Tag
human rights
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Startup Stories: Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association
New associations launch to fill a void in their sector. Here, the Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association…
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AAAS Adds Hotline to Its Expert On-Call Program
The American Association for the Advancement of Science program is designed to help human rights groups in need…
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Groups Speak Out Against Human Rights Violations in Myanmar
Industry groups and nonprofits focused on the garment and textile sectors are speaking out against the country’s treatment…
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Southeast Asian Group at a Crossroads as It Turns 50
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a multinational group that represents 10 countries, celebrates its fifth decade as…
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Derreck Kayongo gives a preview of his closing keynote
Derreck Kayongo, a human rights activist and humanitarian who founded the Global Soap Project, is the closing keynote…
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Human Rights Watch: Act on CIA Torture Allegations
In a new report, Human Rights Watch argues that the federal government has the information needed to prosecute…
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American Psychological Association Changes Stance on Interrogations
The American Psychological Association will no longer allow its members to participate in national security interrogations, whether on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cambodian Government to Approve Strict NGO Regulations
Operating a nongovernmental organization in Cambodia is about to get a lot more complicated. The Southeast Asian country…
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APA Fallout: Changes Announced After Ethics Investigation
Last week, the American Psychological Association unveiled the findings of an independent investigation into the organization’s role in…
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Legal Association App Helps Document Human Rights Abuses
eyeWitness to Atrocities, a new Android app released this week by the International Bar Association, hopes to add…
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Report: Egypt’s Nonprofits Locked in Political Stranglehold
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has clamped down on nonprofit organizations’ ability to operate in the country. A…
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Architects Group Faces Pressure on Human Rights Issues
The American Institute of Architects is facing scrutiny from an activist industry group that argues that the organization’s…
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Anthropology Group Leans Toward Israel Academic Boycott
At its annual meeting earlier this month, members of the American Anthropological Association rejected a resolution that would…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Beverly Hills Hotel Becomes Flash Point for Human Rights Protest
While the country of Brunei faces strong criticism for implementing a harsh Islamic legal code, one of the…
