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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council confirmed the mayor's latest appointment to the Spokane Human Rights Commission at its meeting Monday. Read more: Spokane Mayor appoints local activist as newest member of Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

… human rights, including the health of jailed activist Jimmy Lai. Xi acknowledged the new global challenges and the shared responsibility of both … Read more: UK PM Keir Starmer Raises Taiwan And Human Rights Concerns In Meeting With Chinese …Continue Reading

Tonight, Spokane city council is expected to confirm the mayor's latest appointment to the Spokane Human Rights Commission. Read more: Spokane Human Rights Commission potential appointment – YouTubeContinue Reading

The incident in the first meeting between the leaders of the U.K. and China in almost seven years underscores the challenge Keir Starmer faces in … Read more: Starmer confronted Xi on human rights at G20. It did not go well. – The Japan TimesContinue Reading

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer had barely registered the UK's concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the plight of a jailed … Read more: Starmer Confronts Xi on Human Rights at G-20. It Did Not Go Well – YahooContinue Reading

Acting Chairperson, SHRC Arunachal Pradesh Mr Bamang Tago says this programme is crucial to build the capacity of State Human Rights Commission. Read more: NHRC, India organizes a three-day capacity building programme on human rights for the … – PIBContinue Reading

Our Abigail Holt will be interviewing Dr Susie Alegre on her important work and what it means to have human rights in this fragile technological age. Read more: Human Rights Day Event – In Conversation with Dr Susie Alegre – Garden Court ChambersContinue Reading

Veterans and Civil Rights Organizations Write to Congress on Dangerous Provisions in the FY2025 NDAA. Dear Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, … Read more: Veterans and Civil Rights Organizations Write to Congress on Dangerous Provisions in the …Continue Reading

… human rights on campus. According to the resolution, the ASUO Senate “encourages the consideration of the preliminary, investigative and … Read more: ASUO passes resolution supporting peace and human rights center – Daily EmeraldContinue Reading

We, the undersigned free expression and human rights organizations, write to you in response to the recent news that jailed Iranian Nobel Peace … Read more: Free Narges Coalition and partners urge UN Human Rights Council to intervene … – Freedom HouseContinue Reading

Irwin Cotler is a human rights lawyer, a member of Parliament, and former justice minister in a Liberal government, serving between 2003 and 2006. Read more: Canada foils Iranian plot to assassinate pro-Israel human rights lawyer – reportContinue Reading

Canada foils Iranian plot to kill Jewish human rights leader: What we know. Subscribe for less than $9/month to access this story and all Al … Read more: Canada foils Iranian plot to kill Jewish human rights leader: What we know – Al-MonitorContinue Reading

“I am deeply grateful to the Tucson community members who have funded the Edwin and Alma Lakin Holocaust, Human Rights, and Comparative Genocide … Read more: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: Advancing Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at …Continue Reading

Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former Liberal Party justice minister, human rights … Read more: Report Says Iranian Plot to Assassinate Jewish Canadian Human Rights Advocate FoiledContinue Reading