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The right to asylum is under attack. What We're Doing. For nearly 50 years, Human Rights First has been a leader in the asylum advocacy space … Read more: Refugees & Asylum – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony: Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights in … Read more: Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights Memorial Ceremony | UN PhotoContinue Reading

… right to freedom and democracy," he added. According to the exiled Belarusian non-governmental organisation the Viasna Human Rights Centre, over … Read more: UK imposes new sanctions on Belarus following 'sham elections' – France 24Continue Reading

Today, we remember, honour and mourn the victims of the Holocaust, including the over six million Jews and millions of Slavs, Poles, Romani… Read more: Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights: Statement from AVP Diversity …Continue Reading

… human rights abuses. However, the path forward in terms of their funding, and that of the government agencies or private funders that financially … Read more: What does an NGO do when its funds are tied to human rights abuses? Interview with John KnoxContinue Reading

President of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Ambassador Moushira Khattab emphasized Monday the importance of transparency and … Read more: Egypt's human rights council commits to transparency, cooperation with int'l mechanisms to …Continue Reading

AajNews #PTI #PTIProtest #AmirZia #NewsInsightwithAmirZia #BreakingNews #ImranKhan Human Rights Report: Journalism Under Siege! Is Jail for Fake … Read more: Human Rights Report: Journalism Under Siege! Is Jail for Fake News Justified? – YouTubeContinue Reading

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, today submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Constitutional Court … Read more: Ecuador: Expert submits amicus brief in oil exploitation case in Yasuní National Park – ohchrContinue Reading

The Kirkwood Human Rights Commission is once again sponsoring an essay contest for high school juniors in public, private and home schools within … Read more: Feb. 16 Deadline For Kirkwood Human Rights Commission Essay Contest | Webster …Continue Reading

A White House order suspending funding for U.S. foreign assistance programs is already affecting North Korean human rights organizations, … Read more: US pause on foreign aid already affecting North Korean human rights groups | NK NewsContinue Reading

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor expressed "deep concern" Sunday over US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Gazans in Jordan and Egypt … Read more: Trump's call to 'clean out' Gaza serves as 'explicit support for Israel's crime of genocide': Rights groupContinue Reading

United Nations human rights experts and activists have condemned the arrest of a prominent Palestinian journalist in the Swiss city of Zurich, saying … Read more: UN experts slam Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah's arrest in Switzerland – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch analysis of the state budget over the past five years found that education spending declined from 2.3 percent of GDP in 2020/2021 ( … Read more: Egypt: Declining Funding Undermines Education – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Several human rights organisations have sounded the alarm in recent years at what they say is a sharp rise in the targeting of those showing … Read more: Bulgarian police 'blocked rescue' of teenage migrants who froze to death – The GuardianContinue Reading