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Published on 03:21 GMT

11 Charities Advocating for Human Rights in Warsaw

Warsaw – the capital of Poland – is a city marked by resilience and transformation. As a political and cultural centre, it’s also the heart of the country’s human rights movement. In recent years, Poland has become a battleground for fundamental freedoms, …

Source: Human Rights Careers - Pending
Published on Apr 24, 2025

State Department urged to prioritize human rights, humanitarian aid in reorganization

2 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Debates over a plan to reorganize the State Department should seek to improve American “efforts in the world at diplomacy and global citizenship,” and should prioritize human rights and humanitarian efforts, a leading foreign …

Source: OSV News - Center-right
Published on Apr 24, 2025

State Department to Retain Religious Freedom Office Under Overhaul Plan

Marco Rubio’s plan preserves the Office of International Religious Freedom, placing it under a new umbrella while affirming the administration’s ongoing commitment to global religious rights. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plans to restructure the State …

Source: National Catholic Register - Center-right
Published on Apr 23, 2025

Political instability affects religious freedom in Bulgaria

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the United Evangelical Churches (UEC), which gathers 13 registered denominations from the Evangelical-Protestant community and 14 non-governmental organizations in Bulgaria, …

Source: Evangelical Focus - Center-right
Published on Apr 23, 2025

Vietnam social media users hit by 'expanding crackdown' on dissent: Human Rights Watch

Vietnam is targeting ordinary social media users for posts criticising the state in an expanding crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: Reuters Vietnam is targeting ordinary social media users for …

Source: The Hindu - Center-left
Published on 14:33 GMT

State BJP alleges religious bias in CET, moves NHRC over sacred thread row

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru Bengaluru, April 25: The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over what it describes as a case of religious discrimination during the Common …

Source: Daijiworld News - Neutral
Published on 15:41 GMT

2 arrested for allegedly killing Ahmadi man, injuring another in Punjab’s Kasur: police

<p>Two suspects have been arrested for the alleged murder of an Ahmadi man and injuring another in Punjab’s Kasur district, the police said on Friday.</p> <p>The first information report of the incident was lodged at the Saddar Phool …

Source: Dawn - Center-left
Published on Apr 22, 2025

Rubio announces State Dept. reorganization plan reducing democracy, human rights diplomacy

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a State Department reorganization plan involving an apparent reduction of diplomacy for democracy and human rights, as he seeks to ensure the …

Source: Yonhap News Agency - Center-right
Published on 09:07 GMT

Sacred Thread Row: K'taka BJP Moves NHRC Against 'Unlawful', 'Discriminatory' Practices

(MENAFN- IANS) Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission over the sacred thread row, in which students wearing janviara/janeu were denied entry to write the Common Entrance Test (CET) in …

Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
Published on 11:33 GMT

Rubio torpedoes the Left's anti-Israel stronghold inside the State Department

YouTube SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. For decades, a group of so-called "human rights" organizations —in particular, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch —have been waging war on the …

Source: Jewish World Review - Right-wing
Published on 16:14 GMT

Trump Administration Announces Department of State Restructuring

On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to implement across-the-board structural changes to the Department of State to bring the department in line with President Trump’s America First foreign policy agenda in an effort to change an …

Source: JD Supra - California - Neutral
Published on Apr 21, 2025

Rubio: Draft Order to Axe State Department Religious-Freedom Office Is ‘Fake’

According to the State Department communications office, the document in question was a fabrication, not an actual draft executive order. A purported draft of a Trump administration executive order that would eliminate the Office of International Religious …

Source: National Catholic Register - Center-right
Published on Apr 24, 2025

Pope Francis focused on ‘this world.’ He angered some, and inspired many others.

Beatriz Sanabria was on her way to a Buenos Aires soup kitchen when she saw the words painted under a highway overpass in a new light. Her neighborhood, Barrio 31, a low-income community on the outskirts of the Argentine capital, is one where the late Pope …

Source: Christian Science Monitor - Neutral
Published on 01:14 GMT

Hindu Council Of New Zealand Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack In Pahalgam, Kashmir

Hindu Council of New Zealand (HCNZ) strongly condemns the horrific and cowardly terrorist attack that occurred in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India, in which innocent Hindu tourists were deliberately targeted. As per multiple media sources, the …

Source: Scoop - Indeterminate
Published on 06:08 GMT

GU Renews Qatar Campus Contract for Another Decade

The Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) campus will remain open for another 10 years after Georgetown renewed its contract with the Qatar Foundation (QF), a state-led Qatari education and development nonprofit, April 16. The contract renewal comes 20 …

