Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United ...
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America’s Human Rights Crisis: Prison Slavery
The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...
Trump administration weighs closure of some diplomatic missions abroad
The U.S. State Department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in Western Europe in the coming ...
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China ...
Aid carve-outs for human rights sanctions endorsed
A parliamentary human rights committee has recommended reforms to Australia's sanctions regime to make it easier for aid ...
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IWD 2025: ITUC declares women’s labour rights as human rights
In celebration of the 2025 International Women’s Day, the International Trade Union Confederation has declared women’s labour rights as human rights.According to a statement issued on Thursday, the ...
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3 facts about women’s rights in Australia
Until 1902, non-indigenous women across the continent were not allowed to vote in federal elections. Indigenous women were ...
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US rights group to help Bangladesh’s democratic transition
The chief adviser said the elections would be held either in December, provided the political parties agreed to fewer reforms ...
US Park Service pulls human rights activist Pauli Murray page after Trump’s 2-gender order
"LGBTQ+ stories are part of our shared American inheritance, and these changes to the Park Service web page are nothing short ...
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Complaints of human rights violations in Nigeria rise by 25% in February
Complaints of human rights violations in Nigeria rose by 25 percent in February 2025, the National Human Rights Commission, ...
Court ordered audit finds flaws in L.A. City’s homeless services
An audit of homeless services provided by the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found them ...
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Human rights commission opposes NAFDAC’s death penalty proposal for counterfeit drug dealers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has opposed the proposal by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control ...