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The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) yesterday issued a detailed report on the detention and torture of Ebeid Khatem, a 32-years-old … Read more: Darfur human rights network urges justice for victim of RSF torture – Dabanga Radio TV OnlineContinue Reading

Mental health patients 'denied basic human rights' and ignored amid 'culture of fear and intimidation' at failing Greater Manchester trust, report … Read more: Mental health patients 'denied basic human rights' and ignored amid 'culture of fear and …Continue Reading

Human rights organizations have accused U.S. petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana of polluting the environment so severely that the toxic … Read more: Human Rights Watchdogs: Petrochemical Pollution Makes Communities in the US SickContinue Reading

New Delhi, Jan 31: Three years after Myanmar's military ousted the elected government, the country is facing a severe human rights crisis, … Read more: UN calls for international action over human rights crisis in Myanmar – greaterkashmirContinue Reading

Fighting human trafficking by helping at-risk youth increase their self-respect and awareness of human rights – Read more: Tampa-Based Human Rights Activist Helps Protect Youth from Human TraffickingContinue Reading

Barry Wilcox says his time on the commission opened his eyes, shoring up his belief in the importance of human rights legislation and policy. Read more: Chief commissioner reflects ahead of retirement from Sask. Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Initiatives in the US, Europe, and the UN are improving anti-SLAPP laws, driving stricter human rights regulations, and developing ethical … Read more: 3 Initiatives That Could Change the Way the Private Sector Responds to Human RightsContinue Reading

Three years after Myanmar's military junta overthrew the country's democratically elected government, the U.N.'s top human rights official is … Read more: UN: Human Rights in Freefall Three Years After Military Coup in Myanmar – VOA NewsContinue Reading

Shine Lawyers has filed a complaint in the Australian Human Rights Commission against the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice … Read more: First Nations child removal complaint filed in Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, … Read more: Cardin Introduces Legislation to Protect Human Rights Defenders WorldwideContinue Reading

Southern Company announces its annual rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Read more: Southern Company Again Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023 …Continue Reading

A coalition of 25 human rights organizations have urged UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif to postpone her upcoming visit … Read more: Civil Society Groups Urge UN Rights Official To Postpone Iran VisitContinue Reading

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill poses a grave threat to the rule of law and human rights, setting a dangerous legal and … Read more: UK Should Abandon Dangerous, Authoritarian Rwanda Bill – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

This builds upon a 2021 Canadian report titled “Equity is Safer: Human rights considerations for policing reform in British Columbia.” The report … Read more: British Columbia Human Rights Commissioner announces inquiry into police use of forceContinue Reading