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Through the Freedom Fellowship, HRF offers mentorship opportunities to extraordinary individuals who are promoting human rights and operating … Read more: Freedom Fellows – Human Rights FoundationContinue Reading

New York, January 11, 2024 – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a year of some of the worst … Read more: Global Rights Crises Deepen as World Leaders Shy Away – YubaNetContinue Reading

The United Kingdom government's policies and practices both severely eroded domestic human rights protections and undermined its efforts to … Read more: UK Government Severely Eroded Human Rights in 2023Continue Reading

We remain concerned by violence against human rights defenders, women and social leaders in Colombia: UK statement at the UN Security Council. Read more: We remain concerned by violence against human rights defenders, women and social … – GOV.UKContinue Reading

… human rights luminaries such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Eleanor Roosevelt. … Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor. #humanrights. For more … Read more: The Sound of Human Rights: 'Everyone Everywhere' | United NationsContinue Reading

The sanctions are said to be retaliation for a yearly U.S. government report on human rights in Xinjiang, where Uyghur Muslims live. Read more: China retaliates after US research company and analysts expose human rights abusesContinue Reading

Qatar is hosting another international football tournament, and while the country's human rights record was in the spotlight during the World Cup, … Read more: With Qatar hosting the AFC Asian Cup, have human rights concerns 'washed away'? – SBSContinue Reading

Bomb Attack Targets Anti-Racist Organization In Cyprus, Human Rights Defenders Increasingly At Risk In Europe. EU | January 11, 2024, Thursday … Read more: Bomb Attack Targets Anti-Racist Organization In Cyprus, Human Rights Defenders … – Novinite.comContinue Reading

In its annual report, watchdog says 2023 was 'formidable year' for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities. Read more: Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes, Criticizes 'Selective Outrage' of AlliesContinue Reading

… human rights, media freedom, or political advocacy”. The prime minister is braced for a Commons showdown on Tuesday and Wednesday over his Rwanda … Read more: UK government admits Rwanda has 'issues with its human rights record' – The GuardianContinue Reading

“Alarmingly, an existing police directive authorises the use of lethal force in violation of human rights standards. All law enforcement officers have … Read more: Papua New Guinea: Police and military must 'protect human rights' amid riotsContinue Reading

"President Lula ends his first year in office with a mixed record on human rights," said César Myñoz, acting Brazil director at Human Rights Watch. " … Read more: Lula's First Year in Brazil: Mixed Human Rights Record | Mirage NewsContinue Reading

… human rights group hopes to stop removals unless suitable alternative shelter is available. The Coalition for Justice and Human Rights is suing … Read more: City of Edmonton and human rights group in court over homeless encampment removalsContinue Reading

We're joined by William Schabas, a human rights law expert who chaired the UN Commission of Inquiry into the 2014 Israel-Gaza war. Read more: 'South Africa has a very compelling case' at ICJ, says human rights law expert – Channel 4Continue Reading