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“We believe many of those facing deportation will be at grave risk of human rights violations if returned to Afghanistan, including arbitrary arrest … Read more: Pakistan urged to halt Afghan deportations to avoid 'human rights catastrophe' | UN NewsContinue Reading

Right Livelihood was highly engaged at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, delivering a total of nine oral statements. Read more: 54th UN Human Rights Council: We shed light on activist repression, indigenous peoples …Continue Reading

Palawa woman Maggie Blanden and Banjima woman Keshi Moore are up for a Human Rights Award. There is a notable number of First Nations finalists for … Read more: These young women tackled misinformation around the Voice. Now, they're finalists for a … – SBSContinue Reading

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission took up its voting seat at the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Sub … Read more: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Honoured To Be Involved In Peer … – ScoopContinue Reading

Ukraine: Arria-formula Meeting on “Violations and Abuses of Human Rights and Violations of International Humanitarian Law Investigated by the … Read more: Ukraine: Arria-formula Meeting on “Violations and Abuses of Human … – Security Council ReportContinue Reading

When humans protect nature, they are also securing human health and wellbeing." An article by eminent environmental lawyer Prof. Nicholas A. Robinson … Read more: "Recognition of human right to the environment can galvanize action and … – EurekAlert!Continue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Nigeria about Protection and Human Rights; published on 26 Oct 2023 by UN HRC. Read more: Nigeria reaffirms commitment to human rights of older persons by ratifying Protocol to African CharterContinue Reading

A blind woman from Maple Ridge has partially won a BC Human Rights Tribunal case against the City of Maple Ridge. Maria Kovacs, who was 72 at the … Read more: Blind woman partly wins human rights complaint against Maple RidgeContinue Reading

… human rights clinic. A graduate of the Robson Hall, Fenske was called to the bar in 2008. After beginning her legal career with Thompson Dorfman … Read more: New Clinical Counsel at Faculty of Law to support International Human Rights initiativeContinue Reading

In meetings with China's top diplomat, Newsom said, he raised concerns about human rights, the war between Israel and Hamas and the plight of David … Read more: Newsom discusses fentanyl, climate change during China visit – and has a bumpy toboggan rideContinue Reading

It was first used in 1967 when Israel banned the Palestinian flag and has continued to be used today, in the age of social media shadow-banning. Read more: There Is Never Any Justification For Targeting Innocent Civilians: Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Little Amal, the 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee child that has become a global symbol of the struggles of refugees, arrived in El Paso … Read more: Photos: Little Amal, the 12-foot symbol for human rights, touches hearts in El PasoContinue Reading

"Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, and when any country infringes on it, the United States must stand up and speak out," Senator Tammy … Read more: Senator urges US govt to continue pushing India on human rights issuesContinue 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: Employment Task Force Priorities for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Continue Reading