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NHRC promotes human rights awareness at Doha International Book Fair

The Peninsula 17 May 2026
Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, said the committee is keen to utilise all public platforms and events to strengthen human rights awareness and ...
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Trump’s lack of focus on human rights in China is big departure for US diplomacy

The Observer 17 May 2026
Trump’s flippant attitude towards human rights comes as no surprise ... “These are very, very difficult times for human rights defenders,” said Sophie Richardson, the co-executive director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an NGO.
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Human rights commission directs strict action against inhuman lockup practice

The Times of India 16 May 2026
State human rights ... The action was taken on a complaint alleging that forcing detainees to remain in lockups wearing only undergarments amounts to a violation of human rights and fundamental rights.
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Iran files 2,250 war crime complaints against US-Israel? Tehran drops major human rights bombshell

Hindustan Times 16 May 2026
Human Rights Council session condemning alleged wartime crimes and warned that future protests inside Iran would not be allowed to turn into unrest. .
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Famed Iranian human rights lawyer temporarily released on bail, daughter says

Egypt Independent 16 May 2026
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was temporarily released from custody today, according to her daughter, more than a month after security forces detained her ... for Human Rights in Iran.
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China, Central Asia strengthen ties on human rights

China Daily 16 May 2026
Human rights and development took center stage at the 2026 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum, which convened in Tashkent on Thursday and culminated in the Tashkent Initiative.
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Why 90% of humans are right-handed may trace back to walking on two legs

Interesting Engineering 16 May 2026
The study authors argue that humans became strongly right-handed through a gradual evolutionary process tied to bipedalism and brain expansion rather than a single genetic switch ...Humans display a ...
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MC Human Rights Commission recognizes local leaders

Herald-Argus 15 May 2026
MICHIGAN CITY — In a room filled with gratitude and applause, three Michigan City community leaders were honored for changing lives through selfless service and compassion ... .
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Starmer launches fresh bid to cosy up to European human rights chiefs

The Daily Mail 15 May 2026
Despite the growing threat of his premiership collapsing after Wes Streeting's resignation, the PM asked Attorney General Lord Hermer to travel to a summit in Moldova ....
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China-Central Asia forum focuses on promoting human rights progress through high-quality development

People Daily 15 May 2026
Akmal Saidov, director of the National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan, said the topic of human rights is a vital theme for exchanges and mutual learning between Central Asian ...
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Sir Keir Starmer's European human rights 'reset' branded 'waste of time' that won't help take ...

The Daily Mail 15 May 2026
Ministers hailed an agreement at a summit in Moldova this morning aimed at making it easier to deport illegal migrants and foreign criminals ....
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UK backs human rights plan to accelerate illegal migration removals

BBC News 15 May 2026
The agreement pushes for a new approach to the continent's main human rights treaty to tackle modern migration pressures ... .
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