Human Rights Watch condemns detention of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu
Human Rights Watch Turkey Director Emma Sinclair-Webb condemned the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and others ...
UN human rights office ‘horrified’ by new Israeli aerial assault of Gaza
UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al Kheetan on Tuesday said he was “horrified” by Israel’s airstrikes across the Gaza ...
Manitoba plans to introduce human rights protection for gender expression
The Manitoba government plans to expand the province's human rights code to cover gender expression, which it says will bring ...
Human Rights Watch1h
Mauritius: Set Rights Agenda for New Government
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam should prioritize human rights in all policy decisions, both domestically ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7h
Manitoba government eyes human rights protection for gender expression
The Manitoba government plans to expand the province’s human rights code to cover gender expression. The code already ...
Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
A leading rights group says that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to neighboring Afghanistan where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire ...
China Daily Global Edition6h
China's progress in human rights protection praised
Sun Meng, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law's Human Rights Institute, said that in the past decade ...
Long Island Press15h
LI fire departments fined for confederate flags, alleged human rights law violations
Long Island fire departments will pay fines for displaying Confederate flags and for allegedly discriminatory membership ...
Marietta Times2h
Kenya hosts Dutch royals as allegations of rights abuses mount in the East African nation
Kenya is hosting the Dutch king and queen as allegations of human rights abuses are mounting in the East African country, with Kenyans writing hundreds of emails and petitioning the royals to cancel ...
Panama releases detained deportees from the U.S. after human rights criticism
The deportees, largely from Asian countries, were part of a deal struck between the Trump administration and Panama and Costa ...
Cuban human rights groups worry about shutting down amid lack of U.S. funding
The cuts have shocked pro-democracy groups that monitor prisoners in Cuba, which have been the sole providers of information ...
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LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include ...