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Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a law professor and civil rights scholar who had a distinguished career at Harvard Law School and whose list of clients … Read more: Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70Continue Reading

Physical size and the Human Rights Act. While New Zealand lacks data relating to incidents of weight discrimination, there have been seven complaints … Read more: Sasha Borissenko: NZ falls short on human rights for overweight people – NZ HeraldContinue Reading

5 August 2023 Human Rights. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the United Nations will support Brazil's indigenous peoples and … Read more: Land and basic services are 'your rights, not favours', UN deputy-chief | UN NewsContinue Reading

On Thursday, two human rights organisations called for an independent investigation into the actions of the Greek coast guard after a migrant … Read more: Human rights organisations demand justice for victims of Pylos shipwreck after 'starkly …Continue Reading

Renowned and beloved throughout the legal community, especially in the civil rights community, “Tree,” as he was affectionately known to his … Read more: Lawyers' Committee Mourns the Passing of Professor Charles OgletreeContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Niger about Protection and Human Rights; published on 5 Aug 2023 by ACF, ACTED and 15ount other … Read more: Niger: NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs of …Continue Reading

Ogletree, a law professor and civil rights scholar whose list of clients ranged from Anita Hill to Tupac Shakur, died after a lengthy battle with … Read more: Charles Ogletree, legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law, dies at 70 – MassLive.comContinue Reading

The UN announced Friday that it will be closing its rights office in Uganda this weekend. Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, … Read more: UN to close its rights office in Uganda – The NationContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on United States of America about Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Jul 2023 by HRW. Read more: US: Texas officials put migrants in danger – United States of America – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The clean energy source comes at a high environmental and human rights cost, and local tribes are pushing back. Read more: India's hydropower zeal is met with fierce resistance on the ground | FairPlanetContinue Reading

A new documentary and human rights report have documented savage attacks in 2021 by Indonesian security forces on a remote West Papuan village … Read more: New documentary, human rights report allege Indonesian atrocities in West PapuaContinue Reading

Philanthropist, human rights visionary, renowned business leader and past Chancellor of UM has died at age 96. August 5, 2023 —. In 1985 Arthur V. Read more: UM community mourns Arthur V. Mauro – UM Today – University of ManitobaContinue Reading

Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Director says " our inability to learn from the mistakes and sufferings we faced yesterday has prevented…" Read more: Director General of Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Centre calls for political toleranceContinue Reading

The human rights organisation made the remarks in its input to the United Nations' 2024 Universal Periodic Review on Malta and provides its … Read more: Amnesty International concerned rule of law reforms 'insufficient or superficial'Continue Reading