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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recently submitted its fourth universal periodic report on human rights to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva during its … Read more: Saudi Arabia's human rights progress earns global praise in UN review session | Arab NewsContinue Reading

China has made significant progress in eradicating absolute poverty, and has developed its own approach to human rights advancement, … Read more: GLOBALink | China's human rights accomplishments significant – XinhuaContinue Reading

JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's latest human rights report, presented at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, has garnered widespread … Read more: International praise for Saudi Arabia's human rights progress at UNHRC – Saudi GazetteContinue Reading

'Human-rights issue': Town pushed to define antisemitism … The Southern Georgian Bay Jewish Community is calling on the Town of Collingwood to adopt a … Read more: 'Human–rights issue': Town pushed to define antisemitism – Bradford TodayContinue Reading

Our response to the experiences of many facing transnational repression will define our commitment to human rights and democracy. Read more: To defeat authoritarianism and defend democracy, support human rights defenders in exileContinue Reading

… Human Rights at Strasbourg by Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors and Advocates. ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW. The legal firm submitted the … Read more: Derry's Annette McGavigan case in European Court of Human RightsContinue Reading

The PCS said it will argue this contravenes the right to strike enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Mark Serwotka … Read more: Union to use Human Rights Act to challenge minimum service strike law | Evening StandardContinue Reading

The PCS said it will argue this contravenes the right to strike enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Mark Serwotka said … Read more: Union to use Human Rights Act to challenge minimum service strike law | Redditch AdvertiserContinue Reading

Hosted on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), the “MI Response to Hate” virtual forum was the first in what the department … Read more: Civil rights dept. forum tackles the rising confluence of violence and votingContinue Reading

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp was liberated from the Nazi's and the world watched in horror as the terrible pain… Read more: Holocaust Remembrance Day Statement from AVP, Diversity and Human RightsContinue Reading

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has overturned a landmark human rights tribunal decision awarding $150000 to a woman who claimed she was discriminated … Read more: Judge overturns landmark 0K human rights award for mother who claimed discrimination – CBCContinue Reading

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — During a UN Human Rights Council conference at Geneva, over 120 countries have applauded China's unwavering … Read more: Xinhua Commentary: China, a pioneer in enriching global human rights practiceContinue Reading

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a US civil liberties group, filed the lawsuit on behalf of the human rights organisation, Defence for … Read more: US court hears civil case accusing Biden of 'complicity' in Gaza 'genocide' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Looking ahead, the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) will adopt China's UPR report in June, after China decides which recommendations to implement. Read more: China Rallies Friends, Stifles Human Rights Criticism at U.N. Universal Periodic ReviewContinue Reading