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The first Trump administration denounced the United Nation’s hypocrisy on human rights, withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council when the call for reforming its autocracy-heavy membership was ...
We still have a ways to go when it comes to protecting universal human rights around the globe The importance of human rights ...
Players remain fearful of speaking out about their heavy workload because of the impact it could have on their careers, a top player union official has said. At such a critical moment in US history, ...
The long-standing and controversial Chemmani mass grave case was taken up at the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court on July 15. This ...
Since the return of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan women correspondents have chronicled the realities faced by women who, after some 20 years of increased freedom and opportunity, have been relegated ...
For most of human history, governments have taxed goods crossing their borders. Tariffs — taxes levied on imports or exports — have financed empires, protected domestic industries, and punished ...
As Africa’s environment ministers meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the ...
Labour-led Kirklees Council has been on a cutting spree of public services - potentially including two dementia care homes ...
In the face of rising authoritarianism at the national level, the future of human rights is local.
Anyone new to Ukraine may quickly notice the disconnect between the front line and much of daily life farther away, including ...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued its ruling on States’ legal obligations in relation to climate change.
The top UN court said Wednesday, in a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, that the devastating effects of the warming planet could have a major impact on human rights.