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UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 52 minutes agoThe U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians ...
Institute Founder Credits Youth for Human Rights for the Vision That Informs Her Life’s Work
Digital Journal· 3 hours agoFrom the playgrounds of a ghetto neighborhood in Romania to the halls of the United Nations,...
Why Sac State seems determined to be a world divestment judge and juror in silence | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 51 minutes agoAfter announcing an ambitious new socially responsible investment plan, Sac State remains silent on...
Ahmad Farhad: Amnesty says Pakistani poet and journalist has been abducted
The Independent via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoAhmad Farhad, a Pakistani journalist and poet, has been missing for more than a week amid concerns...
Opinion: California enables abusive child marriage, but Bay Area lawmaker blocks reform effort
San Jose Mercury News· 20 minutes agoCalifornia was close to ending child marriage, a human rights abuse that world leaders have vowed to eliminate by year 2030 to help empower women and girls. The United Nations considers all marriage before age 18 to be forced marriage.
Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote
Seattle Times· 2 days agoFIFA was urged by international lawyers Wednesday to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi...
New EU due diligence law governing big business is a landmark advance for human rightsEurope: New EU...
Amnesty International· 4 hours agoA vote by ministers of the 27 EU member states today to pass a law requiring big businesses to identify and address negative human rights and environmental impacts in their operations marks ...
Jeremy Corbyn: From Labour leader to party expulsion
Press Association News via AOL· 21 minutes agoAfter more than half a century, Jeremy Corbyn’s association with the Labour Party has ended. First elected to Parliament in 1983 as MP for Islington...
Israel prohibits Spanish consulate from offering services to West Bank Palestinians
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIsrael announced Friday it had terminated Spain's diplomatic and consular links with Palestinians in...
General election 2024 - live: Jeremy Corbyn to fight Labour as ex-Tory Brexit minister told he...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 22 minutes agoJeremy Corbyn has announced he is standing as an independent candidate at the general election to...