‘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 ...
Religious leader: Protecting human rights is vital to peacemaking and essential for believers
These rights speak for themselves but cannot defend themselves. That is our task. I believe our rights come from God, but ...
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Will Human Rights Guide Technological Development?
From surveillance and algorithmic identification to the automation of justice systems and the rise of digital discrimination, ...
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Religious freedom is routinely curbed in Central Asia – but you won’t often see it making international news
Forum 18, a site based in Norway, is one of the few media outlets specializing in coverage of religious freedom.
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.
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Congo
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in the eastern Congo city of Goma after it ...
Concerns grow over press freedoms in Cambodia after British journalist blacklisted from the country
Cambodia’s Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday it had blocked a British journalist known for his reporting on human rights ...
Pakistan’s favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the ...
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Freedom House and partner organizations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey in 2025
On January 28, the conviction of journalist Safiye Alagaş, former news editor for the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS, resulted in a six years and three months prison sentence. Alagaş has already spent a year in ...