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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iranian authorities have arrested at least a dozen women's and human rights activists a month ahead of the anniversary … Read more: Iran cracks down ahead of protest anniversary | Rudaw.netContinue Reading

… who participated in efforts to repress civil society organizations, … freedoms of the Nicaraguan people and respect for their human rights. Read more: Promoting Accountability for the Ortega-Murillo Regime for Restricting FreedomsContinue Reading

GJC Among Organizations Demanding Halt to Deportations of Haitian Migrants Amidst Worsening Crisis in Haiti. Haiti Justice and International … Read more: News – Center for Human Rights & Global JusticeContinue Reading

The Basmanny District Court has been directly involved in human rights abuses against Russian opposition leaders through multiple prison sentences for … Read more: Canada announces sanctions against 13 Russian individuals and 3 entities following … – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

Help us get to 25 signers! We, the undersigned, urgently appeal to your authority to address the dire human rights crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Read more: ACT NOW: Ethiopia ICHREE Extension for Human Rights – Resistbot PetitionContinue Reading

North Korea on Saturday lashed out at the UN for accusing the Pyongyang regime of widespread systematic human rights violations and called North … Read more: North Korea Lashes Out At UN And Calls Defectors 'Scum' – Channels TelevisionContinue Reading

Their justification is that judges at the European Court of Human Rights are blocking the deportation of illegal migrants from the UK to Rwanda, which … Read more: British Conservatives' contempt for human rights – Jordan TimesContinue Reading

Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George addressing a press conference at Jinnah House APP02-190823 LAHORE: August 19 – Caretaker … Read more: Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George addressing a press conference …Continue Reading

The U.N. Security Council discussed human rights abuses in North Korea on Thursday, with the U.S. ambassador criticising leader Kim Jong Un for using … Read more: North Korea slams UN human rights meeting as a US 'scheme' – ReutersContinue Reading

As the Parliament of the World's Religions celebrates its 130th anniversary, we examine the concept of Human Rights in Buddhism. Read more: Buddhistdoor View: Grounding our Human Values and Human RightsContinue Reading

Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov … Read more: Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei SakharovContinue Reading

The newly deployed Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), DIG Abiodu Alabi, … Read more: Key into IGP's vision, respect human rights, Alabi warns detectives – The Guardian NigeriaContinue Reading

Two human rights advocacy groups have listed hundreds of incidents of human rights violations by immigration officials that include physical … Read more: Report: Human rights abuses by US immigration officials are rampant at the southern borderContinue Reading

However, the Charter (of Rights and Freedoms) dictates that unless and until encampment residents are provided with truly accessible accommodation, … Read more: City, county urged to take 'human rights-based approach' to encampments – Guelph TodayContinue Reading