Religious leader: Protecting human rights is vital to peacemaking and essential for believers
Elder Ulisses Soares kicked off the IRF Summit 2025 opening reception by saying the protection of basic human rights is ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...
FBI advocates appeal to Congress as agents face scrutiny for Jan 6 work
Advocacy groups representing FBI agents appealed to the U.S. Congress on Monday to intervene to stop possible mass firings of ...
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Taiwan Executes First Prisoner in Five Years
The execution of Huang Linkai (黃麟凱) on January 16 marks a troubling step backward for the protection of human rights in ...
Italian court blocks asylum-seekers expulsions in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
An Italian appeals court has refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a ...
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Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope's pro-family message
Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of ...
Appeals court upholds New York voting rights law, reversing lower court
A New York appeals court has reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups.
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Liberia: Deep Concerns as Trump Freezes Aid; Experts Warn War Crimes Court in Jeopardy
In one of its first moves the Trump administration has frozen all government assistance programs across the world for 90 days. Though much remains unclear, the new administration has indicated most of ...
Sit-down demonstration held amid Court of Appeal challenges to protest sentences
Sixteen climate campaigners are seeking to challenge the length of their sentences for their involvement in four protests in ...
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UN appeals for USD 500 million to address global human rights needs
Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise USD 500 million for 2025 to address global human rights needs.
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UN High Commissioner Appeals for $500M to Bolster Global Human Rights Efforts
UN High Commissioner Volker Turk calls for $500 million funding by 2025 to address human rights globally. He highlights past ...