U.N. rights chief: Atrocities committed in Syria beyond belief
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...
Human Rights Watch says rights situation 'worsening' in Central Asia
Human Rights Watch criticises Central Asia's worsening rights situation, with authoritarian governments cracking down on ...
Venezuela Releases Detained Free-speech Advocate
The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in ...
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Guest Commentary | Why is Rep. Jimmy Panetta supporting efforts to suppress free speech … again?
"Why is Panetta – again – supporting an attack on free speech under the false guise of fighting terrorism?" write Glenn E. Robinson and John Walton in a Guest Commentary. "We call on Rep. Panetta to ...
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Venezuela releases prominent rights advocate Carlos Correa from detention
The free-speech advocate was among several activists detained ahead of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in last week.
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Fury over Meta's relaxed hate speech policies: "I really think this is a precursor for genocide"
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) called the policy shift a threat to human rights and free speech. "Meta's changes to its policies on gender and immigration content are dangerously ...
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‘Hate speech has real consequences’ — UN rights chief calls for online content regulation
Volker Türk,the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says regulating online content is not censorship.