RSS. Birendranagar, Feb 20. As many as 453 incidents of human rights violations occurred in the Karnali Province during the past one year.. The incidents include human rights violation from the state side and other factors.. Making public the Human Rights Year Book-2019 at Birendranagar on Tuesday, Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) shared women have been more affected from the anti-human rights incidents.. According to the report, 343 women and 149 men were found affected in different human rights violation incidents.. Narayan Subedi, Karnali Province Coordinator of INSEC, informed the incidents of women rights violation topped the list in Karnali this year.. It includes 257 related to women rights, 87 related to child rights and 47 related to manhandle.. Source: http://setopati.net/social/140116. ...

The National Conferenece on Human Rights held on 28 & 29, October 2017 at Indian Social Institute, New Delhi witnessed arts as an effective tool to promote positive social change across a range of pressing human rights issues. Diverse themes on Human rights and philosophical scope of cultural activities of two day are proof of how artists are educating through their creativity, reconciliation and dialogue. The delegates were treated to a mix of cultural activities to engage in critical discussion on human rights issues.. Nishanth Natya Manch lead by Neelima Sharma and Sangwari Theater Group lead by Kapil Sharm presented lively performance in the two day afternoon sessions.. The conference ended with a Song, lead by Ashoka Kumari NCHRO - Vice Chairperson.. Also the Volunteers from different parts of country is designed to foster human rights awareness and volunteerism among youths.. This year (2017) marks the 20th anniversary of the NCHRO and we are hopeful that this Conference will stimulate ...

Published December 10, 2015. Abstract. In 2010, Vermont adopted a new law embracing human rights principles as guidelines for health care reform, and in 2011, Vermont was the first state in the US to enact framework legislation to establish a universal health care system for all its residents. This article reports on the Vermont Workers Centers human rights-based approach to universal health care and the extent to which this approach influenced decision makers. We found the following: (1) by learning about the human right to health care and sharing experiences, Vermonters were motivated to demand universal health care; (2) mobilizing Vermonters around a unified message on the right to health care made universal health care politically important; (3) using the human rights framework to assess new proposals enabled the Vermont Workers Center to respond quickly to new policy proposals; (4) framing health care as a human right provided an alternative to the dominant economics-based discourse; and ...

STEIN, Dan J et al. Perpetration of gross human rights violations in South Africa: association with psychiatric disorders. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2009, vol.99, n.5, pp.390-395. ISSN 2078-5135.. BACKGROUND: A nationally representative study of psychiatric disorders in South Africa provided an opportunity to study the association between perpetration of human rights violations (HRVs) during apartheid and psychiatric disorder. Prior work has suggested an association between perpetration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but this remains controversial. METHODS: Subjects reported on their perpetration of human rights violations, purposeful injury, accidental injury and domestic violence. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) disorders were assessed with Version 3.0 of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0). Socio-demographic characteristics of these groups were calculated. Odds ...

On 23 September at 4pm CET, ESILs Interest Group on International Human Rights Law, organized by Pierre Thielbörger, in partnership with the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (Bochum) and the Graduate Institute (Geneva) will host a panel discussion on the novel definition of the international crime of ecocide. The webinar includes an introduction by Philippe Sands (UCL) who will engage in a moderated discussion with Paola Gaeta (Graduate Institute), Kai Ambos (Göttingen), and Jorge Viñuales (Cambridge/Graduate Institute). The webinar will explore the unique drafting history, international reception, and potential impact of ecocide on the development of international law.. Questions about the event can be directed to [email protected] and [email protected].. ESIL members are invited to register via Zoom here.. POSTER. ...

Development project and human rights violation in india pdf - PDF | In India, the last quarter of the 20th century has been witness to a In its report on human rights in India during , Human Rights Watch stated and even as the human rights and development communities have been rights, including in the area of project displacement, workers rights and the., Western Shoshone Homelands | Indian Law Resource Center

Klug, Francesca (2010) Book review: making human rights real: the Human Rights Act in its first decade. International Journal of Law in Context, 6 (4). pp. 403-405. ISSN 1744-5523 ...

Beirut) - Staff at a Dubai hotel informed Human Rights Watch today that they had cancelled a reservation for a January 23, 2014 news conference to release the Human Rights Watch World Report 2014 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hotel staff said Human Rights Watch needed a government permit for the event. Human Rights Watch reserved the room a month ago, informing the hotel about the news conference. But the hotel had made no request for a permit during this month. Human Rights Watch had also sought meetings during that time with a number of government officials to discuss its upcoming research plans and ways to improve the countrys human rights record.. Blocking Human Rights Watch from holding a news conference in the UAE sadly underscores the increasing threat to freedom of expression in the country, said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. If the UAE wants to call itself a global media center, it needs to show that it respects freedom of ...

As the UN Human Rights Committee prepares to scrutinize the human rights situation in Tajikistan, a report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an OMCT-FIDH partnership) highlights how the regime of President Rahmon gradually eroded the freedom of association and expression of its critics, including human rights defenders and lawyers.. The report titled Their last stand? How human rights defenders are being squeezed out in Tajikistan, published on 1 July 2019 by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, outlines how the authorities have increasingly restricted the legal space for human rights organisations and independent lawyers to provide assistance to victims of human rights violations, including torture.. The report finds that amendments to, among others, the Law on Public Associations - allegedly introduced to combat money laundering, terrorism and financing of ...

