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After honoring such figures as Maya Angelou and Sally Ride in the first run of its American Women Quarters Program, the US Mint agency has selected a new group of

The front of the coins will feature a portrait of George Washington designed by 20th century sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser.

The U.S. Mint has announced the next five women to appear on American quarters.

UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.

UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.

AFTERNOON Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities, on the theme of statistics and data collection under article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food.

Linguistic rights are human rights that apply to majorities and minorities alike, not just at the discretion of those who hold power.

The name of the influential ’90s Latin American metal band ANIMAL stands for Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar, which roughly translates to “Harassed, Our Indians Died While Fighting.”

The human right to individual liberty rests on a moral and rational foundation that was understood in ancient times, with the realization that the laws of rulers and legislatures must conform to the laws of nature so as not to infringe on the freedoms that are essential to human nature. Human beings possess reason and moral agency—the capacity to make moral choices; this is what forms the core of humanity.

The roadmaps for decolonization have been written. We need movements centred in Indigenous solidarity that dismantle systems of capitalism.