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“Mohammad Yunus' case is emblematic of the beleaguered state of human rights in Bangladesh, where the authorities have eroded freedoms and bulldozed … Read more: Bangladesh: Stop weaponizing labour law to harass Nobel Laureate Mohammad YunusContinue Reading

When Joe Biden took office he promised to put human rights at the “centre” of American foreign policy. But the U.S. president is now cosying up to … Read more: Less ethical US foreign policy requires new logic – ReutersContinue Reading

… human rights. Titled Persecution Worsens and Impunity Reigns, the report sheds light on the current state of religious freedom globally … Read more: Opinion: Western economic interests trumping human rights – SaskToday.caContinue Reading

I've come to understand that Texas violating my human rights was done purposefully, by design. It wasn't a bug in the system, it was a bonus … Read more: When Your Basic Human Rights are Violated, It Scars You for Life – MediumContinue Reading

NOBODY wants to admit it, but the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Scotland) Bill has been gutted. This means the upcoming Human Rights… Read more: Andrew Tickell: Lord Reed's judgment guts children's rights efforts | The NationalContinue Reading

A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighbouring Laos has been deported back to China, his attorney said, despite pleas from rights groups … Read more: Human rights lawyer fleeing state pressure deported back to China | The StarContinue Reading

… Human Rights Network (KHRN), the 1500tasvir monitor and the Iran Human Rights (IHR) group. A report in the official IRNA news agency, however … Read more: Iran detains Mahsa Amini's father, cracks down on protests: Rights groups – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Security in Iran's mostly Kurdish areas appears to have deterred large-scale protests, but human rights groups report confrontations in several … Read more: Iran Security Forces Deter Demonstrations Honoring Amini in Kurdish Areas – VOA NewsContinue Reading

By JAKE COYLE. AP Film Writer. TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, … Read more: 'Rustin' puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero – El Dorado News-TimesContinue Reading

… human rights obligations, aid spending, and even domestic spending … However, it is never enough for quangocrats, who have often accused the UK of … Read more: Never enough: how the UK is sold short by global quangos – TaxPayers' AllianceContinue Reading

Two years ago today, a group of international and Belarusian human rights organizations gathered to discuss how best to support our detained … Read more: Continuing the Fight for Jailed Rights Defenders in Belarus – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The OKC Human Rights Commission has spent its first year back in action organizing education events and developing the protocols for submitting … Read more: OKC Human Rights Commission fills 1st year with education, prepContinue Reading

A human rights report has criticised the use of barges to house migrants, as asylum seekers are feeling "unsettled" about returning to the Bibby … Read more: Asylum seekers from Bibby Stockholm barge 'unsettled' as human rights report blast bargeContinue Reading

The NHRC chairperson was referring to some foreign agencies taking up Human Rights violations in India at the international level. Read more: No "gross violation" of human rights in India, says NHRC chief | Headlines – DevdiscourseContinue Reading