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1. Sexual rights

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Created on 25 December 2015

2. HUMAN RIGHTS

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Created on 25 December 2015

3. PRESSENZA

(Contacts / Organizations)

PRESSENZA, PRESSENZA – International News Agency Humanism, Nonviolence, Human Rights, Disarmament and Non-Discrimination

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4. Katherine Stapp

(Contacts / Writers)

... School of Journalism. She has nearly two decades of experience as a writer and editor covering development, environment and human rights issues at the Inter Press Service United Nations bureau in New York, ...

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5. COVID-19 Worsens Human Rights Situation in Southeast Asia

(COVID-19)

Viewpoint by Champa Patel* LONDON (IDN) – Southeast Asia already had a poor human rights record before the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite ASEAN’s rhetoric on democratic values and human rights, illiberal ...

Created on 27 December 2020

6. India's Farmers Fight for Their Rights and Existenc

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With ...

Created on 18 December 2020

7. Egypt Bashed for Arrest of Prominent Rights Defenders

(Peace & Justice)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – “Meeting with foreign diplomats is not a crime. Nor is peacefully advocating for human rights.” Those were the first words of Antony Blinken ...

Created on 23 November 2020

8. Californians for Equal Rights and Prop 16

(OPINION)

... of California to spread the message to vote NO on Prop 16 among the local constituents. The event endorsed by Californians For Equal Rights (CFER) and planned by a team of local volunteers reminded one ...

Created on 04 October 2020

9. Top Civil Rights Lawyer Questions Whether USA Gov can contain Trump and GOP Power Grabs

(OPINION)

Burt Neuborne Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies By Steven Rosenfeld * The writer is a senior writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent of Voting Booth, ...

Created on 01 September 2020

10. Dark Money, Dirty Politics & the Backlash Against Human Rights

(OPINION)

... makes it a criminal offense to provide assistance to undocumented migrants applying for asylum or residency permits.  The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights organisation, has accused Orbán ...

Created on 22 August 2020

11. Pandemic Yet Another Test for Colombian Human Rights Defenders

(OPINION)

...  The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown have made things very difficult for me as I work on the ground with people and communities, but I live alone. I became a human rights activist after my son, ...

Created on 14 August 2020

12. A German Law Might Put an End to Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains

(Decent Work & Economic Growth)

Viewpoint by Franziska Korn, Friedich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)* BERLIN (IDN) – For over half a decade, the German government has been working to enact mandatory compliance for companies regarding human rights ...

Created on 24 July 2020

13. Kenya Having Another Go at Passing a Reproductive Rights Bill

(OPINION)

... for providers as well as the rights of donors, surrogate mothers and patients. Reproductive health has been enacted into law in different ways across the continent. A number of countries have similarly ...

Created on 15 July 2020

14. Human Rights Watch Supports ICC, Trump Attempts to Block Investigation of Possible U.S. War Crimes

(USA and Canada)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – A world court designed to investigate allegations of human rights violations has found itself in the crosshairs of the President of the United ...

Created on 16 June 2020

15. US Protests Unmask The 'Torch-Bearer' Of Human Right

(Reduced Inequalities)

... rights. … It has poked its nose in the affairs of almost all countries, all the time presenting itself as the torch-bearer of human rights", noted India's WIONEWS TV. In addition to the murder of African-American ...

Created on 12 June 2020

16. COVID-19 Strikes South Asia's Minorities Whose Rights Are Already Threatene

(Asia-Pacific)

... Asia. It has come at a time when governments are inflicting sustained assaults on their rights. Minorities face severe obstacles in accessing their right to nationality amidst rising majoritarian nationalism ...

Created on 30 April 2020

17. The British and American Press Don't Tell All on Human Rights Violation

(OPINION)

That's Why We Need Wickileaks and Julian Assange Should Be Exonerated. Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Julian Assange of Wickileaks languishes in a British jail during a too-long wait ...

Created on 31 March 2020

18. Amnesty Accuses Facebook, Google of Harming Human Rights

(Peace & Justice)

By J W Jackie RENO, Nevada, USA (IDN) – Facebook and Google play an important role in the lives of people across the globe – too big a role, according to Amnesty International. The pro-human rights organization ...

Created on 11 March 2020

19. Sri Lanka Challenges UN Human Rights Council's Impartialit

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) — Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena, has officially withdrawn from the co-sponsorship of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution ...

Created on 04 March 2020

20. Mauritanian Anti-Slavery and Iranian Women Rights Activist Presented Awards

(Peace & Justice)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – Biram Dah Abeid, a descendant of former slaves who has been called "the Nelson Mandela of Mauritania", and Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a prominent Iranian women's rights activist ...

