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More must be done to safeguard the human rights defenders who are protecting our right to freedom of religion or belief, OSCE human rights head says
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 22, 2025
WARSAW, 22 August 2025 – Greater efforts are needed to support human rights defenders working to protect freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief as a core human right at the heart of our democracies, the OSCE Office for Democratic...
International Relations on South Africa’s foreign policy engagements and diplomatic achievements
South African Government
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August 28, 2025
Tribute to Ambassador Mahlangu We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute the late Ambassador Mahlangu who was serving as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The Late Ambassador Mahlangu was also accredited to Somalia. He was...
Sanford Heisler Along with Co-Counsel Secure Largest Jury Verdict Against a Gun Dealer in U.S. History
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 28, 2025
BALTIMORE, Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a landmark decision, late yesterday a six-person Baltimore City jury returned a $62 million verdict against Hanover Armory, the largest jury verdict against a gun dealer in U.S. history. Hanover...
RJ Logistics Advances a “Beyond Green” Approach to Sustainability
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 28, 2025
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In today’s logistics industry, sustainability is often framed around carbon emissions and greener operations. RJ Logistics, a customer-focused third-party logistics (3PL) provider serving North...
President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
Taiwan President News
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August 27, 2025
TAIWAN, August 27 - Details 2025-08-28 President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly On the morning of August 28, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening ceremony of the 53rd...
President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly
Taiwan President News
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August 28, 2025
TAIWAN, August 28 - Details 2025-08-27 President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China On the afternoon of August 27, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). In...
Argentine human rights groups to pursue legal action against Netanyahu for genocide
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Several Argentine human rights organizations have lodged a criminal complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The case was filed jointly by the Mothers...
ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Reception centres in Ceuta ‘overwhelmed’ ― NGO accuses Mauritanian authorities of rights violations ― First transfer of unaccompanied minors from Canary Islands ― Canary Islands government repeats request for additional Fronte…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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August 28, 2025
Authorities in Ceuta have warned that reception centres in the enclave are ‘overwhelmed’ following high numbers of arrivals. An NGO has accused authorities in Mauritania of abusing people on the move in the country. The transfer of unaccompanied...
Human rights attorney claims Zelensky doesn’t want peace
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has no interest in ending the conflict with Russia because his political survival depends on it, according to US human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik in an interview with RT. Kovalik alleged that Kiev may...
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Southern Countryside of Syria
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes late Wednesday across the southern countryside of Syria, hitting military positions and restricting access to the area for hours, according to Syrian officials and eyewitness accounts....
S. Africa condemns "South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report"
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has criticized the “South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report” issued by the United States, calling it inaccurate and unreflective of the country’s constitutional...
South African Minister Slams US Human Rights Report
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has voiced strong criticism of a recent human rights report issued by the US State Department. He dismissed the document as “inaccurate and deeply flawed,”...
South Africa Blasts U.S. 2024 Human Rights Report as “Deeply Flawed”
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has strongly rejected the “South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report” published by the United States, calling it both “inaccurate” and “deeply flawed.” The...
Israel’s EU ambassador condemns EU’s ‘obsession’ with human rights
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel’s ambassador to the EU, Haim Regev, has called on the bloc to halt its focus on Israel’s human rights record and warned against punitive measures related to its military operations in Gaza. The comments come amid growing...
S-Africa declines US human rights statement
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has strongly criticized a recent US State Department human rights report on the country, calling it “inaccurate and deeply flawed.” The report claims South...
MSAR Government response to U.S. report on human rights that mentioned Macao
Macao Government News
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August 13, 2025
MACAU, August 13 - The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to content relating to Macao carried in the “2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”, lately issued...
International Relations and Cooperation on recent report on human rights in South Africa published by the U.S. State Department
South African Government
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August 13, 2025
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation registers its profound disappointment with the recent report on human rights in South Africa published by the U.S. State Department. We find the report to be an inaccurate and deeply flawed...
US wants to soften denouncing human rights violations of Israel
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to scale back its condemnation of human rights violations in nations such as Israel, El Salvador, and Russia, based on leaked drafts of upcoming State Department reports. According to reports,...
International Observers Raise Concerns Over Judicial Irregularities in Senegal; Rights Advocates Stress Importance for Governance and Investment
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 28, 2025
Khadim Ba, a Non-Executive Director at DerMond Oil & Gas LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent legal experts and rights monitors are raising concerns over the ongoing detention and judicial treatment of Senegalese businessman...
Borrell says EU failed to take action against Israel's human rights violations
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stated that the European Union could be seen as complicit in Israeli war crimes in Gaza because it has failed to take action against what he describes as “massive human rights violations.”...