Human Rights

2023 - 12 - 4

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2 Reasons For Optimism On 75th Anniversary Of Universal ... (Forbes)

75 years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. They have made a difference in peoples' lives and show how consensus is possible even in ...

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Ghana: Invest More in Mental Health Services (Human Rights Watch)

The Ghanaian government should provide rights-based mental health services and adequate support for housing, independent living, and job training for people ...

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Jordan: Security Forces Target LGBT Activists (Human Rights Watch)

The authorities in Jordan have systematically targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights activists and coordinated an unlawful crackdown ...

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Celebrating Dick Marty, a Human Rights Champion (Human Rights Watch)

A human rights hero was rightly honored last week. Dick Marty earned a reputation in the 1980s as a dogged prosecutor of organized crime in the Swiss canton ...

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Commemorating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human ... (Stimson Center)

Considering the importance of a more responsible, restrained, and arms trade on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Uzbekistan: Blogger Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison (Human Rights Watch)

A criminal court in Uzbekistan sentenced a blogger from the Ferghana region to eight years in prison and ordered his social media accounts and channels ...

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Director's update: Human rights at the crossroads (International Service for Human Rights)

As the year end looms, ISHR executive director Phil Lynch shares reflections on the context in which we operate, the importance of applying a principled, non- ...

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: restrictive measures ... (EU News)

The Council adopted a decision prolonging sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses in various ...

Türk calls for more human rights education to build “just, peaceful ... (OHCHR)

GENEVA (4 December 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called today for policies supporting human rights education programmes, ...

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Human Rights Day (North East Bylines)

Human Rights Day is on 10 December. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (Martin Luther King)

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