Syndicado Takes International Rights to ‘So Foul a Sky,’ a CPH:DOX World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has acquired international sales rights to lyrical Venezuela-set road-movie “Un cielo tan turbio” (“So Foul a
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What is the ‘police Bill of Rights’ and why is its repeal a win for social justice?
Something exceptional happened on Saturday: U.S. lawmakers in Maryland moved to repeal the state’s police Bill of Rights. The repeal
Read moreUN rights office urges protection, investigation, after latest clashes in West Darfur
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to protect citizens “without discrimination” in the wake of
Read moreLibya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights activist is a clear rights
Read moreHate speech and violence still rising against Roma despite recognition gains, says rights expert
More must be done to tackle online hate speech against minorities including the Roma and Sinti, who continue to be
Read more‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali
With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday
Read moreEnd police brutality and impunity in Belarus, rights experts urge
The continued pattern of police brutality and impunity in Belarus must end, UN rights experts said on Thursday, expressing alarm
Read moreCentral African Republic: Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with UN peacekeepers
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the
Read moreIndonesia: UN experts denounce mega tourism project that ‘tramples on human rights’
UN rights experts, on Wednesday, raised alarm over forced evictions of locals and indigenous peoples, and threats against human rights
Read moreRights experts concerned about alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs in China
Independent UN human rights experts have urged companies to closely scrutinize their supply chains following concerns over the alleged detention
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