This Opinion involved research into various international human rights law issues arising in relation to a suit filed in the Himmatnagar District Court by a victim of the riots perpetrated in Gujarat on 28 February 2002, claiming general and punitive damages against various government officials.. You can read the full report below, or download it here. You can search or browse all OPBPs projects here.. ...

Geneva) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has taken a landmark step forward by addressing for the first time violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today. The council, in the session that ended on June 17, 2011, also sent a strong signal that human rights violations in Belarus should end, but mustered only a muted response to the crisis in Yemen and no mention at all of Bahrains continuing crackdown, Human Rights Watch said. Affirming the fundamental principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the council passed a resolution expressing grave concern at the discrimination and violence experienced by people all over the world because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Human Rights Council has taken a first bold step into territory previously considered off-limits, said Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch. We hope this groundbreaking step will spur greater ...

On 6 July 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice and The Advocates for Human Rights addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of an oral update by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic covering recent developments in the country. We joined numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations in thanking the Commission of Inquiry for its work and calling for accountability in Syria. We look forward with continuing to collaborate with the Commission of Inquiry to monitor ongoing human rights violations in Syria. The text of our statement is reproduced below. You can watch the full session on UN Web TV.. _____. Madam President:. The Advocates for Human Rights and Syrians for Truth and Justice welcome the oral update of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Syrians for Truth and Justice monitors human rights violations in Syria. Our commitment to human rights monitoring stems from the idea that impartial and independent human ...

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN. WHEREAS Canada is a party to international instruments that provide for the respect and protection of the fundamental human rights of women and children; and. WHEREAS Canada is participating in an international initiative to eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation; and. WHEREAS Canadians are concerned that women and girls who are ordinarily resident in Canada are being subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation;. BE IT RESOLVED that CASHRA recommend to the Minister of Employment and Immigration that all prospective immigrants be provided with information setting out Canadas commitment to upholding international human rights instruments; emphasizing that the protection and respect of human rights is a cornerstone of Canadian society and extends to the protection of women and children against any acts which would cause grave interference with their personal inviolability, including female genital mutilation; and ...

GENEVA (20 March 2018) - Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people - from arbitrary deprivation of the right to work and to freedom of movement, to torture and other ill-treatment, arbitrary detentions and infringements of the rights to freedom of association and expression, according to a report* issued by the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday.. The report, which covers the period between 1 January and 31 December 2017, warns that the state of emergency has facilitated the deterioration of the human rights situation and the erosion of the rule of law in Turkey, and may have long-lasting implications on the institutional and socio-economic fabric of Turkey.. While the UN Human Rights Office recognizes the complex challenges Turkey has faced in addressing the 15 July 2016 attempted coup and a number of terrorist attacks, the report says, the sheer number, frequency and lack of connection of ...

Dharamshala: As the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council begins, the UN, EU and Human Rights Desk of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has released a short video highlighting the gravest human rights violations in T

Chinas State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020.

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. Such variations may involve genital ambiguity, and combinations of chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female. Intersex infants and children may be subject to stigma, discrimination and human rights violations, including in education, employment and medical settings. Human rights violations in medical settings are increasingly recognized as human rights abuses. Other human rights and legal issues include the right to life, access to justice and reparations, access to information, and legal recognition. Implementation of rights protections in legislation and regulation has been slower. Few countries so far protect intersex people from discrimination, or provide access to reparations for harmful practices. This page summarizes reports and ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein is deploying a 10-member mission to South Sudan in order to assess the countrys human rights situation. This is in response to allegations of human rights abuses by perpetrators on both sides of the political divide within the landlocked country.. Mr. Zeid has said that the assessment report is to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council at its next session in March 2016. He added that it would also contain recommendations for how the situation in South Sudan can be improved.. For a more in-depth account click the link below:. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52372#.VjHOUenA5lC. To read the press release from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein click below:. http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16649&LangID=E. Image source: www.unmultimedia.org. Text source: www.un.org, October 26th 2015. ...

Secretary of the Winnipeg Police Board Shauna Curtin said Smyth described a human rights violation or series of human rights violations in terms of whats happened with inmate transfer and holding.. Smyth said the Ministry of Justice did not meaningfully respond when he first raised the issue on May 5. He said the Remand Centre should allow new inmates, claiming the risk of COVID-19 spreading has lowered.. The risk of contracting COVID has greatly diminished in our community, and the risk of harm to one of these prisoners because of the way theyre being treated at this point has greatly increased, he said.. Smyth said those detained fell into two categories: people who were intoxicated and people who were violent.. Corey Shefman, an Aboriginal rights lawyer practicing in Manitoba and Ontario, thinks Smyth could have done more.. The first time an individual was kept in the lockup cell for 24 hours, let alone 48 hours, that information should have been made public and there should have ...

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta - The raid by New South Wales police on Jakarta Governor Sutiyosos hotel room in Sydney, Australia, should be considered as a routine matter. In upholding cases of gross human rights violations, it is not just state officials that could be arrested but even the president can be arrested if he is involved in gross human rights violations.

