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Festival-goers watch a drag performance during the Texas Latinx Pride Festival Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Reverchon Park in Dallas. Civil rights … Read more: UN petition accuses Texas of human rights violations over anti-LGBTQ+ laws – KERA NewsContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia has had its record on human rights ritiqued at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday. Delegates at the UN Human Rights Council aired … Read more: Saudi Arabia hears dozens of countries critique its human rights record at the UN in GenevaContinue Reading

Led by human rights activist Mahrang Baloch, whose father Abdul Ghaffar Langove was allegedly tortured and killed by the Pakistani security forces in … Read more: Iran strikes put Balochistan's neglected conflict and its victims in the spotlightContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia had its record on human rights including freedoms for women, prosecutions for freedom of speech, use of the death penalty and alleged … Read more: Saudi Arabia hears dozens of countries critique its human rights record at the UN in … – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading

Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) President Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri underlined the Kingdom's determination to achieve the highest global standards … Read more: Dr. Hala: Saudi Arabia seeks to achieve highest global standards in human rights protectionContinue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign and the University of Texas at … Read more: Groups write to UN over 'deteriorating human rights' for LGBTQ Texans – Los Angeles BladeContinue Reading

A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media … Read more: Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai | UN NewsContinue Reading

Boaz Dvir, the director of Penn State's Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative, will facilitate the concluding symposium in the Schreyer Honors … Read more: Human Rights Initiative director to conclude 'Dialogues of Democracy' series – Penn StateContinue Reading

A judge has dismissed a human rights case that had been intended to prevent the extradition of a man wanted by Italy to face drug trafficking and … Read more: Judge dismisses human rights case filed by man wanted in Italy over drug and organised …Continue Reading

Human rights worker Ayman Lubbad is among the Palestinian prisoners claiming abuse in Israeli custody, where six have died. Read more: Gaza activist tells of beating and abuse in Israeli detention – The GuardianContinue Reading

The situation of human rights in the country significantly improved under the Marcos administration, considering its several accomplishments in … Read more: State of human rights in PH improves under PBBM admin | Philippine News AgencyContinue Reading

Berlin voted in favour of the South African candidate, Mxolisi Nkosi, in the secret ballot to select the next president of the UN Human Rights … Read more: Morocco : UN Human Rights Council: Berlin votes for Pretoria over RabatContinue Reading

Malaysia will soon have its human rights performance reviewed by countries around the world at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva through a process … Read more: How the Universal Periodic Review will assess Malaysia's human rights record – AliranContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch did not receive a response. Waves of arrests started in 2021 following violent protests linked to court cases involving Sonko, and … Read more: Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading