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African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to Washington for 19th edition
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The African Diaspora International Film Festival will hold its 19th Washington, D.C. edition Aug. 14-16 at George Washington University, with films from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and North America focused on human rights, democracy, identity…
WiseTech to buy FRDM.ai and build VerifyWise
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WiseTech Global has agreed to acquire FRDM.ai to speed development of VerifyWise, a data-driven platform for supply chain risk, compliance and supplier verification.
Advocates to Deliver Nearly 1 Million Petition Signatures to Congress
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Healthcare workers, disability rights advocates and human rights groups are heading to Capitol Hill on July 22 to press Congress on disability rights and the release of detained Gaza physician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
ADIFF returns to Washington for 19th film festival
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The African Diaspora International Film Festival is bringing award-winning films from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and North America to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 14-16. The lineup centers on human rights,…
Itianu Emiaj’s new novel examines shared domestic responsibility
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Mozambican author and human rights activist Itianu Emiaj has released How Come You Don’t Cook?, a contemporary novel about family life, gender roles, and the changing meaning of housework.
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.
Brand g Vacations tops $1.3 million in charitable donations with HRC sweepstakes
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Brand g Vacations has partnered with Propeller on a summer sweepstakes to raise support for the Human Rights Campaign while offering a $20,000 luxury cruise prize.
400-plus scholars and leaders demand release of Tunisian politician Rached Ghannouchi
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An international coalition of more than 400 scholars, former officials and human rights leaders is pressing Tunisia to free Rached Ghannouchi, who was sentenced in June 2026 to life in prison plus 30 years.
ALLATRA GRC raises early-warning case against stigmatization at OSCE meeting in Vienna
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ALLATRA Global Research Center brought a preventive lens on stigmatization, dehumanization and early warning signs to an OSCE human rights meeting in Vienna on June 29-30, 2026. The group argued that repeated smear campaigns and hostile narratives…
Freestyle Digital Media releases Qatar World Cup documentary
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Freestyle Digital Media released A Game of Double Standards on North American digital, cable and satellite platforms July 17, 2026. The documentary examines the backlash over Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting rights and how media coverage shaped…
Doctors Against Genocide calls global hour of action for detained Palestinian doctors
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Doctors Against Genocide is urging healthcare workers and allies worldwide to take part in a rolling one-hour action on July 15, 2026, to demand protection for detained Palestinian medical staff and the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya….
Dr. Pius Kamau releases memoir on colonial Kenya and medical career
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Denver thoracic surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Pius Kamau has published a new memoir with Koehler Books about his path from a village in colonial Kenya to medicine in the United States.
Mexican ophthalmologist urges national policy to cut preventable vision loss
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A Mexico City retina specialist is calling for telemedicine, AI screening, cataract surgery access and mandatory vision checks to treat avoidable sight loss as a public health and human rights issue.
Elisha Wiesel Urges U.S. Support for Israel in Yad Vashem Remarks
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Elisha Wiesel spoke at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on July 12, 2026, marking the 10th anniversary of Elie Wiesel’s death and sharply rejecting calls to end U.S. support for Israel.
Doctors Against Genocide to mark 1,000 days of water deprivation in Gaza
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Doctors Against Genocide is set to hold an emergency global press conference Thursday with Palestinian officials, medical leaders and human rights advocates as it marks 1,000 days of water deprivation in Gaza. The event comes as a UN Commission of…
Hundreds mark 50 years since Saigon was renamed
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Hundreds of Vietnamese Americans gathered in Westminster, California, for the Saigon Day 2026 Grand Commemoration, a rallying point for efforts to restore the name Saigon 50 years after it was changed.
Pfeiffer wins ASM PRISM Award for social impact
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Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions received ASM’s PRISM Sustainability Award in the Social Impact category at ASM Supplier Day in Singapore.
Let Them Go launches ICE detention short film during World Cup quarterfinals
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The Let Them Go campaign has released “ICE Ball,” a short film timed to the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinals to highlight children and families held in ICE detention near host cities.
OneQuest Health opens Louisville outpatient clinic amid Kentucky mental health shortages
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OneQuest Health opened a new outpatient behavioral health office in Louisville on Tuesday, adding therapy, intensive outpatient care and telehealth as Kentucky faces major gaps in mental health and substance use treatment.
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