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Washington (August 2, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Bill Keating (MA-09) led their … Read more: Senator Markey, Reps. McGovern and Keating Call Attention to Worsening Human Rights …Continue Reading

Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined his colleagues Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Bill … Read more: Van Hollen Joins Markey, McGovern, Keating in Calling Attention to Worsening Human …Continue Reading

Domestic and international conflict, and migration flows, whether prompted by violence or economic, social, or environmental degradation, … Read more: Save Their Childhoods | German Marshall Fund of the United StatesContinue Reading

Since 2020, the Government of Canada has taken several steps to eradicate and reduce forced and child labour in Canadian supply chains. Read more: Understanding human rights due diligence legislation and its potential adoption in CanadaContinue Reading

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government says it's not going to take chances that protests could disrupt a Southern African Development Community … Read more: Human rights defenders condemn arrest, alleged torture of activists in ZimbabweContinue Reading

The national findings underscore the persistence of workplace double standards and social isolation faced by LGBTQ people. Read more: Equality Rising: LGBTQ+ Workers and the Road Ahead – Human Rights CampaignContinue Reading

This policy brief reflects on the need to harness the potential of human rights and SDG systems integration to accelerate inclusive policy … Read more: Human Rights and SDG Systems Integration: Beyond Linkages, Data and Efficiency … – UN iLibraryContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who revealed this on X, said the team on Friday met the Lagos State Commissioner of Police who helped facilitate … Read more: Human Rights Group Secures Release Of 12 Protesters In Lagos – The Whistler NewspaperContinue Reading

Let's get more reaction to the activists who've been arrested in Zimbabwe. Former Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Biti joins us. Read more: Zimbabwe Arrests | It's an incredible assault on human rights: Tendai Biti weighs inContinue Reading

This morning, a USA Today article by senior reporter Jessica Guynn explains that as bad actors from the fringe right are taking to social media in … Read more: ICYMI: Employees & Customers Speak Out Against Anti-DEI CampaignsContinue Reading

Brighton & Hove Pride, the city's biggest and brightest event celebrating the diversity, joy and unity of our LGBTQ+ communities, takes place this … Read more: Wishing you a safe and happy Pride weekend! – Brighton & Hove City CouncilContinue Reading

Remembering Holocaust Victims, Secretary-General Urges 'Stand Together' to Protect Human Rights of Roma, in Observance Message at Auschwitz-Birkenau … Read more: Remembering Holocaust Victims, Secretary-General Urges 'Stand Together' to Protect …Continue Reading

Of course, the left and right of civil liberties have been confused for some time. The Conservatives started to get the better of Tony Blair only when … Read more: Keir Starmer versus the mob: he is not a lefty human rights lawyer after all | The IndependentContinue Reading

Ireland's response to those seeking asylum breaches the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, a court rules. Read more: Asylum seekers: Ireland in breach of human rights – High Court – BBCContinue Reading