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Various human rights organisations have criticised the Tanzanian Police Force for detaining Chadema leaders and journalists. Those arrested include … Read more: Human rights and advocacy groups condemn political mass arrests – The Citizen TanzaniaContinue Reading

Canada's new human rights commissioner resigned Monday, before ever starting the job, after concerns were raised by Jewish advocacy organizations … Read more: Canada's new human rights commissioner resigns over past Israel comments probeContinue Reading

The federal government's pick to lead the human-rights commission has resigned ahead of taking the role after a report found the vetting process … Read more: Canadian human rights chief pick Birju Dattani resigns after report finds flawed vetting processContinue Reading

Build One South Africa has decried what it says is a failure by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to condemn the human rights … Read more: 44th SADC Summit I BOSA condemns alleged human rights abuse in Zimbabwe – YouTubeContinue Reading

Controversy over anti-Semitic comments prompted Canada's incoming human rights commissioner to step down, without spending a single day in his new … Read more: Chief human rights commissioner resigns after investigation – Toronto SunContinue Reading

UN Document in Arabic on World about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 9 Jul 2024 by UN GA. Read more: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (A/79/123) [EN …Continue Reading

The Human Rights Law Centre has denounced Premier Allan for breaking a promise to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027 … Read more: Premier Allan to continue locking up children after breaking promise to #RaiseTheAgeContinue Reading

Birju Dattani announced his resignation in a LinkedIn post Monday, saying "I have agreed to resign as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Read more: Canada chief human rights commissioner resigns after controversy over Israel activityContinue Reading

Canada's human rights commissioner Birju Dattani has resigned before ever officially starting the job, according to a post on his LinkedIn account … Read more: New human rights commissioner resigns before starting role – Yahoo News CanadaContinue Reading

The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission agreed to resign Monday after an investigation into his past … Read more: Chief human–rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments – CP24Continue Reading

OTTAWA — The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission agreed to resign Monday after an investigation into his … Read more: Chief human–rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel commentsContinue Reading

… human rights movement and envision its future. In addition to HRP members and affiliates, confirmed speakers and guests include: Karima Bennoune … Read more: 40th Anniversary of the Human Rights Program – Harvard Law SchoolContinue Reading

A new Amnesty International report published on Monday revealed that gas flares in the Amazon pose an imminent threat to human rights. The report … Read more: Amnesty International warns Amazon gas flares threaten human rights in Ecuador – JURISTContinue Reading

… Human Rights Commission, was head of Yukon's provincial human rights body until 2023. (Photo courtesy Yukon Human Rights Commission YouTube). Read more: Birju Dattani has resigned as chief of the Canadian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading