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… Belgium and Morocco through the lens of diplomacy and human rights. Read the final part of our Faculty Led Study Away (FLSA) program story series. Read more: Students Bring Back Fresh Perspectives on Diplomacy and Human Rights … – Pomona CollegeContinue Reading

Cathy Ching, director of the South Central Regional Library, and the rest of her team have been awarded the first-ever Human Rights Book award … Read more: Manitoba librarian hopes human rights award will inspire others to fight censorship – CBCContinue Reading

HUMAN rights groups returned to a Dutch court today seeking stricter enforcement of a court order to halt exports of F-35 fighter jet parts used … Read more: Human rights groups back in court seeking to limit Netherlands' export of fighter jet parts to IsraelContinue Reading

Washington's ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva hit back at a U.N. official's denigration of the most widely accepted … Read more: US envoy to Human Rights Council blasts UN official – JNS.orgContinue Reading

The expert will assess the implementation of national and international human rights standards to combat violence and discrimination against lesbian, … Read more: Albania: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons | OHCHRContinue Reading

On Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights declared an application concerning the planning decision to construct Berlin Brandenburg Airport … Read more: European Court of Human Rights disallows property owners' challenge to Berlin … – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

We have launched an investigation into the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over concerns about the treatment of some disabled benefits… Read more: Equality and Human Rights Commission's post – FacebookContinue Reading

Kasari Govender talked about human rights issues identified in Cranbrook during Key City Theatre presentation. Read more: BC Human Rights Commissioner speaks on human rights challenges in CranbrookContinue Reading

… EU-Egypt Investment Conference, Amnesty International wants the EU to insist on Egyptian human rights reform. Read more: EU urged to insist on human rights reforms as it delivers financial aid to Egypt – UPI.comContinue Reading

In a TEDx talk years ago, Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari made the startling claim that human rights do not exist. Human rights are just like … Read more: Are Human Rights a Fantasy? – BreakPoint.orgContinue Reading

Last week, Sierra Leone's parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, … Read more: Sierra Leone Acts to Ban Child Marriage | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

As PRIDE celebrations take place across the globe, the UN Human Rights Podcast series “Humanity Unites” takes a closer look at the people who … Read more: Podcast: Speaking out on equality for all – ohchrContinue Reading

Being stateless in Syria, human rights defender Bassam Alahmad now calls for justice for all. Read more: I Know What It Means to Be Stateless, So I Work Towards Peace for All in Syria – Global CitizenContinue Reading

As Human Rights Watch documented in a recent global report, transnational repression – when governments reach across their borders to stifle dissent – … Read more: Concerns Over 'Transnational Repression' Raised at UN Rights BodyContinue Reading