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On Thursday, Feb. 8, University of Minnesota-Duluth's (UMD) Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee will host Dr. Melanie O'Brien, … Read more: Human rights expert speaks at UMD | Area Events – MessageMedia.coContinue Reading

A new Irish report has found half of Ireland's biggest 50 firms fair poorly on human rights transparency. With new EU rules inbound, how quickly do … Read more: “Wake-up call”: Big firms' flakiness on human rights puts them in Brussels's firing lineContinue Reading

Eric Stover, Co-Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center; Albert Samaha (Moderator), Investigative Journalist at the Washington Post. Co-sponsors: … Read more: An Evening with the U.N. High Commissioner of Human Rights – Berkeley LawContinue Reading

UN human rights office tells VOA that Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif met Iranian judicial and other officials; … Read more: Exclusive: UN Rights Commissioner Meets Officials in Iran, Despite Activists Warning Her of …Continue Reading

Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Elvia Vega, made the announcement last week before the United Nations Human Rights Council, … Read more: Belize Announces Plans for Human Rights Institute in Collaboration with OmbudsmanContinue Reading

The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has opposed the opacity of the South Central Railway (SCR) in going ahead with the expansion of the Cherlapally … Read more: Cherlapally station expansion works to affect local residents: Human Rights ForumContinue Reading

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Robert Fitzgerald will resign as NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner to take up a new position with the Australian Human Rights Commission. Read more: Fitzgerald resigns NSW post for new job with Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Over the river, across Friendship Bridge from Boise State University, lies the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, founded and built by the … Read more: Deadline extended: Marilyn Schuler Human Rights Initiative seeks student ambassadorsContinue Reading

Former Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party on Monday sued the spokesperson of human rights group ADHOC, accusing him of … Read more: Hun Sen files defamation suit against human rights group spokesperson – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

… human rights law. To illustrate the ways the PRC seeks to deflect criticism of its human rights record, the CECC released a staff report exposing … Read more: Hearing Explores the “Real State” of Human Rights in China After the PRC's U.N. ReviewContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Robert Fitzgerald AM as the new Age Discrimination Commissioner. Read more: Commission welcomes new Age Discrimination CommissionerContinue Reading

We urge all parties to respect human rights, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, and the democratic will and interests of the people of Myanmar. Read more: We strongly condemn the ongoing violence harming civilians in Myanmar – GOV.UKContinue Reading

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the individuals were detained on 30 January after they were summoned to the Enforcement of … Read more: Two Kurdish civilians commence three-year prison terms in Bukan – KHRNContinue Reading