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Human Rights Watch also made claims about restrictions on religious freedom in Tibet. Buddhism is one of the main religions practiced in China, … Read more: Find out about life in Tibet, an autonomous region at the center of the US campaign against ChinaContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission has supported a private member's bill that would recognise the human right to adequate housing and support … Read more: Commission supports Bill to recognise adequate housing as a human rightContinue Reading

The Yemeni group seizes UN Human Rights Office in the capital Sanaa as it extends a crackdown on foreign organisations. Read more: UN condemns Houthi seizure of office in Yemen's Sanaa – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

… prioritize women's rights, aligning policies with human rights, especially as global challenges to gender equality intensify. Read more: Resolve of Afghan women in the face of erasure: Three years since the Taliban takeoverContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch said that his lawyers believe Akam was extrajudicially returned from Gabon to Cameroon. Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto … Read more: Human Rights Watch says Cameroonian activist missing since arrest | ReutersContinue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a junior woman doctor at Kolkata's … Read more: Human rights commission takes cognisance of Kolkata doctor's rape and murderContinue Reading

Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that “The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognised,” … Read more: COP29: Call to stop hosting Conference of Parties (COP) annual climate summits in …Continue Reading

In this interview, Laures retraces her fight for the rights of Māori people and minority groups in New Zealand. Worlds of Education: Laures, could you … Read more: Education Voices | Laures Park, Laureate of the 2024 Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and …Continue Reading

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that the prime goal of the interim government was ensuring human rights and freedom of … Read more: Ensuring human rights, freedom of speech prime goal, says Yunus – New AgeContinue Reading

… Human Rights Volker Turk said yesterday. The Houthis took over the building on August 3, after forcing Yemeni staff to hand over belongings … Read more: UN reveals that Houthis raided human rights office in Sanaa earlier this monthContinue Reading

Free speech organization Article 19 urged the government of Algeria to repeal recent amendments made to the Algerian Penal Code to align with … Read more: Human rights organisation urges Algeria government to repeal new amendments to the Penal CodeContinue Reading

During this year's awards process, 42 human rights figures from 17 countries were nominated to the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Award … Read more: Samidoun international coordinator receives Islamic Human Rights Award in TehranContinue Reading

Last Updated August 12, 2024 6:26 pm. OTTAWA — The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission agreed to resign … Read more: Chief human–rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments – CityNews TorontoContinue Reading

The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission said Monday that he agreed t… Read more: Chief human rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments – CHAT NewsContinue Reading