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Fauci and Kaepernick will be honored with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

Fauci and Kaepernick will be honored with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

The United States leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and former NFL player Colin Kaepernick are going to receive Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award this year, the organization announced on

Israel To Ban LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Practice

Israel To Ban LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Practice

It is an unprecedented moment for the LGBTQ community in Israel. Despite much pressure from the religious groups, a bill has passed its first stage in the Israeli parliament that does away with the practice

Ukrainians appeal President Zelensky to help curb Violence Against Women in the nation

Ukrainians appeal President Zelensky to help curb Violence Against Women in the nation

Ukraine has approved the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and has marked but not yet confirmed the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against

Sports in Japan: A tradition of abuse

Sports in Japan: A tradition of abuse

As the country prepares for Olympics next year, its treatment of elite child athletes comes under the scanner. The Human Rights Watch has released a 67-page report on the verbal, physical and sexual abuse that

America Steps In To Stop Human Rights Exploitation In China

America Steps In To Stop Human Rights Exploitation In China

The US Department of Commerce has now sanctioned 11 Chinese companies, for indulging in unfair work practices like force labor and exploitation.  The companies have primarily targeted the Uighurs Muslims that reside in China's western

China’s envoy to the UK Denies claims of Human Rights Violation of Uighur Muslims

China’s envoy to the UK Denies claims of Human Rights Violation of Uighur Muslims

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has blamed Beijing for "gross and offensive" human rights violations against its Uyghur people in China's region of Xinjiang. China's envoy to the UK Liu Xiaoming straightly denied claims human

Pompeo seeks to refocus US Human Rights efforts, calls private property and religious freedom as the ‘foremost’ human rights

Pompeo seeks to refocus US Human Rights efforts, calls private property and religious freedom as the ‘foremost’ human rights

Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State has said that US needs to rethink over Human Rights efforts made by the country across the world. He further said that the ultimate and foremost human rights are

Scathing UN report says Qatar’s society is deeply racist

Scathing UN report says Qatar’s society is deeply racist

The report says there is a stark difference in the access to rights and liberties between residents of different nationalities. A report likely to be submitted to the United National Human Rights Council this week

UN Secretary-General condemns assaults against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

UN Secretary-General condemns assaults against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has firmly denounced the assault on peacekeepers by the Return, Reclamation, and Rehabilitation (3R) rebel group, which killed one Rwandan peacekeeper and two others injured, the UN News reported. The @UN_CAR strongly

Pandemic highlights the need to improve Education System globally, implores Human Rights Watch

Pandemic highlights the need to improve Education System globally, implores Human Rights Watch

Covid-19 pandemic crisis is at the center stage across the countries as governments and policy makers are scrambling to work on the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). Education sector is one of the majorly