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“I am aware that last week's bi-partisan passage by the Parliament of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, on a Private … Read more: Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: Ghana will not slip from her enviable human rights record – Akufo-Addo …Continue Reading

Protesters gathered at the Flinders Street entrance of the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre to protest ASEAN's human rights record. While … Read more: Melbourne protesters accuse ASEAN of ignoring human rights at summit – The MandarinContinue Reading

South African Human Rights Commission Chair, Chris Nissen joins us to discuss. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media … Read more: Human Rights month launch | Chris Nissen – YouTubeContinue Reading

An interview with Katrina Phillips, Chair of the Sanoma County Human Rights Commission. Phillips, who is bi-racial, speaks about the challenge of … Read more: International Women's Day 2024: The Importance and Activism of Local Human Rights CommissionsContinue Reading

U.S. Ambassador champions health and human rights in Africa. Alum credits UC Davis mentorship with diplomatic successes. by Courtney Tompkins; March … Read more: U.S. Ambassador champions health and human rights in Africa | One Aggie NetworkContinue Reading

… Emmerson Mnangagwa, the First Lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. Read more: US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abusesContinue Reading

John Biaggi, director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, said: “This year our programme of seven documentaries and three dramas spotlights the … Read more: Human Rights Watch London returns for 28th edition – Eye For FilmContinue Reading

One council has removed the prayer after receiving a complaint claiming it breaches Victoria's Human Rights and Responsibilities Charter. Twenty-nine … Read more: Pressure grows on Victorian councils to ditch opening prayer amid claims of human rights violationContinue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk speaks in November at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Salvatore … Read more: After unexplained Navalny death, UN human–rights chief calls on Russia to end repressionContinue Reading

GENEVA, March 4 (Xinhua) — United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stressed the importance of peace on Monday while … Read more: UN human rights chief urges peace across world – XinhuaContinue Reading

Geneva, 4 March 2024 (SPS) – During the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, South Africa once again called for the empowerment of the … Read more: Human Rights Council: South Africa renews its call to end colonization in Western SaharaContinue Reading

(OSV News) – Prominent Russian Catholics have urged church members to continue condemning human rights violations after the funeral of opposition … Read more: Russian Catholic join in mourning Navalny, urge fight continue for human rightsContinue Reading

Ahead of Türkiye's municipal elections on 31 March 2024, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch and 20 rights groups and journalists' organisations … Read more: Türkiye: Big tech should protect free speech and resist state censorship – ARTICLE 19Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch specifically researched movement restrictions in areas under Houthi, Yemeni government, and STC control, as they control the … Read more: Yemen: Warring Parties Restrict Women's Movement – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading