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Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Communications and … Read more: NHRC to hold 3rd National Forum for Human Rights tomorrow | The Peninsula QatarContinue Reading

The moral distinction between liberal democracies and dictatorships is being flattened by the carnage in Gaza. For most of human history human … Read more: How human rights are disappearing before our eyes – EastMojoContinue Reading

Click to expand Image Land clearing for oil palm plantations area is seen from above in Borneo, Malaysia on September 11, 2019. Read more: EU Should Address Human Rights Risks to Achieve Deforestation-Free Supply ChainsContinue Reading

North Korea on Monday condemned a recent United Nations report on the North's human rights abuses as a document 'fabricating and distorting' … Read more: North Korea denounces UN human rights report as 'fabricated'Continue Reading

Retail bosses are fretting over human rights abuses in their manufacturing facilities as pressure grows on Western firms to better monitor their … Read more: Retailers fret over human rights abuses in supply chains – City A.M.Continue Reading

The sanctions regime was established in 2004, when Darfur was the epicenter of a conflict with widespread human rights abuses, war crimes, and ethnic … Read more: Sudan: Abusive Warring Parties Acquire New Weapons | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Human RIghts Bill won't be … Read more: Broken promises on human rights bill hurt but there's time to listen | The NationalContinue Reading

Disappearing human rights. Governments copy one another in their rhetoric and tools of repression. The Kathmandu Post. Read more: Disappearing human rights – Asia News NetworkContinue Reading

For the tenth time, the United Nations's highest human rights body hears about the Tai Ji Men case. Read more: The Unjust Taichung Decision Against Tai Ji Men Is Denounced at the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that Jamaica does not need to be told to respect the human rights of its citizens, as this is paramount … Read more: Holness slams claims that human rights not being respected in JamaicaContinue Reading

Angelina Jolie reflects on her work in making war films and confesses she's part of the failure in the system in championing on human rights. Read more: Angelina Jolie Feels Part of "Failure of The System" In Human Rights: TIFF – DeadlineContinue Reading

They were addressed during a training session titled “Business and Human Rights” was held at the FPCCI Regional Office in Peshawar, with officials and … Read more: Need stressed for integrating respect of human rights into business practicesContinue Reading

(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the prominent blogger Nguyen Vu Binh, Human Rights Watch … Read more: Vietnam: Free Journalist Arrested for Dissent | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

One year ago, the Malaysian government launched Baitul Mahabbah, an initiative to move children ages 10 and younger from regular immigration … Read more: Malaysia's Promised Immigration Reform Fails Children – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading