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United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question how its reforms to universal credit are in line with human rights … Read more: Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations – Big IssueContinue Reading

Ginger Minj Shares Her Journey from Small Town Kid to Becoming an International Queer Icon. 67 views · 12 hours ago …more. Human Rights Campaign. Read more: Ginger Minj Shares Her Journey from Small Town Kid to Becoming an International Queer IconContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council. The theme of the gathering was grim but urgent: examining the escalating state of human rights violations in Iran, focusing … Read more: Geneva Conference Highlights Surge in Executions in Iran and Impunity for the 1988 MassacreContinue Reading

Somali Government's Position and Legal Clarifications. Following parliamentary ratification, the Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development … Read more: Somalia Clarifies Position on African Children's Rights Charter Amid Islamic Law ConcernsContinue Reading

Since our founding almost 55 years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been at the forefront of the fight to protect and expand civil rights … Read more: Defending against hate and extremism, SPLC safeguards democracy, civil rightsContinue Reading

"These arrests are in breach of the UK's international human rights obligations and should not be happening", they added. A large crowd, many … Read more: London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Kemi Badenoch's plans to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and begin mass deportations are the first in a series of hard-line … Read more: Kemi Badenoch's seven-point plan to secure the borders – The TelegraphContinue Reading

The Academy has chosen the topic, “The Right to Protest under international human rights law: legal protection and challenges ahead.” In recent years, … Read more: American University Human Rights Essay Award 2026 – Opportunity DeskContinue Reading

… human rights and care about freedoms, to be taking police resources away from protecting the rights and freedoms of Jewish people to live their … Read more: Starmer tells protesters to 'respect grief of British Jews' – BBCContinue Reading

Iran executes six alleged Israeli spies amid escalating conflict, raising human rights concerns and highlighting regional tensions. Read more: Iran Executes 6 Death-Row Inmates Alleged to Carry Out Attacks for IsraelContinue Reading

The comedian explained Friday on "Real Time with Bill Maher" why he joined the Riyadh Comedy Festival in a nation plagued by human rights abuses. Read more: Louis C.K. Defends Joining Riyadh Comedy Festival Despite Saudi Human Rights RecordContinue Reading

Artists and actors, etc., have been at the forefront of human rights, civil rights and environmental justice for ages. Good to have people with … Read more: Some of Hollywood's most prominent names descended on London on Friday night to … – FacebookContinue Reading

Sri Lanka rejects calls for international oversight. Victims' families, civil society groups and human rights bodies have repeatedly pressed for … Read more: More than 200 skeletons uncovered in mass grave in Sri Lanka, exposing its haunting historyContinue Reading

The human rights situation in #Haiti has reached a boiling point. We can – and must – turn this situation around. – UN Human Rights Chief Volker … Read more: The human rights situation in #Haiti has reached a boiling point. We can – and must – FacebookContinue Reading