An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners
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Trump inauguration protests underscore how the resistance has changed
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UN human rights head: Sudan conflict causing more civilian deaths
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2024 witnessed ‘absolute failure’ of west to lead fight for human rights, says watchdog
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UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
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Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
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Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy in US foreign policy
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How Jimmy Carter worked to promote human rights through the Carter Center
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Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president
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Reflecting on Jimmy Carter's work for human rights and health equity
Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, until Tuesday morning. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor and ...CBS News - Jan. 4
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