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25 August 2017. In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, I undertook an official country visit to Sierra Leone, at the invitation of the Government, from 14 to 25 August 2017. The purpose of the mission was to monitor and assess steps taken by the Government of Sierra Leone to protect the human rights implicated by the management of hazardous substances and wastes.. I wish to emphasize at the outset that these are only preliminary observations. A full report of the mission, which will contain a more comprehensive analysis of the situation and recommendations from a human rights perspective, will be prepared and presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2018.. I would first like to begin by expressing my deep condolences to the victims of the tragic mudslide last week, which claimed approximately 500 lives, with 500 people still unaccounted for, and has left thousands homeless, including 4000 children. As the situation ...

Why do powerful states like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia repeatedly fail to meet their international legal obligations as defined by human rights instruments? How does global capitalism affect states ability to implement human rights, particularly in the context of global recession, state austerity, perpetual war, and environmental crisis? How are political and civil rights undermined as part of moves to impose security and surveillance regimes? This book presents a framework for understanding human rights as a terrain of struggle over power between states, private interests, and organized, bottom-up social movements. The authors develop a critical sociology of human rights focusing on the concept of the ,em,human rights enterprise,/em,: the process through which rights are defined and realized. While states are designated arbiters of human rights according to human rights instruments, they do not exist in a vacuum. Political sociology helps us to understand how global neoliberalism and ...

Eeva Heikkila of 9 Bedford Row has been elected as the Chair of the Human Rights Lawyers Association.. The Human Rights Lawyers Association aims to promote the effective legal protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the United Kingdom and to further research, education and training in the areas of human rights law and practice. The Association also aims to facilitate the sharing of knowledge about human rights law and to aid their effective implementation within the United Kingdoms legal framework and system of government.. The Human Rights Lawyers Association is open to all connected with the law and the legal profession who have an interest in human rights law in the United Kingdom. The Association currently has over 1800 members including solicitors, barristers, advocates, judges, government lawyers, legal academics, legal executives, in-house lawyers, pupils, trainees and law students.. ...

On Thursday 5th August 2021, Musa Babakhani, a member of the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, was assassinated by shooting with two bullets in Hewler Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.. The preliminary investigations and documents state that the assassination of this political activist, who was also the member of the Leadership Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, was performed by the intelligence organisations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.. The assassinations and physical eliminations by The Iranian regime have been an integral of internal and foreign policies against the Iranian oppositions for the past few decades.. The Human Rights organisations in Kurdistan, while strongly condemning the assassination of Musa Babakhani, call on all the International Human Rights organisations, especially The Human Rights reporters, especially the Special Reporter on the situation of human rights in Iran, to pay due attention to this issue. The Kurdistan Human Rights ...

Dozens of progressive groups have called upon President Joe Biden to focus more on climate change and to soften its criticism of Chinas human rights abuses. Politico reports that more than 40 progressive activist organizations sent a letter to the president and lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to prioritize cooperation with China on climate change and curb its confrontational approach over issues like Beijings crackdown on Hong Kong and forced detention of Uyghur Muslims.. The letter, which was written by groups including the Sunrise Movement, which devised the environmental action program known as the Green New Deal, is calling on the Biden administration and members of Congress to eschew the dominant antagonistic approach to U.S.-China relations and instead prioritize multilateralism, diplomacy, and cooperation with China to address the existential threat that is the climate crisis.. As previously reported by Rebel News, China is accused of human rights violations against minority ...

Mesoamerica, August 11, 2016 - The 750 women human rights defenders of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México and Nicaragua who make up the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras) lament the recent cancellation of the visit to Nicaragua from the Special UN Rapporteur on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders, Mr. Michel Forst.. This visit was to be made in the framework of requests made by regional and Nicaraguan groups for a regional consultation on Proposals to combat impunity and its impact on the situation of human rights defenders, to be held in Managua on August 24, along with other activities that would include an important meeting of the Rapporteur with members of the Nicaraguan Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders.. According to the oficial notice of the cancellation of the Rapporteurs visit, the UN System of Security Services has not given its approval because it can neither guarantee the Rapporteurs security, nor that of visitors ...

This article examines the relation between the history of anthropology and human rights. It explains that anthropology first became connected with human rights in 1947 when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asked the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to write an advisory opinion on human rights during the drafting of what would become the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also contends that the history of anthropologys relationship to human enables a better understanding of how and why human rights developed as they did.

The European Parliament ,. - having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the European Convention on Human Rights, and to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,. - having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/251 establishing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),. - having regard to the Declaration of 16 March 2006 by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on behalf of the European Union on the establishment of the UNHRC,. - having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2011 on the 16th session of the UNHRC(1) ,. - having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2010 on Human Rights in the World in 2009 and EU policy on the matter(2) ,. - having regard to previous joint statements and declarations at the United Nations, including the Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity of 22 March 2011 at the Human Rights Council, and the Declaration on Human Rights and ...

