Former human rights chief launches defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman
Former Canadian Human Rights commissioner Birju Dattani is suing Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, accusing her and others of ...
Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the U.N.’s top human rights body and will not ...
Human Rights Watch: Displacing Palestinians Would Be Moral Abomination
GENEVA (Reuters) - Displacing Palestinians would be a moral abomination, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director ...
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How conservation NGOs can put human rights principles into practice (commentary)
Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed ...
A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm
Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South ...
B.C. has effectively made police liaisons in schools mandatory: human rights commissioner
The human rights commissioner is calling for a study on the effectiveness of school liaisons after the province fired the ...
Congo Requests Emergency Session of UN Human Rights Council on Goma
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has requested an emergency session of the U.N. Human Rights Council to ...
Religious leader: Protecting human rights is vital to peacemaking and essential for believers
These rights speak for themselves but cannot defend themselves. That is our task. I believe our rights come from God, but ...