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Cairo, Mar. 16 (BNA): Adel Abdulrahman Al Asoomi, the Arab Parliament Speaker, has affirmed that promoting human rights, tolerance, … Read more: HM King's support for human rights hailed by Arab Parliament SpeakerContinue Reading

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 16, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Born in Iraq in 1974, Haetham Abdul-Razaq was 6 when war … Read more: Using Human Rights Education to Create a Culture of Peace – Beloit Daily NewsContinue Reading

CAIRO, March 16 (KUNA) — The Arab Charter on Human Rights Committee, an affiliate to the Arab League, affirmed Saturday resolve to continue … Read more: KUNA : Arab cmte stresses determination to enhance human rights – كوناContinue Reading

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva Bilal Ahmad has emphasized that efforts to combat Islamophobia were … Read more: Efforts to combat Islamophobia anchored in int'l human rights: Amb BilalContinue Reading

European Union member state representatives endorsed a new legislation on Friday aimed at safeguarding human rights in supply chains and holding … Read more: European Union Steps Up: Ambassadors Back Supply Chain Human Rights DirectiveContinue Reading

Marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A former detective is amongst the speakers at an upcoming free talk … Read more: One World Centre to host free talk on Human Rights – Manx RadioContinue Reading

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was established by the Human Rights Council in March 2022 to investigate violations of … Read more: UN Commission Reports Continuing Violations of Human Rights by Russia – Kyiv PostContinue Reading

During the event, hosted by the Human Rights Research Center of the Northwest University of Political Science and Law (NWUPL), scholars from China and … Read more: Experts share insights on China's legal protection of human rights – XinhuaContinue Reading

Human rights campaigners wanted the EU law to go further in tackling forced labor. … human rights standards, such as not involving child labor. They … Read more: EU backs law against forced labor in supply chains – Saudi GazetteContinue Reading

Federal officials initially arrested Abdi Illey in 2018 for “violations of human rights and inciting ethnic and religious conflict in the Somali … Read more: Ethiopia Releases Ex-Politician Implicated in Heinous Crimes | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… the tragedy of the chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 is a bitter example of the West double standard policies on human rights. Read more: Iran: Halabja tragedy exposed Wests double standard on human rights – Press TVContinue Reading

Addressing the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Chen Xu, permanent representative of China to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and … Read more: Envoy elaborates on China's stance on human rights issues – XinhuaContinue Reading

… right leader to lead the Division of Human Rights into the future.” Incoming Division of Human Rights Commissioner Denise Miranda said, “It is the … Read more: Governor Hochul Nominates Denise Miranda to Serve as Commissioner of the New York …Continue Reading

Shortly after Human Rights First was founded, our organization championed the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980. Forty-four years ago today, Congress … Read more: Commemorating the Anniversary of the Refugee Act – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading