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Blinken is required to inform Congress about any State Department findings of gross human rights violations that he considered to be remediated. His … Read more: Blinken Says Israeli Units Accused of Serious Violations Have Done Enough to Avoid … – ProPublicaContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has retained its accreditation as an 'A status' National Human Rights Institution. Read more: EHRC on X: "The Equality and Human Rights Commission has retained its accreditation as an 'A …Continue Reading

Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the capital city of Sudan's West Darfur state, from April to November … Read more: Sudan: Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo Subianto has a chequered record on human rights but is also the candidate most likely to build on recent … Read more: Decoding Prabowo Subianto: Human rights history versus economic visionContinue Reading

BLOOMINGTON— In 1997, the Bloomington Human Rights Commission began annually recognizing individuals and groups that have made specific, … Read more: Byron Bangert recognized for his improving civil rights, human relationship contributionsContinue Reading

Ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed in West Darfur, against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities, according to … Read more: Militants have committed crimes against humanity in Sudan, Human Rights Watch report warnsContinue Reading

Commissioner Fitzgerald added that Federal Government support for a UN Convention would send a strong message that Australia values the human rights … Read more: Age Discrimination Commissioner calls for a Convention on the Rights of Older PersonsContinue Reading

We don't need an artificial intelligence manifesto — we need a constitution. As it is being used today, AI is simply incompatible with civil rights. Read more: We need an AI constitution that protects our civil rights – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf promised a human rights bill in his first year and the Government has consulted on how it would work. But experts … Read more: John Swinney warned by charities not to dump human rights bill on access to housing and foodContinue Reading

Acting Chief Human Rights Commissioner Saunoamaali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo says, “Addressing violence and abuse remains New Zealand's most significant … Read more: Government To Respond To 259 Human Rights Recommendations | Scoop NewsContinue Reading

Keo Sothie, center, vice chair of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, speaks at the U.N. Human Rights Council May 8, 2024, in Geneva on behalf of … Read more: Cambodia and Vietnam defend their rights records – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan, and Al-Haq, vehemently denounce the initiation of the ground invasion by the Israeli … Read more: Urgent Call: Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Demand Concrete Action to Halt … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The late U.S. civil rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates, who was instrumental in desegregating Arkansas public schools in the 1950s, … Read more: Civil rights leader Daisy Bates honored with statue at US Capitol | ReutersContinue Reading

… Human Rights has essentially ruled climate protection to be a human right. The case, brought by a group of over 2000 older Swiss women (the … Read more: A human right to climate protection – The Lancet Planetary HealthContinue Reading