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The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human rights and Labor has not had a confirmed leader for three years. Read more: Senate vets Biden's pick for key human rights diplomat – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), will officially appeal to the UN and the International … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner to appeal to UN and IRCR over bogus trial of captured UkrainiansContinue Reading

The ENNHRI is a body of forty-seven National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) across Europe to enhance the promotion and protection of human … Read more: Armenian HRD Elected to Board of European Human Rights NetworkContinue Reading

Israel's reported attempt to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk … Read more: Gaza 'buffer zone' possible war crime: UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, a prominent Bahraini human rights activist and advocacy director of the London-based NGO Bahrain Institute for Rights and … Read more: UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist – The GuardianContinue Reading

… , one of the biggest battles of the nearly two-year war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Human Rights Watch. Read more: More than 8,000 killed during 2022 Mariupol siege – Human Rights Watch | ReutersContinue Reading

Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) is part of a coalition calling on Global Affairs Canada to immediately halt military and … Read more: Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights calls on Canada to halt military exports to IsraelContinue Reading

Russia has vigorously denied committing atrocities or targeting civilians in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch said the total could be significantly higher … Read more: More than 8,000 killed during 2022 Mariupol siege: Human Rights Watch – Deccan HeraldContinue Reading

Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and human rights activist, spoke at Utah Valley University about her journey out of North Korea, … Read more: After escaping North Korea, human rights activist Yeonmi Park says she found freedom, GodContinue Reading

On January 12-14th, the MEC Human Rights and Equity (HRE) Committee joined more than 800 Union members, organizers, activists, and labor leaders from … Read more: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference – AFA United MECContinue Reading

Supporters of this expansion claim that it's a human rights issue (which is the same argument made for the terminally and chronically ill—those who … Read more: Assisted Suicide and Human Rights | Answers in GenesisContinue Reading

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei was stopped by the UK Border Force on September 29 upon his return from addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in … Read more: Home Secretary apologises to Bahraini human rights activist for Gatwick incidentContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The director of the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said the experience of … Read more: Home Secretary apologises to Bahraini human rights activist for Gatwick incident – AOL UKContinue Reading

Kremlin media outlets and "z blogger" Telegram channels are distributing a news video allegedly shot by Human Rights Watch. According to the video … Read more: Russian propaganda fakes Human Rights Watch video – UkrinformContinue Reading