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Community, human-rights and civic leaders met in Glendale on Sept. 21 to discuss practical steps Los Angeles can take to reduce division and prevent conflict.

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AZADI Songs of Freedom, released worldwide Aug. 27, 2026, brings together GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated musicians from multiple countries in a statement against repression and censorship.

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Two Ottawa-raised artists, pianist-composer Mary Dawood Catlin and conductor-composer Nadeem Majdalany, have teamed up on AZADI Songs of Freedom, a new classical album built around human rights and artistic resistance.

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The SDG Media Zone returned to UN headquarters in New York for the 81st session of the General Assembly, marking a decade of programming that connected leaders, advocates, artists and media around sustainable development.

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A new Labour Rights Index from WageIndicator Foundation and the Centre for Labour Research finds labour laws improved in most countries over the past two years, even as only 3.55% of the world’s population lives where the highest standard of…

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Mexico’s CONASAMA has recognized three Narconon residential rehab centers for meeting federal standards on addiction treatment, patient rights and facility oversight.

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Hecht Partners LLP was named part of Public Justice’s 2026 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award-winning team for its role in Kashef et al. v. BNP Paribas et al. The case led to a landmark jury verdict for more than 23,000 Sudanese refugees and could…

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Australian author, educator and journalist Paul Rushworth-Brown has been nominated for the 2026 Australian Human Rights Awards for work that uses historical fiction and public education to widen conversations about reconciliation, identity and…

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New research from Mahidol University finds that leading Thai companies are adopting human rights policies and oversight, but migrant workers still report poor conditions and weak grievance access.

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Thousands are expected in Strasbourg on June 24 to urge Turkey to comply with European Court of Human Rights rulings, with organizers also pressing the Council of Europe to enforce those judgments.

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OneQuest Health will host the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights at its Covington campus on June 11, bringing statewide commissioners to Northern Kentucky for a public monthly meeting.

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Vlasic Labs will host the third annual Las Vegas Vlasic Classic on Oct. 10 at Las Vegas Country Club, with proceeds going to The Forgotten Prisoner, Freedom Grow and the family of former basketball player Jarred Shaw. The event comes as Shaw…

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California has passed AB-1267, setting 18 as the minimum marriage age with no exceptions and closing a loophole that allowed children to marry with parental and judicial approval.

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California has made 18 the legal minimum marriage age, ending a loophole that allowed children of any age to marry with parental consent and a judge’s approval.

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Toronto employment law firm Whitten & Lublin was recognized in Chambers Canada 2027 for its non-unionized employment and labour practice, along with founding partners David Whitten and Daniel Lublin.

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Rinat Akhmetov will fund Ukrainian director Alisa Kovalenko’s international Oscar campaign for the documentary Traces with a $200,000 scholarship.

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The CanAfro Research Institute has launched a national Black Data Sovereignty Project and Daily Anti-Black Racism Tracker Dashboard to document reported anti-Black racism and anti-Black hate incidents across Canada.

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One Planet – One People released its Global Protection Resolution on Sept. 29, 2026, laying out a proposed international AI safety regime with pre-release testing, binding rulings and escalating penalties.

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Global Artivism Movement has launched Global Artivism Month, a free 40-day call for artists, activists, schools and community groups to use culture for social, economic and environmental justice.

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The W. Eugene Smith Fund has announced the judges for its 2026 grant cycle, covering its main grant, student grant and Howard Chapnick Grant.