50 Years of Human Rights In Nova Scotia: Reflecting on the Past and Moving Towards a More Socially Just Society.. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission was established in March 1967. To mark this 50th anniversary and to further engage Nova Scotians in a meaningful discussion about human rights and issues of equity, the Dalhousie School of Social Work will be hosting this one-day conference! The conference will highlight work from graduate students analysis of human rights cases, with panel presentations and posters, in addition to keynote addresses from experts in the human rights field.. For more information please visit the School of Social Work website.. ...

Rikomatic: Nobel Prize Laureates support UN Human Rights Council. Steve Clemons: Bolton has Been Trying to Kill the Human Rights Council from the Beginning. Paper Chase: US Rejects Proposed UN Human Rights Council Reform. Thomas Paines Corner: Human Rights Hypocrisy. Opinio Juris: U.S. Will Oppose New U.N. Human Rights Council ...

The organisation SEAL CYPRUS has implemented a transnational seminar for executives of voluntary governmental organizations entitled Human Rights Education versus Cyber-hate. The training took place in Larnaca from 1 to 9 of December 2018. The delegates were 36 youth workers from 10 countries.. Τhe main aim of the training was to incorporate the Human Rights approach in Youth Work to combat online hate speech. The participants have worked on how to promote media literacy and critical thinking among young people.. The training achieved to raise awareness about Cyber-hate and the risks it represents at a personal level (well-being of young people) and a social level (democracy).. The project partners have committed to prevent and counter cyber-hate and violent radicalisation of the young people online and offline with the use of Human Rights Education.. On Tuesday, December 4, the delegates had the honour to meet the Cyprus Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGO, Mr. Yiannis Yiannaki, who ...

As the bloodshed in Libya continues - the most recent reports indicate Muammar Qaddafi is staging new attacks on rebel strongholds - the UN Human Rights Council is set to adopt a major report hailing Libyas human rights record, despite the fact that the UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to suspend the Arab countrys council membership for committing gross and systematic violations of human rights.. The 23-page UN report, which according to the councils agenda will be reviewed and voted on this month, was compiled as part of the councils Universal Periodic Review, a process the UN bills as a rigorous scrutiny of the human rights records of each UN member state every four years. While touted as the No. 1 innovation because everyone would be scrutinized equally, said Anne Bayefsky, Eye on the UN chief, the rules enable them [human rights abuser states] to line up countries that support them to speak on their behalf. The result is that human rights abuser states come away from the ...

United Nations independent experts have expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention, and death threats, particularly in Hebron in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), in an apparent bid by Israeli authorities and settler elements to stop their peaceful and important work.Amidst a charged and violent atmosphere over past months in the OPT, Palestinian and international defenders are providing a protective presence for Palestinians at risk of violence, and documenting human rights violations, said the UN Special Rapporteur the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst.. The continued harassment of human rights defenders in the OPT, who are exercising their rights to freedoms of expression and association, is simply unacceptable. It should cease immediately, Mr. Forst stressed.. Earlier this month, a group of UN human rights experts urged the Israeli Government to ensure a ...

Statement by Mr.Virendra, leader of the Indian delegation, 2 March, 1987 The Commission on Human Rights meets once again at a time when both the situation of the Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka as well as the progress towards a satisfactory solution to the ethnic problem leave little room for optimism. In deliberations in this Commission in the past few years most delegates and observers including those from India and Sri Lanka had expressed hopes for an improvement in the situation and an early settlement. Unfortunately the violation of the human rights of the Tamil minorities continues and our sincere hopes for a settlement have remained unfulfilled.. If we recall the discussion on this question in the past three years we find that the deliberations of the Commission seem to have acquired a recurrent and tragic refrain. Attention was drawn it previous years to arbitrary arrests, disappearances, killings and denial of human rights to the Tamil minority. The actions of the Sri Lankan military and ...

War, Conflict and Human Rights is an innovative inter-disciplinary textbook, combining aspects of law, politics and conflict analysis to examine the relationship between human rights and armed conflict.. This third edition has been fully revised and updated, and contains a completely new chapter on business, conflict and human rights. Making use of both theoretical and practical approaches, the authors:. examine the tensions and complementarities between protection of human rights and resolution of conflict - the competing political demands and the challenges posed by internal armed conflict and the increasing role of nonstate actors, including corporations, in armed conflicts;. explore the scope and effects of human rights violations in contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the former Yugoslavia;. assess the legal and institutional accountability mechanisms developed in the wake of armed conflict to punish violations of ...

Human Rights Day. Human Rights Day is observed every year on the 10th of December, to celebrate the date that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, marks the 70th anniversary of the UDHR, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone everywhere were entitled to for simply being a human being. These rights apply to all people regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national or social origin, property, and birth or other status.. It is the most translated document in the world, available in 500 languages. Our human rights are at the heart of achieving the SDGs. Without human dignity, we cannot drive sustainable development and without sustainable development, we are unable to achieve our human rights. The UDHR helps to empower us all, and the principals that they are based on are still hugely important today. We need to #standup4humanrights for everyone, and take action ...

