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Joe Stork, a beloved mentor and friend to human rights activists across the Middle East and a treasured colleague whose career at Human Rights … Read more: Human Rights Watch Mourns Middle East Expert Joe StorkContinue Reading

Human rights groups, the United Nations and governments have raised concerns about the rights of minority faith communities across South Asia. Read more: Minority faith communities in South Asia: UK government's role in safeguarding freedom of …Continue Reading

Governments must view human rights defenders as allies in their quest to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an expert appointed by … Read more: Human rights defenders are helping States make sustainable development a realityContinue Reading

Why Shell's Divestment from the Niger Delta Must not Harm Human Rights", held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Dummett told the government that it must … Read more: Amnesty International Warns Against Worsen Human Rights Abuses in Niger Delta – allAfrica.comContinue Reading

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG), supported by the Agency for State Support to NGOs, has released a report detailing human rights abuses, … Read more: Baku Initiative Group releases report on human rights violations in French overseas territoriesContinue Reading

Woman told to choose between her job or picking up her child from after-school care to get a hearing with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Read more: Victoria library staffer felt forced to choose between job, child care | Vancouver SunContinue Reading

A group of civil rights activists has issued a statement in support of Kurdish political prisoner Verisheh Moradi, who is on the 16th day of an … Read more: Civil rights activists call on Verisheh Moradi to end hunger strike – KHRNContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference convenes advocates from civil rights, employment, education and labor to protect DEIA. Read more: Protecting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)Continue Reading

A legal challenge brought by Friends of the Earth, which alleged that the government's Climate Adaptation Plan breached human rights laws, has been … Read more: High Court dismisses claim that climate plan breaches human rights laws – ENDS ReportContinue Reading

… humanity. I implore you to put the protection of civilians and human rights first, and not to abandon that minimum of humanity.” T.R.. Related News … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief says world must act as darkest moment of Gaza conflict unfoldsContinue Reading

Access to high-quality education is a human right that not only greatly benefits individuals but also uplifts entire communities. Read more: Alignment of AI in education with human rights frameworks is key | | UN NewsContinue Reading

On 25 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights and … Read more: Seminar on the European Convention and international refugee law compliant … – Council of EuropeContinue Reading

Delivered by. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. At. Launch of CEDAW General Recommendation No. Read more: Gender parity is a human right – World – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The UN's human rights chief has warned that Israel's siege of north Gaza is the “darkest moment” of Israel's year of genocide and suggested that … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Warns of Israeli “Atrocity Crimes” in North Gaza | TruthoutContinue Reading