‘Dignity is a universal birthright,’ Elder Soares says at religious freedom summit
Elder Ulisses Soares, a Latter-day Saint apostle, spoke about human dignity to an international audience at the IRF Summit on ...
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No girl should undergo FGM for tradition sake
Today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a day commemorated on February 6, reminds us of the need to end one of the most horrific violations of human ...
Inside El Salvador’s mega-prison where president has offered to hold ‘dangerous’ US citizens and criminal migrants
El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center has been hailed as the nation’s solution to rampant gang violence, but ...
What is the U.N. Human Rights Council, from which Trump has withdrawn?
Trump signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the UNHRC, a 47-member international institution tasked with improving human ...
A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm
The country's prime minister defends the actions, arguing his government was fending off an attempt at a revolution.
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 ...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian ...
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EXPLAINER: 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan. 27 marks the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which honors the victims of the Holocaust and commemorates ...
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The International Day of Clean Energy on 26 January was declared by the General Assembly (resolution A/77/327) as a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition ...
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REPORT: UAE celebrates International Human Rights Day
ABU DHABI, 9th December, 2017 (WAM) -- This year marks the 70th anniversary of International Human Rights Day, when in 1948; the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of ...
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European Committee of Social Rights
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 346th plenary session in Strasbourg from 20 to 23 January 2025. This first plenary session of 2025 will focus notably on the adoption of ...