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Iowa lawmakers have declined to advance a bill that would have stripped "gender identity" from the state's civil rights law. Read more: Move to strip gender identity from Iowa's civil rights law rejected by legislators – PBSContinue Reading

… after attacking him for seeking re-election, human rights violations and more. Read more: El Salvador's Bukele responds to Democratic lawmakers attacking him for human rights …Continue Reading

… Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation of People affected by the Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region”, following … Read more: EU Statements at the Council of Europe in January 2024 | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

Those who didn't fit into the subcommittee hearing room chanted, “Trans rights are human rights,” out in the hallway. Several transgender Iowans … Read more: Lawmakers kill bill that would remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights ActContinue Reading

Program/Project Management Job in USA about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 0-2 years of experience, from Columbia University; … Read more: TrialWatch Legal Fellow, Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) yesterday issued a detailed report on the detention and torture of Ebeid Khatem, a 32-years-old … Read more: Darfur human rights network urges justice for victim of RSF torture – Dabanga Radio TV OnlineContinue Reading

Mental health patients 'denied basic human rights' and ignored amid 'culture of fear and intimidation' at failing Greater Manchester trust, report … Read more: Mental health patients 'denied basic human rights' and ignored amid 'culture of fear and …Continue Reading

Human rights organizations have accused U.S. petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana of polluting the environment so severely that the toxic … Read more: Human Rights Watchdogs: Petrochemical Pollution Makes Communities in the US SickContinue Reading

New Delhi, Jan 31: Three years after Myanmar's military ousted the elected government, the country is facing a severe human rights crisis, … Read more: UN calls for international action over human rights crisis in Myanmar – greaterkashmirContinue Reading

Fighting human trafficking by helping at-risk youth increase their self-respect and awareness of human rights – Read more: Tampa-Based Human Rights Activist Helps Protect Youth from Human TraffickingContinue Reading

Barry Wilcox says his time on the commission opened his eyes, shoring up his belief in the importance of human rights legislation and policy. Read more: Chief commissioner reflects ahead of retirement from Sask. Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Initiatives in the US, Europe, and the UN are improving anti-SLAPP laws, driving stricter human rights regulations, and developing ethical … Read more: 3 Initiatives That Could Change the Way the Private Sector Responds to Human RightsContinue Reading

Three years after Myanmar's military junta overthrew the country's democratically elected government, the U.N.'s top human rights official is … Read more: UN: Human Rights in Freefall Three Years After Military Coup in Myanmar – VOA NewsContinue Reading

Shine Lawyers has filed a complaint in the Australian Human Rights Commission against the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice … Read more: First Nations child removal complaint filed in Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading