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8:43am, 1st May, 2019

Majority of Britons believe climate-change could end human race - poll

A majority of Britons believe that climate-change could end the human race, a poll showed on Wednesday after days of high-profile protests by activists thrust global warming onto the political agenda.

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

8:45pm, 22nd April, 2019

US

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Human traffickers are likely to prey on vulnerable young women and children at this year's Kentucky Derby, state and local officials warned on Monday, and urged spectators to be alert to people with matching tattoos or branding marks.

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

7:53pm, 9th April, 2019

World

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Tuesday, discussing Riyadh's role in Middle East stability, maintaining pressure on Iran and the importance of human rights issues, the White...

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

7:19pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a "great president" on Tuesday, even as a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised concerns about Sisi's record on human rights, efforts to keep him in offic...

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

8:45am, 5th April, 2019

World

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

Tensions over trade, investments and minority rights are preventing China and the EU from agreeing a joint declaration at a summit next week, multiple sources in Brussels said on Friday, sapping a European push for greater access to Chinese markets.

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

8:16pm, 14th March, 2019

World

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

An international human rights organization has turned down a request by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Ecuador, which has sheltered him for more than six years at its embassy in London, ease the conditions it has imposed on his residence there...

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

11:16am, 13th March, 2019

World

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted abuses in Iran, South Sudan, Nicaragua and China included in an annual State Department human rights report on Wednesday, saying Beijing was "in a league of its own" when it comes to violations.

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

11:53am, 11th March, 2019

World

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashes.

Israeli deportation hearing focuses on Human Right Watch official's tweets

10:51am, 11th March, 2019

World

Israeli deportation hearing focuses on Human Right Watch official's tweets

An Israeli appellate court deferred a ruling on Monday over the deportation of the director of the local office of Human Rights Watch, accused of promoting pro-Palestinian boycotts of Israel, which Israel has banned.

Futuristic 'Frankenstein' opera poses timely questions about human nature

11:02am, 7th March, 2019

Entertainment

Futuristic 'Frankenstein' opera poses timely questions about human nature

With futuristic stage designs, cutting-edge video inserts and industrial noise blended with operatic arias, "Frankenstein" premieres in Brussels on Friday, posing timely questions about ethics, technological progress and creating artificial life.

U.N. urges social media, investors to promote human rights in Myanmar

3:41pm, 5th March, 2019

World

U.N. urges social media, investors to promote human rights in Myanmar

Social media firms and foreign investors must do more to ensure they support human rights in Myanmar, U.N. Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Tuesday, suggesting Facebook was failing to treat parties to the country's conflict even-handedly.

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

9:44pm, 5th November, 2018

World

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

Facebook Inc on Monday said a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it had not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence.

Human tower builders in Catalonia kick off with pro-independence protest

12:11pm, 7th October, 2018

World

Human tower builders in Catalonia kick off with pro-independence protest

Protesters calling for Catalan independence kicked off Spain's bi-annual human towers building competition on Sunday which is being held for the first time since Catalonia's failed 2017 independence referendum.

Venezuela president says U.N. human rights chief welcome to visit

9:45pm, 27th September, 2018

World

Venezuela president says U.N. human rights chief welcome to visit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet was welcome to visit any time after she urged Caracas to allow an international investigation of the humanitarian situation in the country.

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

3:09pm, 17th August, 2018

World

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Committee, a panel of independent experts, on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights as a presidential ca...

U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats

10:14am, 8th August, 2018

World

U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body's new human rights chief, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call

3:56pm, 6th August, 2018

World

Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call

Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for the country's call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists.

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics

7:26pm, 19th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States withdrew from a "hypocritical and self-serving" United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists wa...

6:24pm, 19th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States withdrew from a "hypocritical and self-serving" United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel, a move activists warned would make advan...

U.S. withdraws from United Nations human rights body

4:51pm, 19th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. withdraws from United Nations human rights body

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday accusing it of a "chronic bias against Israel," a move that activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more diff...

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Majority of Britons believe climate-change could end human race - poll

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

Israeli deportation hearing focuses on Human Right Watch official's tweets

Futuristic 'Frankenstein' opera poses timely questions about human nature

U.N. urges social media, investors to promote human rights in Myanmar

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

Human tower builders in Catalonia kick off with pro-independence protest

Venezuela president says U.N. human rights chief welcome to visit

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats

Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics

U.S. withdraws from United Nations human rights body

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