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Eleven Democrat representatives, led by Ilhan Omar, who is herself a Muslim, denounced the country's abysmal human rights record and called for … Read more: Lawmakers Ask to Suspend U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Cite Religious Liberty, Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Human Rights Law Centre and Australian Democracy Network are deeply concerned about the heavy-handed police … Read more: Civil rights groups condemn police repression of Port Botany rallyContinue Reading

The undersigned organisations, human rights groups, and defenders are calling for the Indonesian Government to end its judicial harassment … Read more: Global solidarity with Indonesian rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris AzharContinue Reading

'An action plan for humanity'. Eleanor Roosevelt holds up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, 1948. 10 December 2023 marks 75 years … Read more: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years OnContinue Reading

The 6th Conference on Human Rights, co-convened by SSEAC and the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia, showcased research on indigeneity and … Read more: Bridging research and policymaking 6th Conference on Human Rights – The University of SydneyContinue Reading

Isaac Chotiner interviews Ben Cardin, Maryland's senator and the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about a bill that would aid … Read more: Should U.S. Aid to Israel Be Contingent on Human Rights? | The New YorkerContinue Reading

Human rights work can be messy. Without having dilemmas neatly organized and presented, few human rights workers speak about the mistakes, … Read more: Detangling human rights dilemmas in Messy Ethics – The ManitobanContinue Reading

The United States has suspended human rights restrictions on foreign aid in order to send $235 million worth of weaponry to Egypt. Read more: U.S. Waives Human Rights Conditions To Grant Egypt Military AidContinue Reading

Yaqub Ahmed, a 34-year-old Somalian, was convicted of rape in the UK. Ordered to be deported in 2018, he played on Britain's concern for human rights Read more: JENNI MURRAY: Rapist who changed my mind about our human rights folly – Daily MailContinue Reading

Towards Effective Change in Implementing Obligations, Responsibilities and Remedies – 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights 27 … Read more: Day 1 (Room XX) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2023 | UN Web TVContinue Reading

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence and genocide. Payam Akhavan is an international human rights lawyer and … Read more: International human rights lawyer discusses genocide and conflict – The PeakContinue Reading

Saudi authorities routinely commit human rights abuses such as arbitrary detention, target women's rights activists and human rights defenders, and … Read more: Saudi Arabia Should Not Host World Expo Due to 'Appalling Human Rights Situation,' Say …Continue Reading

Support Our Work! To maintain our independence, Human Rights Watch accepts no government funding whatsoever. We rely on folks like you and your … Read more: Dangerous Assault on UK Democracy | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

PEN International, the British Embassy, PEN Honduras and the Association for Democracy and Human Rights (ASOPODEHU) presented #PENsarLibres, a … Read more: Campaign highlights the role of journalism in societies and democracy – GOV.UKContinue Reading