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The United States condemns the People's Republic of China's (PRC) unjust imprisonment of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan. On … Read more: On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Yu Wensheng and Xu YanContinue Reading

Very, very regrettably, the frequency and the brutality of crimes in Myanmar has only increased in the past year,” Nicholas Koumjian, … Read more: UN / HUMAN RIGHTS MYANMAR | UNifeed – UN MediaContinue Reading

A Moroccan economist known for his work defending human rights has been detained after criticizing the government in remarks posted on social … Read more: Moroccan authorities detain a human rights activist who accused government of 'blackmailing' FranceContinue Reading

6 watching · 14:13 · Go to channel · UN News interviews Omar Zniber, President of the UN Human Rights Council. UN Human Rights Council New 185 views. Read more: Russian forces committed torture as a crime against humanity, UN Commission saysContinue Reading

… human rights and humanitarian law principles. Hosted in Montreal by Canada, together with Norway and Ukraine on 30 and 31 October, the Ministerial … Read more: Ministers join forces to help returning prisoners of war and deported children back to Ukraine – PortalContinue Reading

The South African Human Rights Commission revealed that a mere 9% of Eastern Cape roads are paved, as opposed to the national average of 25%. Read more: Eastern Cape roads a violation of human rights, SAHRC finds in damning report | News24Continue Reading

Meanwhile, the connection between tax policy and governments' human rights obligations, such as the right of the child to an education under the UN … Read more: Tax reforms on international agenda can put 72 million children in school and plug global …Continue Reading

The Quebec Human Rights Commission is calling for the young people being housed at Mont Saint-Antoine to be relocated immediately to a safe … Read more: Rats, asbestos, privacy concerns: Human Rights Commission recommends moving youth centreContinue Reading

… human rights institutions, regional organizations, and civil society groups. The three reports serving as the basis for the review of Albania on 4 … Read more: Albania's human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review | OHCHRContinue Reading

Following the presentation of her latest report to the ‪@unitednations‬ General Assembly the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights … Read more: Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, meets the pressContinue Reading

Gavriella Epstein-Lightman chats to the JC about how she has combined her twin passions of journalism and human rights. Read more: JC intern wins coveted journalism award – The Jewish ChronicleContinue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vehemently denounces the killings of the president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) and his … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the killing of the chief of the …Continue Reading

The news was of some relief to environmental and human rights groups locally and abroad. In July 2022, Congo's government said it would begin … Read more: DR Congo's Plans for Oil and Gas Auction Unclear | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Join us at Global College for pizza and drinks at the Human Rights Program Meet & Greet! Human Rights students and students who are interested in … Read more: Human Rights Program Meet & Greet | Events | The University of WinnipegContinue Reading