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A B.C. court has overturned a human rights tribunal that awarded an Afro-Indigenous mother $150000 for discrimination. Read more: B.C. court overturns human rights ruling awarding Indigenous mother 0K for discriminationContinue Reading

Recently marking our 30th Anniversary and currently screening films in over 15 cities around the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) … Read more: The Dart Center & Human Rights Watch Film Festival Present: "Bad Press"Continue Reading

A top Chinese diplomat said Beijing would “earnestly study” 428 recommendations for addressing human rights submitted by U.N. members, … Read more: China 'gamed' UN human rights review, experts say – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading

Human Rights First is alarmed at the far-right extremist campaign to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the military under the … Read more: Statement for the Record of Human Rights First on U.S. House Committee on Oversight and …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Watch 8:06 Analysis by DW political correspondent Thomas Sparrow #gaza #unrwa #humanitarian Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user … Read more: Human Rights Watch: UNRWA funding cuts hit wrong target | DW News – YouTubeContinue Reading

Eswatini's parliament should provide sufficient resources to protect women against violence and to effectively implement the 2023-2027 National … Read more: Eswatini: Address Violence Against Women | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Three years ago, I joined a small team at Human Rights First that was leading a global coalition of civil society groups, trying to make use of a … Read more: It's Time to Use Magnitsky Sanctions to Better Protect Marginalized GroupsContinue Reading

The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently published a policy statement (Policy) pertaining to “caste-based discrimination” under Ontario's … Read more: Ontario, Canada Human Rights Commission Publishes Policy on Caste-based DiscriminationContinue Reading

We hear from human rights attorney Noura Erakat for her thoughts following the International Court of Justice's preliminary ruling on South … Read more: Ruling on genocide case against Israel: Human rights attorney weighs in – Little Rock Public RadioContinue Reading

The Home Office (Secretary of State) implicitly considers whether an application is a human rights claim and whether a right of appeal exists against … Read more: A Guide to Human Rights Claims in UK Immigration Applications – LexologyContinue Reading

Kurdish political prisoners Pezhman Fatehi, Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi and Vafa Azarbar were executed today in Ghezel Hesar Prison in … Read more: Iran executes four Kurdish political prisoners in Karaj – Kurdistan Human Rights NetworkContinue Reading

The law would hold large companies to account for their human rights and environmental impacts across their global value chains. Under the law, … Read more: Germany Throws a Spanner in Works of the EU Supply Chain Law | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A human rights activist accused of being behind several fires was arrested on Thursday January 25 in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, … Read more: Human rights activist arrested in Equatorial Guinea – Medafrica TimesContinue Reading

Pierina Nochetti, a lesbian human rights activist, is facing criminal charges of “aggravated damage” for painting a graffiti in protest … Read more: Argentina: Lgbti+ activist criminalised for graffiti protest – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading