human rights
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Pillay, 85, has taken part in high-profile work considering allegations of human rights violations during a decades-long career, including in Rwanda, Myanmar and Gaza.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dana Cleaveley, a research consultant formerly with SeaChoice, a Canadian sustainable-seafood group, said that many industries have already had to begin reckoning with the human rights and environmental abuses buried in their supply chains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She has written on and practiced in international criminal law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and more particularly on crimes of sexual violence in conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"This is no time to return anyone forcibly to a country plagued by egregious human rights violations and abuses," UN rights chief Volker Turk last week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
SWAN: The OAS is here investigating human rights abuses.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
