Americas Elections Politics Recent 

What Is the U.S. Stand on Human Rights for Workers?

April 11, 2016April 13, 2016 RMN News Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Ted Cruz, U.S., Workers

As the candidates for the next president of the United States head to the Northeast for the New York State

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Europe Political Issues Politics Recent 

Azerbaijan Releases Human Rights Lawyer Intigam Aliyev

March 28, 2016March 30, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Azerbaijan, Human Rights, Intigam Aliyev, Lawyer

The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards

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Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics Recent World 

JNU Students Approach Human Rights Commission

March 28, 2016March 29, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, India, JNU, Kanhaiya Kumar, Narendra Modi, NHRC, Students

Student leaders have written a letter to the National Human Rights Commission, which many believe is a toothless department that

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Middle East and Africa Recent World 

Amnesty Seeks Human Rights Access in Morocco

March 18, 2016March 20, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, Morocco, Salil Shetty

Salil Shetty, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, is visiting Rabat on 17-18 March to meet Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane

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Europe Recent 

Human Rights Defenders Attacked in Russia

March 11, 2016March 15, 2016 RMN News Chechnya, Human Rights, Ingushetia, Russia

The violent assault on human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia is further evidence of

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Europe Recent World 

How the UN Plans to Protect Human Rights

March 1, 2016March 2, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Human Rights, UN

At the opening of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, senior UN officials emphasized the link

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