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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

Allegations of human rights harms pose serious threats to the public support necessary to a fast-paced energy transition and to the sustainable roll- … Read more: Comment: The renewable energy revolution will only happen in time if no one is left behindContinue Reading

In November, Eamon Gilmore, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for Human Rights, will arrive in a country in flight. Read more: Five truths to know: Cuba, the European Union and Human Rights – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The UN human rights mission in Ukraine, which has dozens of monitors in the country, said it expects the real toll to be "significantly higher" … Read more: Civilian death toll in Ukraine tops 10,000: UN Human Rights Office – CNBCTV18.comContinue Reading

GENEVA: More than 10000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, with about half of recent deaths occurring … Read more: Civilian death toll in Ukraine tops 10,000 — UN Human Rights Office | Arab NewsContinue Reading

… Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. Authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province, which are … Read more: China is expanding its crackdown on mosques, Human Rights Watch saysContinue Reading

Delta Air Lines workers recently made a historic visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. In 1968, Memphis was the site of a pitched … Read more: Delta Workers Travel the Civil Rights (Union Rights) Road to Memphis – IAMAWContinue Reading

A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, … Read more: China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights …Continue Reading

China is closing, destroying and repurposing mosques, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged in a new report. The crackdown is part of a "systematic … Read more: China: Human Rights Watch accuses Beijing of closing and destroying mosques – BBCContinue Reading

IncludeAbility, a project of the Australian Human Rights Commission, ran three-month employment pilots in Perth and the Illawarra with the goal of … Read more: New approach to disability employment sees outstanding resultsContinue Reading

In 2023, shareholder activism saw a steady number of submissions regarding human rights in conflict-affected areas, with some proposals including … Read more: 2023 Shareholder Roundup: Israel-Related Proposals Hold Steady with Focus on Human … – ADLContinue Reading