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Ontario universities say new a bill that gives the post-secondary minister broad new powers could put their anti-racism or anti-hate policies at … Read more: Universities warn that proposed Ford government law could put them at odds with human rights codeContinue Reading

… its 2024 Beacon of Justice Award recipients, which recognizes honorees “for their efforts to address issues related to civil & human rights.” Read more: Gibson Dunn Recognized For its Civil and Human Rights Pro Bono Work by NLADAContinue Reading

The prize will be awarded to the individual or institution that does the most for Bitcoin and human rights in each halving era, and the recipient will … Read more: Human Rights Foundation Announces Finney Freedom Prize On Fourth Bitcoin HalvingContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights … Read more: Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Kirsten Engel for AZ-06Continue Reading

Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk has been turning that question over and over in her head for weeks now. She's been on a speaking … Read more: Ukrainian human rights lawyer urges Congress to approve military aid for her countryContinue Reading

The Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ), a human rights organization based in Armenia, published a report Thursday purporting that acts of … Read more: Human rights organization petitions ICC to investigate alleged genocide in Nagorno-KarabakhContinue Reading

Walker holds the Human Rights Commission portfolios for health and older people. “The GP shortages and shortages in aged care facilities raise … Read more: Care for New Zealand's seniors branded a human rights crisis – StuffContinue Reading

The Human Rights Campaign has unanimously selected Trillium Health's MOCHA Center for the HRC Community Partner Award. Read more: Trillium Health's Mocha Center to receive human rights award – Rochester Business JournalContinue Reading

Israeli security units are accused of human rights violations, which would trigger U.S. laws prohibiting the provision of military assistance. Read more: Blinken says he's made decision on Israeli human rights violations in West BankContinue Reading

The Finney Freedom Prize will be awarded to the person who does the most for Bitcoin and human rights in each halving era. Hal thought that the … Read more: Finney Freedom Prize – Human Rights FoundationContinue Reading

A newly-released confidential letter by a UN Special Rapporteur documents the disbarment of human rights lawyers in China and the tightening … Read more: In letter to China, UN expert condemns targeting of human rights lawyers | ISHRContinue Reading

… human rights. The communiqué covers fostering partnership with the Mediterranean and Africa, addressing irregular migration, and promoting free … Read more: G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting communiqués, April 2024 – GOV.UKContinue Reading

The European Union announced new sanctions on Friday against four people and two entities that it said were "responsible for serious human rights … Read more: EU sanctions hilltop youth, Lehava for human rights violations in the West BankContinue Reading

… human rights, Reuters reports. The Leahy Laws, authored by then-Senator Patrick Leahy in the late 1990s, prohibit providing military assistance to … Read more: Blinken says he's made 'determinations' linked to human rights accusations against IsraelContinue Reading