Source: The Hoya - Washington D.C. - Neutral
Published on Apr 21, 2025

Japan MP Hamada Protests Moonies' Deprival Of Religious Freedom

Latest stories Trump trade war: It's worse than a crime, it's a blunder Hollow HALO: US admits defeat in hypersonic missile program China's new hydrogen bomb aims to shock and awe Taiwan The silence about anti-church human rights abuses in the …

Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
Published on 00:08 GMT

The latest proposed Quebec secularism move surrounds religious symbols in public schools

Absurd, racist, primordial, xenophobic, necessary, backwards, vital; reaction to Quebec’s tightening and broadening of its secularism legislation varies widely depending on where you’re sitting. Last month, the Quebec government introduced Bill 94, …

Source: The Canadian Jewish News - Pending
Published on Apr 24, 2025

UKRAINE: How should government deal with conscientious objectors in wartime?

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Ukraine's immediate declaration of martial law, alternative civilian service has not been available to conscientious objectors in Ukraine. Many conscientious …

Source: Forum 18 - Pending
Published on 01:55 GMT

Bishop of Manchester to be Convenor of the Lords Spiritual

Bishop David will take over the role of supporting and coordinating the work of the 26 bishops in the House of Lords from the Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, on his retirement at the end of May. Bishop Alan has served as Convenor since 2022. Bishop David …

Source: Anglican Ink - Florida - Indeterminate

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 16:13 GMT

Bolivia takes important step towards ending child marriage

In a move to end child marriage, Bolivia's National Senate has approved a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18, without exceptions. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On April 23, 2025, Bolivia’s …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 18:25 GMT

Panel established to review EU duties on battery electric vehicles from China

DS630: European Union — Definitive Countervailing Duties on New Battery Electric Vehicles from China China submitted its second request for the establishment of a dispute panel with respect to the definitive countervailing duties imposed by the European …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 15:06 GMT

Maryland Man Indicted for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Armed Separatist Fighters to Murder, Kidnap, and ...

A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment yesterday charging a Cameroonian national, Eric Tataw, also known as “the Garri Master,” 38, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, with conspiring to provide material support to armed separatist militias in …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 10:19 GMT

ODIHR experts present the 2024 local elections final report and discuss electoral recommendations in Bosnia and ...

Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2024 local elections to government officials, the election administration, courts and representatives of the …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

New Documentary starring LARRY ELDER: 'Electric Vehicles: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'

As governments seek to ban gas-powered vehicles by 2035, LARRY ELDER hosts new documentary 'Electric Vehicles: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' - LarryEVFilm.com NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 19:05 GMT

New Lawsuit, Complaint to U.S. Customs Allege Slavery, Human Trafficking in Starbucks’ Brazilian Coffee Supply Chain

8 trafficked workers bring TVPRA suit against Starbucks; Petition to U.S. CBP threatens to halt U.S. imports of Brazilian coffee tainted by slavery/forced labor WASHINGTON, D.C., DC, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 16:16 GMT

Update on OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project Report and Universal Jurisdiction

“The repository now contains over 101,000 items sourced from more than 530 entities, including contributions from over 300 witnesses and 230 organizations”, WASHINGTON DC, DC, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “The latest …

Distribution channels: Human Rights, International Organizations ...
Published on April 24, 2025 - 11:47 GMT

Eighty Years On: Honouring the Memory, Upholding Our Humanity

The Geneva Conventions were born from the ashes of wars and genocide, shaped by the collective resolve to prevent such horrors from ever recurring. Their principles were not abstract ideals but a necessary safeguard against humanity’s worst instincts. Yet …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 19:03 GMT

Love Without Boundaries and SBS Launch National Foster Care Training Initiative Across Guatemala

LWB and SBS launch national foster care workshops to give Guatemala’s orphaned and vulnerable children the chance to grow up in safe, loving families. GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a powerful move to change …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 16:51 GMT

Bolivia avanza hacia la erradicación del matrimonio infantil

El Senado aprobó un proyecto clave para erradicar el matrimonio infantil. Ahora se espera que la Cámara de Diputados también lo apruebe. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- El 23 de abril de 2025, el Senado Nacional …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 16:13 GMT

Bolivia takes important step towards ending child marriage

In a move to end child marriage, Bolivia's National Senate has approved a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18, without exceptions. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On April 23, 2025, Bolivia’s …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 16:03 GMT

'Alan and the Rulers of the Air' MAY 2 RELEASE AMID LAWSUIT SURGE—THRILLER EXAMINES SPIRITUAL FORCES BEHIND ATTACKS

BMG-GLOBAL ANNOUNCES "Alan and the Rulers of the Air" MAY 2 RELEASE AS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY LAWSUITS SURGE NATIONWIDE—THRILLER EXAMINES FORCES BEHIND ATTACKS LOS ANGELES, AZ, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As debates around …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

