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So on July 17, Civil Rights volunteer Ruth Schein and myself showed up at the Philadelphia public library to learn more about Sheriff Lawrence Rainey … Read more: Revisiting Mississippi – 60 years after the Klan murder of Civil Rights workersContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell urged Bangladesh and other states on Friday to effectively protect Myanmar's minority Rohingya … Read more: UN rights commissioner urges Bangladesh, other states to protect Rohingya refugees from MyanmarContinue Reading

A strong contribution to international studies' scientific ontology of human rights processes, Transnational Lawmaking Coalitions in Human Rights … Read more: Review of Transnational Lawmaking Coalitions for Human Rights – Oxford AcademicContinue Reading

A hostile environment for Jews could mean a cutoff of federal funding and liability under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Read more: Civil Rights and Antisemitism at Columbia University – WSJContinue Reading

Australia Appoints New Human Rights Commission President 26 May … It looks like the page you are after can't be found. If you're trying to access … Read more: Australia Appoints New Human Rights Commission President 26 May | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

FILE – A Myanmar police officer stands on a road checkpoint in Buthidaung, Rakhine state, on May 28, 2017. The U.N. human rights office warned on May … Read more: Reports emerge of new atrocities against Rohingya in Myanmar – VOA NewsContinue Reading

Bayefsky.com emcompasses the full range of data concerning the application of the UN human rights treaty system by its monitoring treaty bodies … Read more: The United Nations Human Rights TreatiesContinue Reading

The Alberta Human Rights Commission has fined the Edmonton Police Service after ruling two Black men who had called police for help were instead … Read more: Edmonton police fined by Human Rights Commission after Black men pepper-sprayed …Continue Reading

Patricia Jaggernauth has been given the green light by a human rights commission to continue a discrimination claim against Bell Media. Read more: Former CP24 weather personality's human rights complaint given green light – Toronto SunContinue Reading

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched an investigation into the death of Bandile Tshabalala, who was accused of shoplifting … Read more: Human rights commission steps in to probe Shoprite death – Daily MaverickContinue Reading

… human rights, and cultural preservation. In a statement, Akinrinade remarked that Banjo's impact extended far beyond Nigeria and Africa. Despite … Read more: Banjo an advocate for social justice, human rights – Akinrinade – Tribune OnlineContinue Reading

LONDON: Over 200 Europe Union staff members have signed a letter to key officials criticized the bloc the EU's humanitarian response to the Gaza … Read more: EU Staffers Criticize Bloc's Inaction on Human Rights Violation in Gaza – Khyber NewsContinue Reading

This is very upsetting," the human rights activist said. She considers it necessary to change the composition of the pardon commission, which is … Read more: Not a single political prisoner has been pardoned – human rights activists – Turan.azContinue Reading

The use of anti-protest injunctions in the UK is being challenged by Friends of the Earth at the European Court of Human Rights. Read more: Friends of the Earth challenges anti-protest injunctions at European Court of Human RightsContinue Reading