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The historic Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, a favorite target of bombers during the civil rights movement. · Fred Shuttlesworth was pastor of … Read more: Birmingham's Collegeville community helped nurture the 1963 civil rights movementContinue Reading

Rajaram Ka Purva is a most neglected rural hamlet inhabited by the poorest people of Kuchbandia community. This is located in such an isolated … Read more: Protecting Human Rights Of The Most Deprived People – CountercurrentsContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said successive UK governments had made little or no progress in addressing 11 policy recommendations … Read more: Ministers' failures mean disabled people in UK face growing poverty risk – reportContinue Reading

The meeting was requested by Albania, Japan, and the US to discuss the links between human rights abuses and violations in the DPRK and international … Read more: DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing on the Human Rights Situation – Security Council ReportContinue Reading

… the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights … the suspension of classes seriously affects the right to education, … Read more: Nicaragua seizes Catholic university accused of being 'centre of terrorism' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Many of the videos and posts that Human Right Watch reviewed portrayed Black people through offensive racial stereotypes. Read more: China: Combat Anti-Black Racism on Social Media | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A human rights group tracked 156 cases of alleged worker abuse in Myanmar garment factories at various brands. Read more: H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said some recommendations made by a United Nations inquiry in 2016 had not been delivered. The UN called for … Read more: Government failing disabled people, human rights watchdog warns – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Continuing inaction from governments in addressing problems faced by disabled people in the UK has been criticised by a human rights watchdog … Read more: Slow progress on efforts to improve lives of disabled, says human rights bodyContinue Reading

Human Rights Abuses And Disinformation: Hallmarks Of Wagner, Other Mercenary Groups In Africa – Analysis · 'Transnational criminal organisation' … Read more: Human Rights Abuses And Disinformation: Hallmarks Of Wagner, Other Mercenary Groups In AfricaContinue Reading

Some recommendations made seven years ago have still not been fulfilled, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said. A report, published on … Read more: Slow progress on efforts to improve lives of disabled, says human rights body | Dudley NewsContinue Reading

A former student of Humber College has filed a human rights complaint after he claims the school failed to meet accommodations necessary for him … Read more: Mississauga student launches human rights complaint against Toronto collegeContinue Reading

A Mississauga man has filed a human rights complaint against a Toronto College, alleging the school failed to provide him with accommodations for … Read more: Student files human rights complaint against Humber College – YouTubeContinue Reading

Over a dozen human rights organisations penned a letter to United States President Joe Biden, calling on the US government to press the Bahraini … Read more: Human rights groups urge Biden to intervene for release of Bahraini activistContinue Reading