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and their Syrian partners delivered an oral intervention on Syria before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday morning, March 17. The intervention was delivered by prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Anouar Al Bunni, as part of the 28th session of the HRC, which opened on March 2 in Geneva and is scheduled to continue until March 27.. Coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the peaceful protests calling for democratic reforms in Syria, the intervention expressed dismay with the international communitys failure to confront the culture of impunity that is deeply rooted in Syria and protect civilians from abuses by both the Syrian government and warring parties in the country.. The organizations welcomed the report of the UN commission of inquiry on Syria and its efforts to expose grave violations and international ...

The Iranian regimes ongoing human rights violations, particularly the execution of minors and other prisoners in the recent days, and not releasing prisoners amid the coronavirus outbreak, has been condemned by the international community.. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the execution of Shayan Saeedpour, the second execution of a child offender in recent days by the Iranian authorities. Mr. Saeedpour was rearrested after participating in a rebellion in Saqqez prison against prison conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak. Prior to Shayan, on 18 April, Majid Esmailzadeh was also reportedly executed in Ardabil prison in Ardabil Province. He was arrested in 2012 and convicted on a charge of murder allegedly committed when he was under 18. In addition, the death sentence for Danial Zeinolabedini, who was sentenced despite being under 18 at the time of the offence, was upheld on 2 April after he was beaten by officials in Miandoab prison in West ...

The below article was published by New York Post, photo credit: AP. House Republicans are raising concerns about John Kerry, President Bidens special climate envoy, over recent remarks he made on reaching a potential climate deal with China - saying he trivialized the severity of the human rights abuses inflicted on Uyghur Muslims in the communist country. The criticisms of Kerrys rhetoric come in the wake of his recent interview with Foreign Policy, where he said: We have differences on economic rules, on cyber. We have other differences on human rights, geostrategic interests, but those differences do not have to get in the way of something that is as critical as dealing with climate. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have repeatedly condemned Chinas forced labor camps, which have targeted Uyghur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region, with Congress having moved on multiple resolutions aimed at pushing back against the abuses.. But multiple Republicans on the House Committee on Foreign ...

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises to protect freedom and prevent future atrocities.The power of the Universal Declaration is the power of ideas to change the world. Ideas which are the inalienable entitlements of all people, at all times and everywhere. They are the rights of people of every color, from every race and ethnic group no matter their sex, their class, their caste, their creed and their age.The vigilant, unwavering advancement of those rights will make the world safer and more prosperous for us all.. In the world today terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most extensive threats to international peace and security in the way that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of ...

As members of HaSS Faculty Research Groups, we seek to cultivate a stimulating and innovative research environment by forging inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional links.. The NHRSJ examines human rights as a foundation of wider inter-disciplinary research into social justice.. We engage with contemporary discussions on the nature of human rights, the challenges faced by the human rights movement and the concepts history and development. As such, our work has relevance across the humanities and social sciences. We aim to produce outputs that raise awareness of relevant issues, alter attitudes of public officials, shape debate, and issue in legal change.. The work of the NHRSJ advances understanding of human rights and social justice, both within and beyond the United Kingdom. In our work, we collaborate with practitioners, non-governmental organisations, international organisations and government agencies, contributing to training and knowledge exchange within this important field.. The ...

The language of human rights is the most prominent people-centred language of global justice today. This textbook looks at how human rights are constructed at local, national, international and transnational levels and considers commonalities and differences around the world. Through discussions of key debates in the interdisciplinary study of human rights, the book develops its themes by considering examples of human rights advocacy in international organisations, national states and local grassroots movements. Case studies relating to specific organisations and institutions illustrate how human rights are being used to address structural injustices: imperialist geopolitics, authoritarianism and corruption, inequalities created by freeing markets, dangers faced by transnational migrants as a result of the securitization of borders, and violence against women.. , Presents debates alongside case studies, helping students to understand not only how others have approached the study of human ...

On the occasion of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the severe decline in Bahrains human rights situation over the preceding year. 2017: A New Low Point for Human Rights in Bahrain Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) takes this opportunity at ...

Regional Workshop on Implementing Human Dimension Commitments and Enhancing the Role of Civil Society in the Work of the OSCE, Dushanbe (Tajikistan), 20-21 May 2014. Joint NGO Recommendations on Ensuring Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Respect for Freedom of Association in Central Asia*. This document is presented by the following Central Asian organizations: Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Nota Bene (Tajikistan), Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (based in exile in Austria), Human Rights Movement Bir Duino - Kyrgyzstan and International Human Rights Association Fiery Hearts Club (Uzbekistan, based in exile in France) together with International Partnership for Human Rights (Belgium).. Overview of major concerns in the region. Independent human rights groups and defenders operate in an insecure environment in Central Asia. Across the region human rights groups and defenders are the targets of restrictive legislation and policies, negative political ...

Section 304 (a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, Public Law 114-122 , enacted on February 18, 2016, requires the Secretary of State to provide a report to Congress that (1) identifies each person the Secretary determines to be responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea and describes the conduct of that person; and (2) describes serious human rights abuses or censorship undertaken by the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent year ending before the submission of the report. The report is being submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.. The Government of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) continues to commit serious human rights ...

