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Middle East News: The UN human rights chief condemned the increase in hatred globally since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel. Read more: UN rights chief slams hatred surge sparked by Gaza war – The Times of IndiaContinue Reading

However, she drew criticism from human rights campaigners, including the group Liberty, which described her comments as "inflammatory and dangerous". Read more: Thousands attend pro-Palestinian march in Manchester – BBC NewsContinue Reading

I mean “we” the heirs of civil rights movements and human rights campaigns—who have been too afraid to speak up for a people who have been largely … Read more: Commentary: US silence: A reflection on conflict in Israel-Palestine – Seacoastonline.comContinue Reading

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief has strongly denounced the “sharp rise in hatred globally” since the war between Hamas and Israel began on Oct. Read more: UN human rights chief 'disgusted' by the surge in cases of hate speech – Arab NewsContinue Reading

… on Australia to take firmer steps to reducing emissions, saying failure to do so is a violation of their human rights. Read more: Pasifika activists say climate inaction is a violation of human rights | SBS NewsContinue Reading

In a new study, experts have presented evidence that climate change is impeding the human rights of people living in the Pacific. Read more: Climate change has become a human rights crisis – Earth.comContinue Reading

Amnesty International, Charity and Security Network and Human Rights Watch has urged the Financial Action Task Force. Read more: Amnesty International wants FATF to review India's obliteration of human rights, crackdown …Continue Reading

On November 3, 2023, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns about the dire situation… Read more: Darfur: Women's Bodies Are Being Used As A Tool Of War – ForbesContinue Reading

Explore how Resolution 2601 can serve as a good practice that can be applied or replicated by international and regional human rights mechanisms to … Read more: Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021) on Protecting Education in ConflictContinue Reading

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is seeking feedback on the province's new school pronoun legislation. Read more: Sask Human Rights Commission surveying residents about pronoun law – CTV News SaskatoonContinue Reading

Human Rights Professor at the University of Galway, Professor Ray Murphy, say's Israel's conduct is leading to the high level's a deaths in … Read more: Galway Human Rights Professor Claims There's No Justification For Israel's Hostilities – Clare FMContinue Reading

Iran's chairmanship was widely denounced in the wake of decades of human rights violations and most recently the hijab-related deaths of two young … Read more: UN shows a tone-deaf approach in appointing Iran to chair human rights forum – Toronto StarContinue Reading

Referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, President Wickremesinghe emphasized that every country must adhere to this crucial document. Read more: President questions discrepancy in global treatment of similar human rights challengesContinue Reading

Groups fighting Death By Incarceration traveled to Geneva to brief committee for its review of U.S. compliance with human rights treaty. Read more: UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.Continue Reading