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Foreign Ministry has limited itself to recalling its commitment to human rights in order to avoid a question from Sumar about persecution of … Read more: Foreign Ministry avoids answering about abuses against Sahrawi journalistsContinue Reading

This was highlighted by the Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Loukinikini Lewaravu while presenting at the Attorney … Read more: Government has a huge responsibility in protecting human rights – FBC NewsContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday condemned a new Taliban directive barring Afghan women and girls from attending private … Read more: UN condemns Taliban directive barring women from medical education – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Last week, Al Mezan sounded the alarm about Israel's “escalated deliberate attacks on medical personnel and health facilities in Gaza, … Read more: How human rights field workers in Gaza carry out their work amidst the impossible, with Issam YounisContinue Reading

For the first time since its formation 51 years ago, the IBP has cited three members who dedicated their lives defending human rights victims. Read more: IBP honors 3 human rights lawyers: 'An endangered breed' – Inquirer.netContinue Reading

UNAMI Human Rights Office holds training for civil society on protecting women's rights. On 4 December, the Human Rights Office of the United … Read more: This Week in DPPA: 30 November – 6 December 2024Continue Reading

The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is seeking a dynamic junior researcher for a six-month fixed term paid work experience programme to … Read more: Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) Junior Research Fellowship 2025 (Paid)Continue Reading

Human rights legal group Reprieve has called on the Prime Minister to raise what it described as an "execution crisis" with Saudi leaders. Saudi … Read more: Starmer to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE for trade talks as campaigners ask for human… – LBCContinue Reading

Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to raise human rights issues on his first visit as PM to the Gulf on Sunday. Read more: PM urged to raise human rights on Gulf trip after Boris Johnson 'dictator' commentContinue Reading

The third instance discusses a case in which concern over antisemitic backlash distorted the legal strategy of lawyers defending the civil rights of … Read more: How Antisemitism Infects the Law – American Bar AssociationContinue Reading

Civil Rights and Social Justice · Publications · Human Rights Magazine · Special Issue: Combating Antisemitism. The Rise of Online Antisemitism. What … Read more: How Social Media Stokes Antisemitism and What We Can Do About ItContinue Reading

Lawyers, human rights activists and religious leaders in China have strongly condemned of the government's labeling of unregistered house churches … Read more: Human rights lawyers group condemn CCP's targeting of unregistered house churches with …Continue Reading

john a. powell, a civil rights lawyer and professor with deep Minnesota connections, published his second book of 2024 on connecting — or … Read more: Ramstad: Longtime Twin Cities civil rights figure implores us to be curious, not divisiveContinue Reading

AMMAN — In collaboration with Plan International, the Prime Ministry's Human Rights Unit hosted a nationwide workshop on Friday to create a draft … Read more: Jordan's government, civil society join forces to strengthen Human Rights FrameworkContinue Reading