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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index is a primary driving force for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and serves as the national … Read more: Cornerstone Research Receives Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's …Continue Reading

Former Human Rights Watch chief now polishing Dominican president's image. José Miguel Vivanco, the ex-head of HRW's Americas division, is providing " … Read more: Dominican Republic/Haiti/United States : Former Human Rights Watch chief now polishing …Continue Reading

JAKARTA: In over two decades as a civil rights activist, Mr Haris Azhar, 48, has been the target of multiple efforts to silence him. Read more: Indonesia Elections 2024: Will Jokowi's successor be 'brave and firm' in upholding human rights?Continue Reading

Human Rights Tribunal thrown out. In his complaint, Gleb Glebov claimed his termination constituted religious discrimination, specifically against his … Read more: B.C. instructor fired for YouTube videos has human rights complaint dismissed | CTV NewsContinue Reading

Human Rights First outlines some concerns with provisions of this bill that would impact people seeking asylum. Eliminates Crucial Safeguards on … Read more: Analysis of Asylum Provisions in Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations …Continue Reading

IHREC recommended that the State develop a strategy and implementation plan on poverty reduction which “embraces a human rights approach with … Read more: State's policy failings are 'fuelling division', says human rights group – The Irish TimesContinue Reading

OCR plays a unique role in serving as the agency at HHS that enforces federal civil rights, privacy and security laws in health care. HIPAA … Read more: HHS' Office for Civil Rights Settles Malicious Insider Cybersecurity Investigation for .75 MillionContinue Reading

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 240 national organizations committed to promoting and … Read more: The Leadership Conference Supports the Confirmation of Amir AliContinue Reading

Some civil and human rights groups call the proposed legislation “regressive” for its expansion of cash bail and extreme limits on bail funds. The … Read more: Southern Center for Human Rights say SB63 could exacerbate jail overcrowding – WABEContinue Reading

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed Caritas Australia chair Robert Fitzgerald to the Australian Human Rights Commission for a five-year term … Read more: Caritas chair appointed to Human Rights Commission – CathNewsContinue Reading

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair … Read more: UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan – UN NewsContinue Reading

Franck Kuwonu:Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2024: In his native Togo, Roger Kodzo Klomegah is reshaping the future of human rights through … Read more: Human rights leaders need real-world solutions: My reflections on future of human rightsContinue Reading

“We are deeply concerned by how respect for and protection of human rights have eroded under the Nayib Bukele administration and by the likelihood … Read more: El Salvador: Human rights crisis could deepen during Bukele's second termContinue Reading

Human Rights First documented reports of attacks – including murder, kidnapping, rape, and torture – against at least 13,480 asylum seekers and … Read more: Analysis of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Continue Reading