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The Arab-European Center for Human Rights and International Law welcomed what was announced in the report of Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour on … Read more: Arab-European Center for Human Rights urges Libyan AG to implement judicial rulingsContinue Reading

The Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission is pushing hard for children, teenagers and people who lack capacity to give consent at … Read more: ACT Human Rights Commission pushes dying laws for youth and those who can't consentContinue Reading

Military officers who committed human rights abuses during Uruguay's dictatorship from 1973 to 1985 could soon be allowed to serve out their … Read more: Uruguay bill stirs debate about dictatorship-era crimes – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told Apple Inc. Tuesday that the tech giant must allow its investors to vote on two separate … Read more: Apple Can't Duck Investor Vote On Human Rights Proposals – Law360Continue Reading

Apple Inc. must give its investors the opportunity to vote on shareholder proposals pressing the company on its human rights policies, the SEC … Read more: Apple Shareholders Can Vote on Human Rights Proposals, SEC SaysContinue Reading

British lawyer Michael Vidler has been awarded an Order of the British Empire honour for "services to… Human Rights in Hong Kong." Read more: Ex-Hong Kong lawyer Michael Vidler receives UK's OBE honourContinue Reading

Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts. Given Israeli destruction of the Gaza Strip, critics … Read more: Calls For 'Voluntary' Gaza Migration Alarm Human Rights Experts – HuffPostContinue Reading

Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts. Matt Shuham. Wed, 3 January 2024 at 3:43 pm GMT-8 ·6 … Read more: Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights ExpertsContinue Reading

VF Corporation announces its annual rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Read more: VF Corporation Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 …Continue Reading

WASHINGTON DC, Jan 3 2024 (IPS) – In its military campaign in Gaza, Israel faces a seemingly endless list of alleged human rights violations. Read more: Will the Human Rights Movement Survive the Gaza War? – Inter Press ServiceContinue Reading

On the last day of 2023, Ambassador Václav Bálek's one-year mandate as the president of the UN Human Rights Council came to an end. As customary … Read more: The Czech Republic successfully concludes the UN Human Rights Council presidencyContinue Reading

On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Read more: Dignifying the human rights of PDLs | Inquirer OpinionContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Commission expressed outrage Wednesday that convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith would be put to death using … Read more: U.N. human rights agency decries Alabama's use of nitrogen hypoxia in execution – UPI.comContinue Reading

The 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Campaign's Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., highlighted transformative stories and the ongoing … Read more: HRC celebrates 20 years of empowering Black LGBTQ+ leaders at annual HBCU summitContinue Reading