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Saudi Arabia's reputation in equestrian sport and as a sportwashing country is not particularly thriving. Known as a repeat offender of human rights, … Read more: The 2024 World Cup Finals Riyadh: on Human Rights, Sportwashing, and a Minor Media BoycotContinue Reading

Saunoamali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo is the acting Chief Human Rights Commissioner. OPINION: The New Zealand Government passed 13 bills under urgency in … Read more: Urgency and fast-tracking are risking our human rights | The PostContinue Reading

Seven North Korean defectors voice human rights concerns in English at Harvard University I escaped North Korea and went to China, where my broker … Read more: Seven North Korean defectors voice human rights concerns in English at Harvard UniversityContinue Reading

Robinson, who was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, praised Tuesday's mixed court decision as precedent-setting and … Read more: European court decision shows safe climate is a human right, says ex-UN rights chiefContinue Reading

… civil and human rights. Karen Fierro Ruiz, Federal Advocacy & Policy Manager of United We Dream, said: “Black, brown, and immigrant communities … Read more: ICYMI: UWD and Over 30 Human Rights Organizations Fight Back Against Dangerous …Continue Reading

SPRINGFIELD – To secure a border scope of accountability for protecting human rights, State Senator Mike Simmons advanced legislation to extend … Read more: Simmons advances worker's rights bill to extend deadline to seek remedy for workplace …Continue Reading

Vietnam on Thursday said human rights reports by U.N. agencies in Vietnam per the 4th UPR cycle have contained false, unjustified information and … Read more: UN agencies' reports on Vietnam's human rights 'unjustified' – VnExpress InternationalContinue Reading

Human rights campaigners say players in a 'really bad spot' after women's tour moves its biggest event to Riyadh for next three years. Read more: Tennis stars warned 'people are killed for speaking up' after WTA's Saudi deal – iNewsContinue Reading

… human rights. The court effectively concluded that humans have a right to safety from climate catastrophes — a move which immediately established … Read more: How a group of elderly Swiss women could take the UK out of the European CourtContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International France, as well as three other French rights groups, on Thursday announced that they had lodged … Read more: Human rights watchdog groups ask UN to address racial profiling by French police – JURISTContinue Reading

A Haitian human rights group has released a new report that details the horrific violence unleashed this year by gangs who kill, rape and maim … Read more: A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang tollContinue Reading

Five French and international groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have brought the complaint following a lack of … Read more: Human rights groups urge UN body to help stop racial profiling by French policeContinue Reading

… human rights violations and corruption in Brazil.” Earthsight, a nonprofit devoted to exposing environmental and social injustice, released a … Read more: Report: Better Cotton Linked to Deforestation, Human Rights Violations in Brazil – ASIContinue Reading

Racism and discrimination against women and minority groups such as Indigenous people are prevalent in Chetwynd, according to the BC Human Rights … Read more: BC Human Rights Commission outlines racism and discrimination in ChetwyndContinue Reading