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The CWA Human Rights Department has launched a new radio show, “Our Power,” a justice-filled hour of talk, solidarity, and worker power. Read more: CWA Human Rights Department Launches Radio Show | Communications Workers of AmericaContinue Reading

The sentencing of the Nobel Prize-winning activist Oleg Orlov has drawn international criticism. But Russian activists have vowed to carry on … Read more: Human rights in Russia: What follows Oleg Orlov's sentence? – DW – 02/29/2024Continue Reading

Human Rights First assisted recently-arrived Afghans with their legal and resettlement issues at the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Afghan Support … Read more: Helping Arriving Afghans at NOVA Support Center – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts accused Nicaragua's government under President Daniel Ortega of systematic human rights abuses … Read more: Nicaragua accused by human rights experts of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'Continue Reading

… human rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that the prospect of an Israeli ground assault on Rafah would take the nightmare … Read more: Gaza Crisis: No Bounds to the Horrors Unfolding – UN Human Rights Chief | United NationsContinue Reading

Imitating a trailer for a drama series, the 2 minute hero video explores just some of the human rights that are currently being eroded in the UK. The … Read more: Shape History teams up with Amnesty International to highlight human rights – CreativebriefContinue Reading

Swedish Member of the European Parliament Abir Al-Sahlani protested Israel's war on Gaza during the EU parliamentary session in Strasbourg, … Read more: 'Human rights have a skin colour, and the darker you are, the less human rights you have …Continue Reading

AXA has also set no limits on the number of new fossil fuel projects they intend to insure. So, the company may have taken steps in the right … Read more: Extinction Rebellion protest in solidarity with climate and human rights movementsContinue Reading

The rules did not name China directly, but major EU firms would have been required to carry out detailed audits on foreign business partners. Read more: EU fails to pass law requiring human rights and environmental audits on Chinese suppliersContinue Reading

Human Rights and the Dark Side of Globalisation Transnational law enforcement and migration control · Paperback $69.95 · Hardback $200.00 · eBook $ … Read more: Human Rights and the Dark Side of Globalisation: Transnational law enf – RoutledgeContinue Reading

Ghana's tradition of tolerance, peace, and respect for human rights is a source of stability and prosperity that has long served as a model for … Read more: Ghanaian Parliament's Passage of Legislation Undermines Human RightsContinue Reading

Nope. As the major independent international human rights NGOs have stated, not only has Israel not complied with the ICJ orders, the situation in … Read more: Mark Kersten on X: "Nope. As the major independent international human rights NGOs have …Continue Reading

… human rights topics. Learn more about each topic, see who's involved, and … human rights for all people. © OHCHR 1996-2024. Latest. Feature Stories … Read more: A/HRC/55/53/Add.1: Visit to The Netherlands – Report of the Special Rapporteur on … – ohchrContinue Reading

Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., led a secret "human rights" delegation to Cuba amid the growing crisis at the U.S. border … Read more: Progressive House Dems made secret 'human rights' trip to Cuba amid worsening border …Continue Reading