NSW. First Nations children thrive when they … Read more: Our vision for social justice in 2025Continue Reading

(Beirut) – Algerian authorities have increasingly used arbitrary travel bans to retaliate against perceived critics, Human Rights Watch and MENA … Read more: Algeria: Arbitrary Travel Bans Against Critics – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

CalPERS' labour principles come against a backdrop of rising human rights risks in corporate settings, as a 2023 US Department of Labor investigation … Read more: The rise of human rights due diligence – Private Equity InternationalContinue Reading

People all around the world face human rights violations at the hands of their own government. Often it can be for simple, everyday actions that … Read more: 5 individuals at risk you can take action for today – Amnesty International AustraliaContinue Reading