human rights

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A leading Venezuelan human rights group says at least 80 political prisoners have been released under pressure from the US.

From BBC

"When so many people are suffering, we expect she will also be made to suffer for speaking out against excesses to human rights," she said.

From Barron's

For Europeans, it’s democracy, freedom and human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal

News of Ahmadzada's arrest led to an outcry on social media, attracting the attention of Richard Bennett, the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, who posted online calling for her immediate release.

From BBC

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that civilians were bearing the brunt of the attacks and called on Russia to stop them, accusing Moscow of having breached the "rules of warfare".

From Barron's