Helpside Expands Broker Partnerships to Deliver Full-Service HR to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

PEO’s broker-friendly model enhances client retention while offering access to premium HR and benefit services. LINDON, UT, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Helpside, a Utah-based professional employer organization (PEO), is …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 12:30 GMT

United Planet Names Jade Ho as 2025 United Planet Fellow

Jade Ho named 2025 United Planet Fellow, continuing her journey of global service and cross-cultural leadership with the Boston-based nonprofit. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- United Planet is proud to announce …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 11:09 GMT

Armenian National Committee of America Calls on President Trump to Properly Recognize Armenian Genocide

Armenian Americans Reject Trump’s Re-Enforcement of Turkey’s Gag Rule; Call for Policy Reset to Counter Azerbaijan’s Genocidal Aggression WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Armenian National Committee of …

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Published on April 25, 2025 - 07:38 GMT

FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA RELEASES HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY “GREENWOOD AVENUE PROJECT”

Historical Documentary Focused on 1921’s Tulsa Race Massacre Sets Digital Debut for North American VOD Platforms and DVD on April 25, 2025 LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital …

Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Culture, Society & Lifestyle ...
Published on April 24, 2025 - 23:23 GMT

The Way to Happiness Foundation International Hosts Spring National Convention

A Bold Step Taken Towards Restoring Competence Across America GLENDALE, GA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In the spirit of Spring and embracing new beginnings, renewal and optimism, The Way to Happiness Foundation …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 23:08 GMT

Bishop of the Slums' & Global Voice for Justice - Pope Francis' Transformative Papacy: TGTE

He not only spoke about helping the poor but modelled a life of simplicity, rejecting papal luxuries and calling for a "poor church for the poor." COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, April 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Transnational …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 20:42 GMT

FAITH UNDER FIRE: SPIRITUAL THRILLER 'Alan and the Fullness of Time' BRINGS POWERFUL MESSAGE TO HOME AUDIENCES MAY 2

Alan and the Fullness of Time premieres on home entertainment May 2, 2025. Follow Alan’s journey of faith and courage amid government threats. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As social divisions deepen and …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 19:30 GMT

From Fast to Full Boycott: Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls for Continued Economic Pressure on Target

STONECREST, GA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- From Fast to Full Boycott: Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls for Continued Economic Pressure on Target After a 40‑day Lenten “fast” drops Target’s valuation by an estimated $12  …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 17:53 GMT

ABBA Bail Bonds Details Support for High-Value Bail Cases in California

ABBA Bail Bonds offers financial support, legal coordination, and confidential handling for high-value bail cases in California, including those over $1 million LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 17:10 GMT

Scribe Video Center Welcomes Yoruba Richen for a Three-Day Body of Work Series – Celebrating Black Women Activism

Join Scribe Video Center (3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia) for a 3-day event from May 7 - May 9, 2025 with Peabody award- winning filmmaker, Yoruba Richen! PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Scribe Video …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 16:16 GMT

Update on OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project Report and Universal Jurisdiction

“The repository now contains over 101,000 items sourced from more than 530 entities, including contributions from over 300 witnesses and 230 organizations”, WASHINGTON DC, DC, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “The latest …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 14:00 GMT

Vegas Stronger Merges with ABC Therapy to Expand Behavioral Health Access for Spanish-Speaking Communities in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Vegas Stronger, a nonprofit organization providing compassionate behavioral healthcare to underserved communities in the Las Vegas Valley, is proud to announce a merger with ABC …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 13:30 GMT

From Burnout to Breakthrough: A Teacher-Led Movement Is Reigniting Joy and Curiosity in Classrooms Nationwide

Spark Curiosity EDU 2025 empowers educators with joy-centered strategies, Micro Inquiry tools, and music to reimagine student engagement. AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- This summer, Austin becomes the spark that …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

Thomas J. Henry Philanthropy Center Slated to Open in Corpus Christi This Fall

New chapter Opens in Thomas J. Henry's efforts to support community initiatives beyond the courtroom NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Thomas J. Henry Law In a bold step toward deepening his roots in the …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

Rancho Las Bolsas Affordable Housing Opens in Temecula

Jamboree Supports Local Families with Affordable Housing and Services in Temecula TEMECULA, CA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the County of Riverside and Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree) celebrate the grand …

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Published on April 24, 2025 - 10:00 GMT

Up, Up & Paws Away Day: For The Need Foundation’s exciting event for children and families in the midst of homelessness

Nonprofit Of The Year Award Winner, For The Need Foundation Is At It Again SIMI VALLEY, CA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Up Up & Paws Away Day, making itself the second annual event for the Bow & Arrow Mentorship …

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