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10, 2025 – Dow (NYSE: DOW) marks 19 consecutive years with a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2025 Corporate Equality … Read more: Dow earns top score in LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion in Human Rights Campaign …Continue Reading

“Imposing sanctions on justice personnel for fulfilling their professional responsibilities is a blatant violation of human rights, striking at the … Read more: UN experts urge US Senate to reject International Criminal Court sanctions bill passed by …Continue Reading

The Breach/Valdez Award for journalism and human rights honors Mexican journalists who defend and promote human rights. Read more: Breach/Valdez Award for Journalism and Human Rights in Mexico opens its 2025 CallContinue Reading

… human rights. Platforms … As debates on content moderation continue, state actors, platforms and civil society should work genuinely together to … Read more: Member states should enforce standards to combat online disinformation while protecting …Continue Reading

On January 7, 2025, Carlos Correa, a prominent human rights defender and executive director of the Venezuelan NGO Espacio Público, … Read more: Venezuela: Free human rights defenders – Amnesty International CanadaContinue Reading

On January 9, 2025, Lebanon's parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country … Read more: Lebanon's New President Should Pursue Accountability – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Human rights are those inherent to every human being, no matter who they are, where they're from, or what they believe. These include the rights to … Read more: Spotlighting Human Rights Defenders – United States Department of StateContinue Reading

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! A group of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. … Read more: UN Experts Slam US Bill Sanctioning ICC: “Blatant Violation of Human Rights” | TruthoutContinue Reading

As the supreme law of the land, the Bangladesh constitution protects not only a citizen's fundamental human rights, but also non-nationals living … Read more: Evaluating Bangladesh's Legal Framework for Rohingya Refugees: Gaps and SolutionsContinue Reading

The region's trajectory reflects a delicate balance between entrenched challenges and enduring aspirations for democracy, human rights, and justice. Read more: Southeast Asia's human rights and democracy | Inquirer OpinionContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. Read more: The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it's unlikely to change the way we treat refugeesContinue Reading

The Human Rights and Diversity Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matters of diversity, civil and human rights, and the … Read more: Human Rights and Diversity Commission Meeting – Eden Prairie Local NewsContinue Reading

For example, the military government ruling Indonesia at the time was initially concerned that Carter's emphasis on human rights might place US … Read more: Historians say Jimmy Carter's human rights legacy includes grim failures – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The CHR expresses its deepest sympathies and sends prayers to the family and friends of overseas worker Dafnie Nacalaban, who was found dead after … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the slain migrant worker in KuwaitContinue Reading