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Human Rights Watch’s Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The following input draws from our research on women’s prisons in Japan as well as Japan’s “hostage justice” system. Based on ...
Regional court blames Guatemala for the disappearance of 4 human rights activists in 1989
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Guatemalan government was responsible for human rights violations ...
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Human Rights Commission Reaffirms Humboldt County’s ‘Sanctuary County’ Status, Will Discuss What That Means at its Next Meeting
The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission (HCHRC) feels the time is right to issue a reminder that Humboldt County is a Sanctuary County. As a county Commission charged with advising the Board of ...
How the Human Rights Act makes Britain harder to govern
The Human Rights Act undermines Britain’s parliamentary democracy and common law tradition by placing the protection of human ...
Mexican legislators reelect head of human rights agency who failed to address abuses
Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party have reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission despite widespread ...
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Elsmere Councilwoman Serena Owen among 16 nominees for Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights (KCHR) will hold its Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame 2024 Inductions Ceremony on ...
Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the ...
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime
Israel has overseen the forced mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza in a deliberate and systematic campaign that amounts ...
'AI could transform our world but has enormous risks': Michael O'Flaherty on tech and human rights
The Council of Europe's new Commissioner for Human Rights warned that failing to defend Ukraine would be an "existential loss ...