Created on 20 February 2020

21. Emergency World Bank Meeting on Tanzania Focuses on Women’s Rights

(Africa)

... because they are pregnant. The Bank had been under pressure from rights activists and held a last-minute emergency meeting on January 27 with Tanzanian and international human rights organizations. The ...

Created on 30 January 2020

22. UN Chief Urged to Name and Shame Perpetrators of Human Rights Violations

(UN INSIDER)

... The World Report 2020: Human Rights Trends Around the Globe focusing on China and presented at the UN affirms that Mr. Guterres does not want to offend the countries that HRW calls grave human rights abusers. ...

Created on 18 January 2020

23. Youth Call for Human Rights to Be at The Core of Climate Talks

(Climate Action)

By Fabíola Ortiz MADRID (IDN) – The youth and human rights activists have been emphasizing since the start of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) on December 2 the pressing need of placing people ...

Created on 12 December 2019

24. Western Sahara Rights Activist Awarded Major Peace Prize

(Africa)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – The Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ goes to five human rights activists this year. Among them is Aminatou ...

Created on 03 December 2019

25. ICPD25 Outlines Pathway for Attaining the Rights of Women and Girls

(Gender Equality)

... in Cairo, Egypt, ended with bold commitments towards attainment of the rights of women and girls. The conference, attended by more than 6,000 world leaders, scholars, rights advocates and faith leaders ...

Created on 17 November 2019

26. Fulfil the Rights of Afro-descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean

(Latin America & the Caribbean)

... of rights for Afro-descendant people in Latin America and the Caribbean", San José, Costa Rica, in October 2019. NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – Leave no one behind – that is the global community’s ambitious pledge. ...

Created on 11 November 2019

27. The UN Experts Shining a Light on Human Rights Violations

(Peace & Justice)

By Sean Buchanan NEW YORK (IDN) – The experts who fan out across the world to research, hold consultations and gather information on a vast range of human rights violations often find themselves caught ...

Created on 10 November 2019

28. After Kashmir Sikkim Buddhists Fear Losing Their Special Constitutional Rights

(Asia-Pacific)

By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 34th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. ...

Created on 04 September 2019

29. Trump’s Pick for UN in Geneva Opposed to Reproductive Rights

(USA and Canada)

... Trump’s campaign against sexual and reproductive rights, which includes a global gag rule that slashed funding for overseas nongovernmental organizations that perform abortions or even offer counseling ...

Created on 29 June 2019

30. Beware the Early Warning Signs of Legitimising Repression of Minority Rights

(OPINION)

... of principles of governance underwriting a new world order that defines states in civilisational rather than national terms and legitimises violations of human rights. While the invitation to Hu Angang, ...

Created on 03 June 2019

31. Getting the Priorities on Human Rights Right in Syria

(OPINION)

...  Yet, understandably, EU countries insist that in return for helping to re-build Syria the government must commit itself to a human rights agenda – the freeing of political prisoners, the end of torture ...

Created on 12 March 2019

32. Powerful Grassroots Movements Boost Hope for Human Rights, Says UN Chief

(UN INSIDER)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – People’s rights are under fire “in many parts of the globe,” but there is no need to lose hope, because powerful grassroots movements for social justice have made great ...

Created on 25 February 2019

33. Japan Shines with a Youth Forum to Commemorate Universal Human Rights Declaration

(Asia-Pacific)

By Katsuhiro Asagiri TOKYO (IDN) – When the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in Paris on December 10, 1948, it came up with a milestone document in the history ...

Created on 16 December 2018

34. Civil and Political Rights are Also Indivisible Human Rights

(OPINION)

... accompanied the colonizers. Today, when U.S. or NATO missiles rain on countries, Western human rights organisations and their activists follow them, with their media in tow. They also have a similar mindset: ...

Created on 10 December 2018

35. Experts Urge Respect for Human Rights in Climate Actions

(UN INSIDER)

By Aleksandra Gadzinski KATOWICE (IDN) – Independent experts of the UN Human Rights Council, are calling on States to fully integrate human rights standards and principles in the rules for implementing ...

Created on 09 December 2018

36. Conference Calls for Mainstreaming Human Rights Education

(Quality Education)

By Neena Bhandari SYDNEY (IDN) – More investment is needed in human rights education and strengthening of civil society to address inequality and sustainability – the main objectives of the United Nations ...

Created on 03 December 2018

37. Sri Lanka President Told Not to Trample on Parliamentary Democracy and the Rights of People

(OPINION)

... the rule of law, human rights, media freedom and tolerance in our pluralist society". We are publishing this statement in full with a view to offering a perspective different from that reflected in two ...

