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DAWN is a nonprofit organization that promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights for all of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa … Read more: On Yahia Lababidi's 'Palestine Wail' and the Poetry of Free Expression – DAWNContinue Reading

An advocate and ardent human rights activist, Henri is one of the founders and executive directors of People's Watch in Madurai. Read more: People's watch speaks up to right the wrong – The New Indian ExpressContinue Reading

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin declared a hunger strike after being placed to a punishment cell in a penal colony in Uryupinsk. Read more: Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin goes on hunger strike at penal colonyContinue Reading

A report on mining abuses in Ghana has called on the government to hold mining companies accountable for violations to address human rights abuses … Read more: Hold mining companies accountable for human rights violations – BusinessGhanaContinue Reading

Women rights defenders from South Africa and abroad participated in a human rights dialogue at the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape … Read more: Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation hosts International Peace Lecture in Cape TownContinue Reading

Israeli civil society and activists for Palestinian rights has to be spotlighted to the Arab world on every occasion and other peace efforts … Read more: Middle East: Five principles for EU peace-making | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

… human rights and civic space. “COP29 was a dumpster fire. Except it's not trash that's burning— it's our planet. And developed countries are … Read more: COP29: Rich Countries Shirk Climate Duties, But They Are Not Above the LawContinue Reading

Explore topics like Human Rights, Gender Justice, and Child Rights with expert speakers. Read more: Join the State-Level Seminar on Human Rights and Social Justice in Mangaluru on Nov 26Continue Reading

McHenry, a civil rights attorney who chose Hopkinsville for his practice following World War II, helped establish the local Human Rights … Read more: Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame chooses Louis P. McHenry for Hopkinsville legacyContinue Reading

Every stage of the plastic cycle generates plastic pollution that threatens the effective enjoyment of human rights. The mandate given by the UN … Read more: Plastic Pollution A Global Threat To Human Rights, Say UN Experts | Scoop NewsContinue Reading

The use of such security laws of sweeping breadth results in the criminalisation of conduct protected by human rights to freedom of expression, … Read more: Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On Sentencing Under … – ScoopContinue Reading

Automatic pretrial detention runs counter to core human rights principles,” Türk said. “Pretrial detention should not be a general practice but be … Read more: Mexico: UN Human Rights Chief Concerned About Expansion Of Mandatory Pretrial DetentionContinue Reading

GENEVA (22 November 2024) – Russian authorities should immediately release Crimean human rights defender Tofik Abdulhaziiev on medical grounds, … Read more: Russia Must Urgently Grant Medical Release To Gravely Ill Human Rights Defender: UN ExpertContinue Reading

Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif Al Zayani yesterday met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the sidelines of the Human Rights … Read more: Bahrain News: Spotlight on human rightsContinue Reading