This case, coupled with the rampant arrests of human rights defenders, including 2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Waleed Abu Al-Khair, Abdullah Al-Hamid, and Mohammad Fahad Al-Qahtani (the latter two are founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association - ACPRA) who are still behind bars; internal repression; the potential imposition of the death penalty on demonstrators; and the findings of the UN Group of Eminent Experts report which concluded that the Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, have committed acts that may amount to international crimes in Yemen, all demonstrate Saudi Arabias record of gross and systematic human rights violations. Therefore, our organisations further urge the UN General Assembly to suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), in accordance with operative paragraph 8 of the General Assembly resolution 60/251.. Saudi Arabia has never had a reputation for tolerance and respect for human rights, but there were hopes that as Crown ...

Beirut, 5 June 2012 -- The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Bahrain Rehabilitation Against Violence Organization (BRAVO), and Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS), express grave concern regarding the act of humiliation, intimidation and violation to the privacy directed at the prominent human rights lawyer Mohamed Al-Tajer, days after his participation at the Bahrain UPR meetings in Geneva.. The above mentioned NGOs received information that private photos and videos of the human rights lawyer Mohamed Al-Tajer and his wife have been circulated online in the past two days via pro-government forums and accounts on the social media.. The Human Rights Lawyer, Mohammed Al-Tajer, stated that he had previously provided testimony to the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry BICI that he was videotaped sleeping with his wife and that he was threatened that this tape would be made public. (BICI 1261.b). According to Al-Tajers testimony, after spending ...

Supreme Court to deliver judgment on Human Rights Commissions case The UK Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver judgment in the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissions case on Thursday 7 June 2018. From 2013, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has continually sought a change to the law to allow termination of pregnancies in Northern Ireland in cases of serious malformation…

This week, PCHR documented 322 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory. This was reflected in dealing with the peaceful protests organized against Trumps declaration of the Deal of Century that violates the rights of the Palestinian people and is in conflict with the United Nation (UN) resolutions and international law. They were as follows:. IOF shooting and violation of right to bodily integrity: a Palestinian child namely Mohammed al-Haddad was killed after an IOF sniper shot him directly to heart near a military checkpoint in Hebron during a protest against Trumps peace plan on 05 February 2020. Moreover, on 31 January 2020, Alaa al-Abbasi succumbed to wounds he previously sustained at the GMR protests organized in eastern Khan Younis on 11 October 2019.. IOF wounded 56 Palestinian civilians, including 12 children, 2 journalists and a human rights ...

Venue: Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31. What is the role of the state in the context of human rights and the states other obligations?. Hanne Sophie Greve is a Norwegian judge with a long history of working in the field of human rights. She is a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. She has also worked as a Commissioner in the UN War Crimes Commission for the Former Yugoslavia and as an expert witness with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.. Human rights were adopted to protect the individual vis-à-vis the State, and they do not supersede the States obligation to regulate the relationship between individuals. Human rights are an essential part of everyday life, but they are not the sole prerequisite for prosperity and happiness. States must also provide a social climate and an atmosphere that allows humans to feel secure, adopt laws permitting human flourishing and social cohesion. How has state responsibility for human rights evolved ...

Summary. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to violate Palestinians human rights and commit crimes against civilians and their properties, conducting raids into Palestinian cities without regard to the state of emergency declared across the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since 06 March 2020, in the efforts put forward to combat the spread of coronavirus. IOF raids are conducted without proper attention to prevention and safety standards to mitigate the risk of transmitting coronavirus to Palestinian territory, as the virus is widespread throughout Israel. PCHR is concerned that Israeli raids undermine preventive measures adopted by the government. Meanwhile, settlers backed up by IOF continued to seize more civilian property and attack civilians and their property.. This week, PCHR documented 98 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by IOF and settlers in the oPt. As the state of emergency enters its 5th week, as well as the extreme ...

Continued Israeli oppression in Occupied Palestine.. UNs Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Occupied Palestine - by Stephen Lendman. John Dugard is The UN Human Rights Councils Special Rapporteur on Palestine and a rare public official. In January 2008, he assessed the situation in Occupied Palestine (OPT). It was detailed, inclusive and honest. This article discusses his findings in-depth. Most of them have been widely reported, but they bear repeating nonetheless. Its because, in this instance, theyre from an agency of the 192 member states world body. Its hoped that source highlights their importance and adds to their credibility.. From September 25 to October 1, 2007, Dugard visited Gaza, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jericho, Nablus, Qalqiliya and the Jordan valley and held extensive meetings with: Palestinian and Israeli NGOs, UN agencies, Palestinian and Jordanian officials, academics, businessmen, and independent interlocutors. He also went to Gazan factories and West Bank ...

