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Alex Ortega is looking forward to expanding on the school's impressive record of training and research, locally and globally. Read more: Health, human rights focus for new Thompson school Dean Ortega | University of Hawaiʻi …Continue Reading

In October 2022, the Human Rights Council responded by adopting a resolution creating a mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Russia, citing grave … Read more: Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper: Update on human rights in the Russian Federation and …Continue Reading

A quick background reveals that UN Human Rights Office was established to monitor and report on human rights abuses in Uganda … Read more: What next for Uganda's human rights sector? – Daily MonitorContinue Reading

A regular tax-deductible donation to the Human Rights Law Centre is a powerful way to build a more just future. Regular support helps us push for … Read more: Make a monthly donation to the Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

Dene lawyer Jennifer Duncan is in Geneva, Switzerland, for the United Nations' review of Canada's human rights record. Duncan's main focus is what … Read more: United Nations reviews Canada's human rights record – APTN NewsContinue Reading

By Lee Minji. SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) — The former chief of the United Nations' landmark inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea said the … Read more: (Yonhap Interview) N. Korea's border reopening can be 'opportunity' for human rights improvementContinue Reading

Mexico City, Aug. 31 (EFE). – Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will present his fifth government report on Sept. Read more: Mexico's security and human rights crisis continues – La Prensa Latina MediaContinue Reading

Social media has become the new digital battleground as foreign actors try to improperly interfere in decision making processes and influence … Read more: Human rights: Protections against foreign social media interference – Law Society JournalContinue Reading

Human Rights at Sea has been working with welfare organisations, advocacy groups, membership bodies and state authorities in New Zealand to … Read more: Sustainable New Zealand Welfare Funding Mechanism Close to Agreement but Rivalries RemainContinue Reading

The report produced by the Commission, dated Oct 18, 2022, describes a wide range of violations of human rights and, in some cases, even war crimes. Read more: Human rights violations in Ukraine: the need for forensic investigations – The LancetContinue Reading

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) — The former chief of the United Nations' landmark inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea said the "interruption" … Read more: (LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) N. Korea's border reopening can be 'opportunity' for human …Continue Reading

Laws should be centered around protecting human rights, not clamping down on criticism. “Amnesty International urges the Bangladeshi authorities … Read more: Bangladesh: Government must remove draconian provisions from the Draft Cyber Security ActContinue Reading

The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) on Thursday denounced a recent report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that creates a new blood libel … Read more: SWC: Human Rights Watch report publishes horrific lies against Israel | ערוץ 7Continue Reading

Announcement Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. Read more: Nagorno-Karabakh: Update – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission | – House.govContinue Reading