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NCHR Concludes Phase 2 Training for Gov't Human Rights Coordination Team

Petra 22 Jan 2026
The NCHR Commissioner General Jamal Shamayleh said Jordan's leadership places strong emphasis on human rights, adding that human rights and the rule of law are foundational to building a modern civil ...
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Human rights groups condemn conviction of Filipina journalist for terrorism financing

Khaleejtimes 22 Jan 2026
Cumpio has been behind bars since February 2020, when she was arrested alongside four human rights workers ... Cristina Palabay, secretary general of human rights alliance Karapatan, told Khaleej Times.
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Why the pro-Israel right is suddenly committed to human rights – for Iranians, not Palestinians

Haaretz 21 Jan 2026
The global institution of universal human rights has ...
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Chile president picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defense

Image Messenger-Inquirer 21 Jan 2026
Chile's right-wing president-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday named two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defense and human rights when he takes office in March ... .
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Chile’s president-elect picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defence

South China Morning Post 21 Jan 2026
... Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defence and human rights when he takes office in March.
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Spokesperson For The UN High Commissioner For Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani on Sudan

Scoop 21 Jan 2026
The High Commissioner urged all parties to the conflict to ensure that the crimes committed during and after the takeover of El Fasher are not repeated in Kadugli, Dilling and the wider Kordofan region ....
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Iran internet blackout: 'Shutdowns tend to enable governments to conceal human rights violations'

France24 21 Jan 2026
... regimes to silence dissent, obscure human rights abuses, and control public narratives.
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No date set yet by Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on claims of discriminatory funding by ...

CBC 21 Jan 2026
A lawyer for the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario said he’s still meeting with Public Safety Canada to iron out procedural requirements as he seeks a hearing before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ... .
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Buzzwords and false allegations are Western human rights inversion - opinion

The Jerusalem Post 21 Jan 2026
To fixate on flawed accusations against Israel while ignoring genuine, massive atrocities elsewhere is to repeat ominous historical precedents ....
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Buzzwords and false allegations are Western human rights inversion – opinion

Virtual Jerusalem 21 Jan 2026
To fixate on flawed accusations against Israel while ignoring genuine, massive atrocities elsewhere is to repeat ominous historical precedents.|�Read More�JPost.com – Opinion | The Jerusalem Post ....
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Lawyer faces $256M verdict for paying witnesses in human-rights case

Image Mount Carmel Register 21 Jan 2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer who accused an Alabama coal company of human-rights abuses in Colombia was hit with a $256 million jury verdict amid evidence plaintiff witnesses were paid for their testimony and a competing mining firm had an ... .
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Human rights tribunal rules in favour of Yukon woman denied midwifery care

CBC 21 Jan 2026
A majority of adjudicators found the Yukon government engaged in discriminatory conduct by preventing women from accessing the services of midwives ... .
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Walking the human rights talk

The Jakarta Post 21 Jan 2026
o doubt Indonesia’s appointment as president of the United Nations Human Rights Council brings with it a lot of prestige ... and principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Human rights-based health interventions key to combating addiction

The Peninsula 21 Jan 2026
... Human Rights Forum which opened in Doha yesterday, Dr ... She also commended the National Human Rights (NHRC)’s initiative for framing drug issues as not only a criminal matter but a human rights issue.
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Forum stresses human rights in drug control

Gulf-Times 21 Jan 2026
The opening session of the second day of the Fourth National Human Rights Forum focused on international, regional, and national standards and strategies for addressing drug-related challenges.

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