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Professor Francis Boyle, who was the first to win a genocide case at the ICJ, tells Andrew Marr he hopes the ICC's arrest warrant for Benjamin … Read more: Israel may be forced to 'rethink plans' after arrest warrant for Netanyahu, says Human Rights LawyerContinue Reading

The Human Rights Campaign, the LGBTQ rights group, is launching a $15 million commitment to help President Joe Biden defeat Donald Trump in the … Read more: America's largest LGBTQ rights group plans million swing state blitz to re-elect BidenContinue Reading

The U.S. delegation was led by Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya. The Kazakh delegation was … Read more: United States – Kazakhstan High Level Dialogue on Human Rights and Democratic ReformsContinue Reading

Country Profile Ethiopia is officially a federal republic. The ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a coalition of … Read more: Ethiopia | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission – House.govContinue Reading

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held its 39th Meeting from 20-22 May in Jakarta, Indonesia, which discussed … Read more: 39th Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)Continue Reading

The law violates fundamental human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression, association, privacy, equality, and nondiscrimination of … Read more: Iraq: Repeal Anti-LGBT Law – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

South Korea's National Health Insurance Service should extend benefits to same-sex partners, Human Rights Watch said in an amicus brief filed … Read more: South Korea: Extend Health Benefits to Same-Sex Partners | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A BC transgender woman has won the first round of a Human Rights Tribunal dispute against the Ministry of Health arguing the hurdles she faced … Read more: BC transwoman scores minor human rights victory against Ministry of Health – Infotel.caContinue Reading

As a security crackdown takes place in New Caledonia, Amnesty International is calling on the French government to respect the human rights of … Read more: Amnesty International urges France to respect human rights of Kanaks – ABC PacificContinue Reading

Writer, academic and TV presenter Waleed Aly; International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson (represents Julian Assange); International jurist, … Read more: All-star Vivid show pits leading thinkers against a dystopian future to give festivalgoers the …Continue Reading

Presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission, the conference is set to attract hundreds of delegates from across Australia's human rights, … Read more: Rights-based solutions to critical social issues set to take centre stage at landmark forum in SydneyContinue Reading

A Series on Digital Government and Human Rights. Through this project, the Center explores the digital transformation of the State and its impacts on … Read more: Project – Transformer States – Center for Human Rights and Global JusticeContinue Reading

With inter-communal tensions between ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya high – and being actively stoked by the military – this is a critical period when … Read more: Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Violence In … – ScoopContinue Reading

Human Rights Tribunal, in a decision issued May 7, dismissed a complaint against the store and its staff member stemming from an incident in 2020. The … Read more: Human rights complaint dismissed after B.C. customer allegedly told to 'speak English'Continue Reading