The International Rescue Committee (IRC) commemorates the 45th anniversary of the US Refugee Act of 1980, a pivotal piece of legislation that has provided refuge to millions of people fleeing ...

where Zimbabwe presented its progress report on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Mazungunye outlined Zimbabwe’s commitment to fostering a more inclusive and ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

The San Francisco Office for Civil Rights is closing down as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education. It is uncertain what will come of the backlog of the ...

Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International ... are often political - and at ...

She was there on the Edmund Pettus Bridge 60 years ago and recalls it as vividly as if it were yesterday — the screams of her fellow civil rights marchers ... bridge for the anniversary walk ...

a longtime civil rights leader. Dukes died in Harlem earlier this month at the age of 92. Political leaders from around the state and country gathered for the funeral. Gov. Kathy Hochul recalled ...

Together, the students visit sites of significance to the Civil Rights Movement ... Enriched Studies (VOCES), coincided with the 60th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” attack on the Edmund ...

The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest ... take adequate steps to protect Jewish students. “The political appointees at OCR seem more concerned with ...

As freedom declined around the world last year, Pakistan was ranked “partly free” by Freedom House and declined three points in conditions for political rights and civil liberties in the ...