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Human rights charity hits back at council's claim over Albert Square homeless camp

Manchester Evening News 22 Mar 2025
A town hall chief has been accused of a 'gross misrepresentation' - which she refutes ... .
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South Africa: Cosatu Calls On South Africans Not to Be Complacent This Human Rights Day

All Africa 22 Mar 2025
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins millions of South Africans in honouring the memory of the protestors who were callously gunned down by the apartheid regime in Sharpville on this day in 1960 ....
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South Africa: Human Rights Day is Meaningless for the Poor

All Africa 22 Mar 2025
The human rights that we celebrate every year are meaningless for many South Africans who continue to endure crushing poverty 30 years after apartheid ....
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Leading human rights, Baloch advocate detained in Pakistan

South China Morning Post 22 Mar 2025
Mahrang Baloch has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group, which alleges extrajudicial harassment, arrests and killings by Islamabad ... .
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Muzzling the Voice of America violates human rights

The Jamestown Sun 22 Mar 2025
Dear Rep. Fedorchak, Sen. Hoeven and Sen. Cramer, ... Mr ... Mr. Trump is eroding our civil and human rights, and he will continue to erode our hallowed American institution of the free and independent press, if lawmakers like you don’t stand up to him ... Share ... .
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Bahrain's parliamentary delegation participates in virtual seminar on digital challenges to peace and human rights

Bahrain News Agency 22 Mar 2025
The delegation was represented by the Chairperson and members of the Shura Council’s human rights committee ... Participants also examined the role of engaging religious actors in supporting human rights.
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"Fael Khair" Initiative Continues to Support Unpaid Loan Defaulters, Reinforcing Bahrain's Commitment to Human Rights

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 22 Mar 2025
He reiterated Bahrain’s commitment to promoting human rights values through such philanthropic efforts ... aligns with Bahrain’s comprehensive national strategy to uphold human rights.
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UN urged to act on persecution of human rights defenders in IIOJK

Kashmir Media Service 22 Mar 2025
... UN Human Rights Council to take urgent action to address the worsening plight of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, and civil society members in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
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Tunisia withdraws from African Human Rights Court

The New Arab 22 Mar 2025
Human rights ... Tunisian human rights group, the CRLDHT, said the withdrawal "nullifies a historic commitment" to the court and was "a shameful renunciation" of Tunisian pledges to protect human rights.
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Labour benefit cuts may be breach of equality law, says human rights watchdog

AOL 22 Mar 2025
Labour’s proposed benefit cuts will be investigated by a human rights watchdog for potentially breaking equality law. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said it is considering whether ...
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Arrest and beating of Russia comedian in Belarus sparks human rights concerns

Jurist 22 Mar 2025
A member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights shared her outrage on Thursday over the arrest and beating of a Russian comedian in Belarus, urging Russian authorities to protect the rights of Russian citizens in foreign states ... ....
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