When it comes to slave labor and human rights abuses in seafood supply chains, the Associated Press findings are the tip of the iceberg. Working conditions aboard fishing vessels are among the worst in the world. While the investigation didnt look at tuna vessels specifically, it connected slavery and major abuses to the largest player in the American tuna market Thai Union. This company is responsible for the majority of destructive tuna found across the country owning Chicken of the Sea and soon Bumble Bee, and supplying Kroger and Walmart. If you eat tuna that is sourced from Thai Union, there is no way to be sure you arent eating fish associated with slave labor or caught under extremely poor conditions.. If Thai Union takes this issue seriously, it will work swiftly and diligently to eliminate slave labor and human rights abuses from its entire supply chain, not just one supplier. Ensuring that its seafood is produced with slightly less slave labor is not an acceptable response for US ...

by Athena Kolbe, Dr. Royce Hutson. Reliable evidence of the frequency and severity of human rights abuses in Haiti after the departure of the elected president in 2004 was scarce. We assessed data from a random survey of households in the greater Port-au-Prince area. METHODS: Using random Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate sampling, 1260 households (5720 individuals) were sampled. They were interviewed with a structured questionnaire by trained interviewers about their experiences after the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The response rate was 90.7%. Information on demographic characteristics, crime, and human rights violations was obtained. FINDINGS: Our findings suggested that 8000 individuals were murdered in the greater Port-au-Prince area during the 22-month period assessed. Almost half of the identified perpetrators were government forces or outside political actors. Sexual assault of women and girls was common, with findings suggesting that 35,000 women were ...

Summary. This week, PCHR documented 149 violations of the international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory.. As part of the Israeli violations of the right to life and bodily integrity: In terms of excessive use of force, IOF wounded 9 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, on the 84th Friday of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege protest (GMR) in eastern Gaza Strip.. Meanwhile in the West Bank, 4 civilians were injured, including a paramedic and a child. IOF arrested the child, claiming that he attempted to throw a Molotov Cocktails in Bethlehem.. Under IOF incursions and house raids, 99 incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, were reported. Those incursions included raids of civilian houses and shootings, enticing fear among civilians, arresting and/or injuring many others. During this weeks incursions, 77 Palestinians were arrested, ...

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and our entire SAO team recognize December 10 as Human Rights Day.. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document that outlines the rights everyone is entitled to as human beings regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.. Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights is this years theme, relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to build back better by making Human Rights a central focus to recovery efforts.. Learn more by visiting https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day. ...

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The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment. The act significantly widened the franchise and is considered among the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. Part of the law was overturned by a Supreme Court decision in 2013.. Civil Rights Activist and Representative John Lewis (D-GA) will speak about the Voting Rights Act - its tumultuous beginning and the events leading to its passage, and the impacts it has had after 50 years. Rep. Lewis has recently introduced legislation that will update the Voting Rights Act making the law more applicable to the issues faced by contemporary society and overcoming the decision of the Supreme Court. John Lewis will speak on Friday, October 16 at 6 p.m. in the University Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Information ...

Youth Initiative for Human Rights - Kosovo (YIHR KS) with the support of Civil Rights Defenders, as part of its Human Rights Program held a training on Anti-Discrimination Law.. The training was organised in cooperation with the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates (OAK) and it was held on the 10th of October 2012 at the training centre of the Chamber of Advocates in Prishtina.. The training covered a range of aspects including discrimination, international standards and their applicability in Kosovo. The key aspects of the Anti-Discrimination Law 2004 were discussed, as well as a session on utilising the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in discrimination cases. During a working lunch, lawyers discussed two scenarios consisting of discrimination on different grounds and in different spheres.. YIHR KS is grateful for the support of Civil Rights Defenders in making this possible and to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Kosovo for their contribution in delivering ...

Countries with nothing to fear do not fear the ICC. The United States and Israel are very afraid of the ICC. The murder of unarmed civilians is a war crime. So is torture. Israels indiscriminate bombing of densely-populated civilian areas, its half-century occupation of Palestinian territory and its construction and expansion of Jews-only settler colonies on Palestinian land are all also illegal under international law. Neither Israel nor the United States has joined the ICC. Other leading human rights violators, including North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Ethiopia, have either never joined or have withdrawn from the court.. The United States, which was instrumental in forging the post-World War II human rights framework embodied by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and admirably demonstrated at the Nuremberg trials, has sadly abrogated its role and responsibility to promote and uphold human rights in recent decades. After Nicaragua successfully sued the United States in the ...

On 7 and 8 October 2013 the First International Meeting on Human Rights and Gender Identity was convened in Cochabamba, Bolivia with the participation of 60 parliamentarians, government authorities from the local and national level, international donors and diplomats, as well as civil society representatives including transgender people. This event, which aimed at promoting the…

Children in Syrian camps died of severe cold. The total number of victims documented by the Syrian Human Rights Committee on Sunday 13-11-2019 reached three persons including a child.. In the province of Aleppo, a two-month-old infant died in the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of Aleppo due to severe cold and inability of her family to buy fuel for heating.. In the province of Idlib, a person was killed by a bombardment by the regime forces that targeted the town of Al-Najiah in the western countryside of Jisr al-Shughour.. In the province of Quneitra, a person was killed during raids by the regime forces on the townof Ain Farikha in the southern countryside of the province.. The Syrian Human Rights Committee documented the names of the following victims:. 1 - the infant Ghina, two months old/ Aleppo - Bab al-Nairab / due to severe cold and inability to buy fuel for heating. 2 - Mustafa Sherif / Idleb - Marj Zohour village / because of artillery shelling on the town of Al-Najiah.. ...

