US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia | Human Rights News
Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.The Pentagon…
Blair was urged to delay rights for new EU workers, files reveal
Getty ImagesTony Blair with his foreign secretary at the time, Jack StrawSenior ministers urged the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to delay granting employment rights to…
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary…
Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico | Human Rights News
Skeletal remains discovered in Mexican border state of Chihuhua taken to lab for possible identification, officials say.Authorities in Mexico have uncovered 12 bodies in clandestine…
Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union | Labour Rights News
Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year.A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more…
A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights | Civil Rights
But, as Moss would learn, the figure of Santa Claus was more than a pathway to visibility and acceptance. The holiday legend wielded vast economic…
Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists | Human Rights News
Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners.Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on six pro-democracy activists…
UN raises death toll for recent Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital | Human Rights News
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month.The United Nations has raised the death…
Video: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill displaced civilians, including children | Human Rights
NewsFeedA series of Israeli attacks on displacement camps and designated “safe zones” in Gaza has killed several Palestinians, including children.Published On 23 Dec 202423 Dec…
Women to play major role in rebuilding Syria says head of women’s affairs | Women’s Rights
NewsFeedSyria’s new head of women’s affairs, Aisha al-Dibs has told Al Jazeera that women from all provinces and ethnicities will play a major role in…
What are ‘non-crime hate incidents’ which have become so hated in the UK? | Civil Rights News
Last month, a British journalist revealed that she had been visited by police at her Essex home over a post she wrote relating to Pakistan’s…
Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities | Labour Rights News
Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in…
France’s largest rape trial ordeal ends with defendants found guilty | Women’s Rights
NewsFeedGisele Pelicot, the victim at the centre of France’s largest ever rape trial, was cheered as she left court on Thursday following the verdict that…
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘extermination’ by intentionally depriving Gaza of water
Amal al-Robayaa embarks on the daily struggle to find water and food on November 7, 2023, amid the ruins of the family home destroyed in…
Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season | Labour Rights
Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions.Thousands of Amazon employees in the…
US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya | Human Rights News
Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu.The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee…
More than 120 Democrats urge Biden to push for Equal Rights Amendment ratification
A group of Democrats led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., called for President Joe Biden to push for the U.S. archivist to ratify the Equal…
Snow your rights – top six tips for Christmas flights
The industry watchdog is urging people to know their consumer rights and pack safely to ensure their Christmas travel plans are fully wrapped up before…
TYRLC: Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon Once Again Disrespects Workers’ Rights and Undermines Canada
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UN human rights office resumes activities in Venezuela despite Maduro clash | Nicolas Maduro News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that his office is starting to resume its activities in Venezuela, despite past clashes with…