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Seattle civil rights liaison Marta Idowu highlights four decades of public service
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Marta Idowu, a City of Seattle policy analyst and civil rights liaison, is being spotlighted by Influential Women for a career focused on equity, inclusion and community engagement.
Bluesign flags chemical safety gaps in textile factories
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Bluesign, an SGS company, says finished-garment testing can miss the chemical exposures workers face during textile production.
Stand Up for Science pushes Congress to halt CDC vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau
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Stand Up for Science launched a petition on Oct. 13, 2026, urging Congress to stop a CDC-backed vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau that would withhold hepatitis B shots from newborns.
AZADI album blends music and human rights message
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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.
Ottawa musicians launch AZADI album on freedom and human rights
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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.
365Alteram pitches forensic review to challenge INTERPOL notices
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365Alteram is offering independent forensic review for criminal defense lawyers and individuals who want to challenge the factual basis of INTERPOL notices and diffusions.
FOWPAL gathers global leaders in Toronto to push conscience, transparency and peace
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FOWPAL brought former heads of state, peace advocates and other leaders to Toronto on Oct. 2 for a summit focused on peace, trust and environmental sustainability.
Cynthia Basinet returns to the UN on power, war, climate and AI
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Nobel Peace Prize-nominated singer and actress Cynthia Basinet returned to the United Nations Fourth Committee for the 19th time, using the platform to echo Secretary-General António Guterres’ warning about four global tests of power.
FGTO urges Nobel laureate Navi Pillay to back Tamil genocide inquiry
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The Federation of Global Tamil Organizations congratulated Navi Pillay on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize and asked her to help advance accountability for atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Tai Ji Men convenes global leaders in Toronto on conscience and peace
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Tai Ji Men brought nearly 30 international leaders to Toronto on Oct. 3 for a summit focused on education, AI, justice and bridging divides.
Hecht Partners recognized for historic Sudan human rights verdict
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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…
Paul Rushworth-Brown gains Human Rights Award nomination
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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…
Thai companies move on human rights, but worker gaps remain
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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.
UNESCO and Arius team up to digitize cultural heritage
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UNESCO has signed a cooperation agreement with Arius Technology Europa Italia Srl to create ultra-high-resolution digital copies of major archives, artworks and heritage materials.
UNESCO, Arius Technology launch digital preservation partnership
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UNESCO and Arius Technology have signed a cooperation agreement to create ultra-high-resolution digital replicas of key cultural assets and archival materials, starting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris in late 2026. The effort is designed to…
Thousands in Strasbourg to press Turkey on human rights rulings
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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.
OneQuest Health to host Kentucky Human Rights Commission meeting
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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.
Los Angeles leaders push peace action after International Day of Peace roundtable
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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.
Stand Up for Science blasts CDC plan to revive Guinea-Bissau vaccine study
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Stand Up for Science is urging the CDC to abandon a previously canceled hepatitis B vaccine study in newborns in Guinea-Bissau, calling the trial unethical and harmful.
Activists back report on Israeli sexualized violence against Palestinians
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A new report from the Palestinian Feminist Collective says Israeli forces have used sexualized and gendered violence against Palestinians in a systematic way from 1948 to the present.
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