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The working group noted that perversely, far from prosecuting people for anti-war sentiment, Russia has human rights treaty obligations to prohibit … Read more: Five Anti-War Price Tags, Seven Years in Russian Prison | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

NYU and Human Rights Watch accidentally doxxed up to 8000 victims, journalists, and activists due to a basic security error. Read more: Online Atrocity Database Exposed Thousands of Vulnerable People in CongoContinue Reading

Established in 1980, the Washington, D.C.-based HRC is the largest advocacy group working to achieve civil rights for LGBTQ+ individuals in the United … Read more: Press release: City of Bloomington Earns Ninth Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign IndexContinue Reading

… human rights crisis, with the risk of atrocity crimes remaining "grimly high". For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media … Read more: Conflict in Sudan | "Human rights must be protected": Linda Thomas-Greenfield – YouTubeContinue Reading

A selection of work by Danny Lyon from a career photographing the civil rights movement, the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club, the Texas prison … Read more: Civil rights, motorcycle clubs and New Mexico landscapes: 60 years of Danny Lyon's photographyContinue Reading

Türk also referred to the situation as “a humanitarian and human rights crisis,” highlighting the usage of civilian targets within Gaza—particularly … Read more: UN human rights chief warns further fighting in Gaza will 'inevitably' lead to disease and hungerContinue Reading

As temperatures plummet in Ukraine, slowing the ground war, Russia resumes bombing the country's heating infrastructure. Read more: Ukraine's Winter War – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Janine Jackson interviewed the ACLU's Jamil Dakwar about human rights and the United States for the November 10, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. Read more: 'You Cannot Preach on Human Rights When You Are Not Doing Enough at Home' – FAIRContinue Reading

AUGUST 29, 2023. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to putting human rights and democratic principles at the center of our foreign … Read more: Guidelines for U.S. Diplomatic Mission support to civil society and human rights defendersContinue Reading

There are two kinds of ex-Human Rights Watch employees: whistleblowers and fanatics. Both tend to confirm all the … Read more: The Corruption of Human Rights – Seth Mandel, Commentary MagazineContinue Reading

Lawyers are the most important professionals for denouncing human rights violations and defending human rights. In doing so, they encounter enormous … Read more: Resilience against Injustice Lawyers as Human Rights Defenders – Friedrich Naumann FoundationContinue Reading

On 10 November, Brussels hosted a meeting between the European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic to discuss cooperation. The annual Human Rights … Read more: Cooperation and Human Rights Dialogue between the EU and the Kyrgyz RepublicContinue Reading

Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. The report from the churches focuses on six areas: Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples … Read more: Human Rights Report Presented to the UN Includes Ecumenical ContributionContinue Reading

Orange County, in collaboration with Leadership Orange, will host the second annual Human Rights Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on … Read more: Orange County to host Human Rights Conference on Dec. 7Continue Reading