Jessica Corbett, staff writerAfter release of U.S. intelligence report, one critic said letting Saudi crown prince "get away with the murder" of dissident journalist "is absolutely abhorrent and horrific."
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Independent UN human rights experts appealed on Friday for the new United States Government to adopt wide ranging reforms to end police violence and address systemic racism and racial discrimination.
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An Iraqi human rights monitor says three anti-government protesters have died after Iraqi security forces used live ammunition to disperse crowds in the fifth day of protests in southern Iraq
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Myanmar's ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 11, 2019.
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Myanmar's UN ambassador called on the world body to end the military coup in his...
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Family members and human rights officials have called on Cambodia’s government to probe the use of cellphone jamming devices in prison cells they believe are impacting the health and rights of detainees after jailed activists complained of what...
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( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia recently announced a series of important and necessary reforms, but ongoing repression and a lack of respect for basic rights are major barriers to progress, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sent to a prison outside Moscow to serve his sentence, his lawyer said Thursday, a move that came despite a demand by Europe's top human rights court for his release.Navalny lawyer Vadim Kobzev did...
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Leaked Emails Confirm UN Gave Names Of Dissidents To CCP
Authored by Alex Newman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Leaked emails prove that, contrary to United Nations denials, UN human-rights officials did in fact give the names of...
Democratic lawmakers and human rights advocates on Thursday rebuked Sen. Rand Paul after the Kentucky Republican attempted to derail the historic Senate confirmation hearing of assistant health and human services secretary nominee Rachel Levine, in...
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According to Football Espana via the Independent, the families of Saudi Arabian prisoners have pleaded with Lionel Messi to reject an offer to become the face of the Kingdom’s tourism board....
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A report submitted Thursday to the U.N. Human Rights Council finds massive violations against anti-government protesters in the run-up to the August presidential elections in Belarus and its aftermath. The report covers serious violations between...
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Over the last year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has made national headlines for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. A byproduct of his media exposure is the sudden legion of fans (including Chelsea Handler) who sees him as a sex...
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Progressive lawmakers and human rights advocates on Wednesday condemned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—and the GOP caucus that backed her up—after the Georgia Republican went on a hateful anti-transgender screed before moving to adjourn the House...
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"Door Is Always Open": China Invites UN Rights Chief To Investigate Uighur Genocide Charge
While vehemently rejecting widespread reports from the US and Western allies as well as various Europe-based human rights groups of a...
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Human rights have been battered in the COVID-19 pandemic but recovery represents a chance to improve on the status quo and finally ensure dignity for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Wednesday.
Malaysian opposition lawmakers and international human rights groups are demanding the government explain why it deported more than 1,000 Myanmar migrants in violation of a court order prohibiting the action.The High Court in Kuala Lumpur ordered a...
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Belarusians face lengthy prison sentences for vlogs and news reportingBelarusian journalists under pressure (left to right): Katsiaryna Andreyeva, Darya Chultsova and Katsiaryna Barysevich. Image courtesy of Human Rights Center...
In a speech to the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to press for universal protection and promotion of human rights.In his first appearance before the U.N.’s top...
Even Twitter, the highest-ranked company in Ranking Digital Rights’ study, gets dinged for insufficient transparency. And Amazon’s rating is far worse.
A new report on the human-rights policies of 26 tech and telecom firms around the...
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The comments come amid an open letter backed by 180 human rights groups and Canadian MPs calling for a boycott of the major sporting event over alleged human rights abuses in China's westernmost region, souring ties between Beijing, London and...