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Washington, D.C. – On Intersex Awareness Day, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) calls on the States of the region to guarantee … Read more: IACHR calls to guarantee the rights of intersex older personsContinue Reading

MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee have called on Frontex, the European Union's border agency, to respect fundamental rights. The committee had … Read more: MEPs call for effective border agency that respects human rights – NewsbookContinue Reading

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Western countries were ignoring human rights violations in Gaza because "the blood being … Read more: Erdogan says West ignoring human rights in Gaza because it's "Muslim blood" being spilledContinue Reading

… Human Rights Subcommittee on Wednesday. The details came from an ongoing bipartisan probe into the safety of foster kids in Georgia that began in … Read more: Georgia child welfare agency gets scathing performance reviews at Ossoff human rights hearingContinue Reading

BankTrack finds the 50 largest banks are largely failing on their human rights record indicating poor progress on disclosures. Read more: Banks failing on human rights, says Banktrack – Capital MonitorContinue Reading

The ACT Human Rights Commission can investigate and conciliate complaints about: · Discrimination and vilification · Sexual harassment · Health … Read more: Complaints – HRC – ACT Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

The Iranian foreign minister, in a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, condemned the Zionist regime's … Read more: Iranian FM Writes To UN Human Rights Chief, Warns Of “Gaza Genocide” – Iran Front PageContinue Reading

The extent of substance abuse inside the state's jails has compelled Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) chairperson justice Sant Parkash … Read more: 42% Punjab prisoners on drugs, state human rights body issues safety ordersContinue Reading

IT was George Orwell who once likened propaganda to the starting and stopping of a clock. Orwell's observation was cited recently by the online… Read more: The power of propaganda is depriving Palestinians of human rights | The NationalContinue Reading

Matter of human rights … USE of white phosphorus munitions is illegal under international law for it violently burns flesh. Israel has been using … Read more: Matter of human rights – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

Special rapporteurs and independent experts addressing human rights situations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Ethiopia, Burundi, … Read more: Spotlighting Human Rights Violations in Six Countries, Including Ethiopia, Ukraine … – UN PressContinue Reading

The China Foundation for Human Rights Development will more actively engage in human rights advocacy, promoting China's human rights development … Read more: Human rights foundation elects new chairman – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

"We are outraged by these flagrant violations of human rights and of Luxembourg's international and European commitments," the association laments. Read more: Luxembourg non-profit urges action as asylum seekers left homeless – RTL TodayContinue Reading

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with NYU law student Ryna Workman who was denied a job after writing that "Israel bears full responsibility for this … Read more: NYU law student: 'I will continue to speak up for Palestinian human rights' – YouTubeContinue Reading