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The law in question prohibits the United States from providing military assistance to a foreign nation if it commits gross violations of human rights. Read more: Blinken expresses 'determination' to deal with human rights abuse accusations against IsraelContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned that intensified fighting in Rakhine State between the military and the … Read more: UN human rights chief sounds alarm amid rising tensions in RakhineContinue Reading

… human rights violations. Driving the news: On Thursday, ProPublica reported that a special State Department panel that investigated alleged … Read more: U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in occupied West Bank – AxiosContinue Reading

On 17 April, during the Human Rights Dialogue, the EU and Kazakhstan held comprehensive discussions on a broad range of human rights issues. Read more: Kazakhstan: 15th Annual Human Rights Dialogue held in Astana | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

… civil society groups. “According to international human rights law, detention for immigration purposes should be a measure of last resort, only … Read more: Migration Pact will damage EU's reputation as a human rights defender, experts sayContinue Reading

Morocco's National Council for Human Rights is set to host a meeting on torture prevention at its headquarters in Rabat on Monday. Read more: Morocco's Human Rights Council to Address Torture PreventionContinue Reading

Article 2 of the agreement stipulates that relations between the parties “shall be based on respect for human rights." Read more: Human Rights Violations – Belgium Leads the Way to Re-Evaluate EU-Israel Trade AgreementContinue Reading

Tista' taqra bil- Malti. A court has dismissed a human rights breach claim made by convicted hitmen brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio, … Read more: Court dismisses Degiorgio brothers human rights breach claim – NewsbookContinue Reading

McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Cardin Request Determination of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Sudan's RSF. 04.19.24. Media Contact 202-226-8467. Washington, … Read more: McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Cardin Request Determination of Human Rights Abuses Committed …Continue Reading

Ontario universities say new a bill that gives the post-secondary minister broad new powers could put their anti-racism or anti-hate policies at … Read more: Universities warn that proposed Ford government law could put them at odds with human rights codeContinue Reading

… its 2024 Beacon of Justice Award recipients, which recognizes honorees “for their efforts to address issues related to civil & human rights.” Read more: Gibson Dunn Recognized For its Civil and Human Rights Pro Bono Work by NLADAContinue Reading

The prize will be awarded to the individual or institution that does the most for Bitcoin and human rights in each halving era, and the recipient will … Read more: Human Rights Foundation Announces Finney Freedom Prize On Fourth Bitcoin HalvingContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights … Read more: Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Kirsten Engel for AZ-06Continue Reading

Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk has been turning that question over and over in her head for weeks now. She's been on a speaking … Read more: Ukrainian human rights lawyer urges Congress to approve military aid for her countryContinue Reading