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PRNewswire/ — The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum announces its "In Her Shoes" honorees, celebrating remarkable women who have … Read more: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Announces its "In Her Shoes" Honorary …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Service in accordance with its mandate from the UN Security Council. Rights of women and girls. On 20 March, the new school year in … Read more: UNAMA Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan: January – March 2024 Update [EN/Dari/PS]Continue Reading

In other words: come to Ariel University. On this stolen land, in the heart of apartheid district, you'll study civics, human rights and liberty. In … Read more: Israeli Universities Cannot Teach U.S. Jews the First Thing About Human Rights and LibertyContinue Reading

In January 2023, the States of Chile and Colombia jointly submitted a request for an advisory opinion to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights … Read more: Responding to the human rights crisis of the climate emergency – The DickinsonianContinue Reading

Soundbytes: The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that … Read more: US found Israel military units violated human rights before Gaza war; 4 of 5 incidents remediatedContinue Reading

Two human rights groups have condemned an 11-year prison sentence handed to a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist by a terrorism … Read more: Manahel al-Otaibi: Saudi women's rights activist jailed for 11 years – BBC NewsContinue Reading

More than 34000 people gathered in Barcelona last week for a massive trade show focused on seafood, the world's most widely traded commodity, … Read more: A Human Rights Wake-Up Call for the Seafood Industry – TriplePunditContinue Reading

OTTAWA — Human-rights groups are urging Ottawa to reverse course on plans to allow immigrant detention in federal prisons, saying vulnerable … Read more: Human–rights advocates pan budget plan to detain immigrants in federal prisonsContinue Reading

The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has announced plans to develop a policy to combat Indigenous-specific discrimination within the … Read more: Ontario Human Rights Commission addresses Indigenous-specific discrimination in healthcareContinue Reading

On June 5, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will host the seventh annual Financial Freedom track at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum. Read more: Announcing the Financial Freedom Track at the Oslo Freedom ForumContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch also interviewed 13 shelter workers, eight migrant service providers, Mexican government officials, and human rights workers. We … Read more: “We Couldn't Wait”: Digital Metering at the US-Mexico Border | HRWContinue Reading

On April 9, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the “Court) handed down its unappealable judgment in a landmark climate … Read more: European Court: Climate Inaction Violates Human Rights | Husch Blackwell LLP – JDSupraContinue Reading

Human Rights First welcomes the new law, which will allow Australia to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for serious human rights abuses, … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Australia's Adoption of Magnitsky-Style SanctionsContinue Reading

Who better to write this book than Shami Chakrabarti? She has served as a human rights lawyer, director of Liberty, shadow attorney general and has … Read more: 'A pleasure to read': Baroness Bryan reviews 'Human Rights: The Case for the Defence'Continue Reading