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Civil rights leaders announce ‘March on Washington’ to defend voting rights

CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march ‌to defend voting rights, saying Tuesday that recent court…

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Judge tosses civil rights lawsuit over fatal police shooting of mentally ill Upper St. Clair man

Lawyers for the family of a mentally ill man killed by police in Upper St. Clair in 2024 are pursuing…

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As 62nd Human Rights Council closes, WCC supports climate safety, global health

The Human Rights Council, established by the UN General Assembly resolution in 2006, commemorated its 20th anniversary this year.  The…

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Human rights activist Naâma Asfari is starving for justice, and the world is looking away

Fifteen years of arbitrary detention. Two UN bodies vindicating him. A man starving himself because every other peaceful avenue has…

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Civil Rights Organizations Issue Joint Statement on the Los Angeles Immigration Protest

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2025) – – Leaders of eight legacy civil rights organizations today issued the following joint statement in…

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When Justice Runs Out at Home: Inside the Kennedy Human Rights Center’s International Advocacy and Litigation Work

The late Senator Robert F. Kennedy believed that human dignity is not theoretical – nor are the threats against it.…

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Webinar addresses human rights and health equity

The dialogue was held in conjunction with the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council, which runs from 15 June–7…

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Federal judge rejects challenge to DeSoto County election maps, citing new voting rights standard

Amir Badat, lead attorney for the plaintiffs and founder of Badat Legal, said the ruling was disappointing but not unexpected…

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UN Syria Commission Warns of Human Rights Challenges After Latest Visit

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria has urged Syrian authorities and all parties to the conflict to…

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Fifth Circuit Rules Against Civil Rights Activist DeRay Mckesson in Long-running Protest Rights Case

NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit ruled today in Ford v. Mckesson that a lower court erred in finding that…

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