Created on 06 November 2018

38. World Summit Pledges To Protect Human Rights Defenders

(Reduced Inequalities)

By Jamshed Baruah PARIS (IDN) – A diverse group of 150 human rights defenders from around the world, who gathered for a three-day summit in Paris, have agreed on a landmark action plan which will be ...

Created on 01 November 2018

39. UN Chief 'Deeply Troubled' by Khashoggi's Death, Rights Experts Slate Saudi Arab

(UN INSIDER)

... Khashoggi, independent UN human rights experts have commended business leaders who have decided to pull out of a high-level investment conference – also known as 'Davos in the Desert' – taking place October ...

Created on 19 October 2018

40. UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Release All Incarcerated Women Human Rights Defenders

(Middle East)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – For the second time since July 31, UN human rights experts are calling on Saudi Arabia to "immediately and unconditionally" release all women human rights defenders, including ...

Created on 14 October 2018

41. Sri Lanka Chaired UN Forum Focuses on Sport to Promote Human Rights

(United Nations)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – The Social Forum of the UN Human Rights Council serves since 2008 as a unique space for open and interactive dialogue between civil society actors, representatives of ...

Created on 05 October 2018

42. Rounding Up Coca-Colonization – Will the UN Human Rights Council Stand Up For The People?

(Food security, nutrition & sustainable agriculture)

... the first draft of a legally binding treaty in International Human Rights Law has been submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will they have the courage to stand up for the people against powerful ...

Created on 21 September 2018

43. Nine Foundations Pledge $459 Million to Forests, Indigenous Rights, and Lands to Combat Climate Change

(Climate Action)

... of forests and lands worldwide and the recognition of indigenous peoples' and traditional communities' collective land rights and resource management. For the purpose, they have announced their intent ...

Created on 11 September 2018

44. Kudos and Criticism for New UN Human Rights Chief

(UN INSIDER)

... Rights, Secretary-General António Guterres tweeted: "Ms. Bachelet is a pioneer, a visionary, a woman of principle, and a great human rights leader for these troubled times." He had had put forward her candidacy ...

Created on 10 August 2018

45. Nikki Haley Blames Rights Groups for Her Misguided 'Reform

(USA and Canada)

By Kenneth Roth Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world's leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. This article ...

Created on 02 August 2018

46. Palestinian Peoples' Fundamental Rights Under Assault, Concern Over Lurking Dangers

(Middle East)

By Ramesh Jaura UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has expressed "acute concerns" over the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian ...

Created on 26 July 2018

47. UN Report Bashes India and Pakistan for Multiple Human Rights Violations in Kashmir

(Asia-Pacific)

By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | GENEVA (IDN) – In its first ever report on the human rights situation in Indian- and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir, the UN has listed human rights violations and abuses on ...

Created on 28 June 2018

48. Call for Equal Citizenship Rights as Gateway to Peace

(Peace & Justice)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – The Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, has called upon societies worldwide to embrace models of equal citizenship ...

Created on 16 May 2018

49. UN Focuses Yet Again on Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

(United Nations)

... Development Goals (SDGs). But despite progress to protect their rights, many of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples face discrimination and threats to their livelihoods and ancestral lands. To ...

Created on 02 April 2018

50. Equal Rights to Economic Resources Vital to Gender Equality

(Gender Equality)

... of rights for women has been ratified by 189 states. However, as Dr. Mokra noted, even if the treaty were ratified by all countries, it would not necessarily lead to worldwide compliance until the existing ...

Created on 20 February 2018

51. Ensuring Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights – A Global Challenge

(UN INSIDER)

... (IDN) – Of the numerous and significant challenges currently facing women and girls globally, access to sexual and reproductive rights is high on the list. Experts in the field of women’s sexual and reproductive ...

Created on 31 January 2018

52. Nuclear-Weapons Ban Will Help Usher In Peace, Human Rights

(Peace & Justice)

... Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) as a turning point in the global history of efforts to achieve peace and disarmament, emphasizing that while nuclear weapons exist, a world of peace and human rights ...

Created on 29 January 2018

53. UN Experts Censure Saudi Arabia for Human Rights Violations

(Middle East)

By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA (IDN) – Despite being elected as member of the Human Rights Council at the end of 2016, Saudi Arabia has “continued its practice of silencing, arbitrarily arresting, detaining ...

Created on 08 January 2018

54. World Powers Trade Insults Over Rights Abuses in Iran, N. Korea

(UN INSIDER)

... – A key UN Committee has condemned Iran's widespread use of the death penalty and has urged the Islamic Republic to eliminate "all discrimination and rights violations against women and girls." In a separate ...

Created on 14 December 2017

55. Human Rights

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Human Rights

Created on 13 January 2016