@hrrc.bsky.socialMental health matters. #WorldMentalHealthDay 2026's theme "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change" reminds us of the importance of using the experiences of people living with mental health conditions to shape policies and support systems.
@hrrc.bsky.socialOctober is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, & we’re sharing a new logo design to mark our ongoing commitment to survivors & community safety. 💜 We hope this updated visual serves as a reminder that no survivor is alone, & that ending #domesticviolence takes all of us.
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@hrrc.bsky.socialOver 400 #HumanRightsDefenders threatened, attacked, and murdered in #Colombia in the first 6 months of 2026,.
🔗 Read more in the latest news brief by Felipe Chitic-Luis: buff.ly/tZelHF2
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@hrrc.bsky.socialDespite rising rates of mental illness and suicide deaths among people of color in the United States, significant gaps in access to mental health care persist.
Read Laura Pettigrew's publication: buff.ly/EDZQHQq
#HRRC #HumanRights #MentalHealth #RacialInequality #HealthCare
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@hrrc.bsky.social5,000 #Myanmar nationals living in #Malaysia will repatriate. UNHCR questions the safety of the repatriated amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/9ra0yqc
#HRRC #HumanRights #News #Refugees #Repatriation
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@hrrc.bsky.socialA #Japan court ruled that a person’s voice is protected under publicity rights, affecting social media platforms using voice cloning by #AI.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/cctYIpw
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@hrrc.bsky.socialJudicial repression in #Iran has intensified since the start of the #USIran war. The number of political prisoners has increased while conditions have deteriorated.
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@hrrc.bsky.social#News: Newly implemented #SexEducation curriculum in #Peru allows more parental input on content. It's called into question after a recent sexual assualt on a 16-year-old student at a school.
🔗 Read more:https://buff.ly/ojbKC4X
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@hrrc.bsky.socialThe policing of #memory in #Russia is not only a struggle over reconciling the nation’s #history. It is a struggle over who can speak, research, organize, mourn, and claim #truth in the present.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/AglWmpm
#HRRC #HumanRights #Ukraine #Historical
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@hrrc.bsky.social#News: #California Governor Gavin Newsom signs bill banning #ChildMarriage into law. Previous law allowed for minors to marry with parental consent and judicial approval.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/0WW9man
📸 Image credit: California Assemblymember Gail Pellerin
@hrrc.bsky.social✨️ Global Glimmer ✨️ Four women and women-led organizations have received the 2026 Right Collective Award for their courageous work challenging autocratic rule, patriarchal repression, and technological inequalities.
@hrrc.bsky.social#News: 38 civil society organizations file brief in support of lawsuit brought against Trump’s #sanctions of #ICC and other human rights experts and groups.
🔗 Read more in the latest news brief: buff.ly/vkSRf8x
#HumanRights #HRRC #Justice #Sanction
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@hrrc.bsky.social#Bangladesh’s reform promise falters: September laws weakened the Human Rights Commission and merely rebranded law enforcement groups. Critics warn this risks entrenching abuses.
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@hrrc.bsky.socialThe International Day of Non-Violence is on Gandhi's birthday. He believed that only through non-violent actions will we achieve peace. Non-violent actions on a smaller scale, protests and vigils, can bring about peace.
@hrrc.bsky.socialCelebrate the value, talent of people with disabilities & their contributions to the workplace.
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@hrrc.bsky.social#DomesticViolence isn't always physical. It can be isolation, control, verbal threats or intimidation.
For confidential help 24/7:
📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
🔗 thehotline.org
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@hrrc.bsky.social#Protests breakout across #Spain to demand relief from #housing affordability crisis. Tent cities popped up in main squares in over 20 cities while also blocking evictions.
🔗 Read more in the latest news brief by: buff.ly/Njww0Ad
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@hrrc.bsky.socialBreaking #News: #Haitian deportations from the #US have increased in recent weeks since the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
🔗https://buff.ly/kZncXZv
#HRRC #HumanRights #UnitedStates #Immigration #BasicRights #DueProcess
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