This observer counts himself among Amnesty Internationals more than 3 million supporters and members in more than 150 countries and territories who also strongly endorse AIs campaigns to end grave abuses of human rights. I share AIs vision for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.. In Beirut, I attend their events and was honored to play a small part in assisting with last springs AI research on the subject of disappeared Palestinians and Lebanese which resulted in AIs excellent April, 2011 publication: Never Forgotten: Lebanons Missing People. This report documents one of the bitter legacies of the 1975-1990 civil war which is the thousands of people whose fates remain unknown.. I have crossed paths with AI researchers in the Middle East and recently during three months in Libya I followed their work which included the human rights problems of black Libyans, particularly from the Tawagha ...

The name of Oswaldo Paya, who died while peacefully working to promote constitutional democracy in Cuba, will never be forgotten in Cuba. This measure would ensure that Americans also would be reminded of Payas courage and the sacrifice he made for the people of Cuba, said Senator Cardin. Today, I had the honor to meet again with Oswaldo Payás daughter, Rosa Maria Payá, who continues her fathers legacy by denouncing the evils of communism and fighting for the people of Cuba. As an outspoken dissident, Oswaldo Payá courageously fought for freedom and democracy in the face of the Castro regimes brutal human rights abuses. The regime desperately wants the world to forget Oswaldo Payá. That is why I am proud to introduce this bipartisan bill once again to rename the street outside the Cuban embassy after Payá and send a powerful message to the Cuban regime that we stand with freedom fighters who work to liberate the people of Cuba as they stand up to ruthless oppression, said Senator ...

The UN Human Rights Commission has appointed Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.. It is an excellent appointment.. Professor Babiker is Dean of the School of Law at the University of Khartoum, with vast experience in this field [see his CV below].. Perhaps most importantly, he was was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General as Humanitarian expert with the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG), Security Council resolution 2385 (2017) and the Panel of Experts (POE) on Somalia, Security Council resolution 2444 (2018).. So he knows about Eritreas operations in Somalia and - coming from Sudan - must be fully aware of President Isaiass role inside Sudan as well.. We wish Professor Babiker every success, and look forward to working with him.. Dr. Mohammed Abdelsalam Babiker is Associate Professor of International Law, Dean of the School of Law at the University of Khartoum, and founding Director of its Human Rights Centre. He ...

Diamonds are a luxury fashion commodity and anything that tarnishes the public perception of diamonds can cause irreparable damage to the brand image in a relatively short period. The diamond brand image suffered badly in the 90s as a result of the exposure by Global Witness of diamond-funded gross human rights violation in some African countries. The term blood diamonds became widely know and the a film of that name starring Leonardo di-Caprio cemented the public association between diamonds and gross human rights violations. In response, the industry introduced regulations known as the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) which purports to end the trade in conflict diamonds. However, the KP was seriously flawed from the outset as it only regulates rough diamonds used by rebel groups…. As a result of this sleight of hand the Israeli diamond industry evades the regulations, and regardless of what human rights violations they may be funding, Israeli diamonds cannot be classed as ...

The United Nations General Assembly has declared that violence against women constitutes a violation of the rights and fundamental freedoms of women and impairs or nullifies their enjoyment of those rights and freedoms,and has read the right to freedom from violence back through all the major international human rights treaties.. Concerned about the long-standing failure to protect and promote those rights and freedoms in the case of violence against women, the UN has called for a commitment by States in respect of their responsibilities, and a commitment by the international community at large to the elimination of violence against women.. The Barbra Schlifer Clinic works to fulfill this obligation daily.. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Teaching social justice.. AU - Fahrenwald, Nancy L.. PY - 2003. Y1 - 2003. N2 - Social justice is a core nursing value and the foundation of public health nursing. Social justice ideology requires nursing students to uphold moral, legal, and humanistic principles related to health. As such, teaching social justice requires a basis in moral developmental theory. In addition, teaching social justice demands action beyond classroom pedagogy. The author describes how social justice is taught within a baccalaureate program. A social justice project is described and examples are provided.. AB - Social justice is a core nursing value and the foundation of public health nursing. Social justice ideology requires nursing students to uphold moral, legal, and humanistic principles related to health. As such, teaching social justice requires a basis in moral developmental theory. In addition, teaching social justice demands action beyond classroom pedagogy. The author describes how social ...

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum is a network of human rights organisations which came together in 1998 to co-ordinate the provision of legal and psycho-social services to victims of organised violence and torture in Zimbabwe. The Amani Trust is a member of the Human Rights Forum, which was founded in 1998 and comprises 12 ...

One of our FIST members, Sky, is making a coast-to-coast trip on her motorcycle, at 61 years of age, in order to be a visible role model for youth. In her words, I am one woman. One woman on a motorcycle. I am calling out to my sisters across the globe, to stand up, speak out, be seen, be heard.. Her message:. 1. Womens rights are human rights. We have basic human rights to safety, dignity and privacy separate from males. This is a BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. We demand it.. 2. Women have a right to compete with other women, without men destroying our sports.. 3. Lesbians are Female Homosexuals who do not want men, even in pretty lipstick. No Men. Simple. The rape culture being forced on lesbians WITHIN our own so-called community is heinous and WILL stop.. 4. Transitioning Children is the worst Homophobic Conversion Therapy ever invented. Let kids be kids. Stop the child abuse!. The Ride could use donations, help setting up rallies, hanging posters in the cities to which she will be traveling, and ...

8. Healing Wounded People The following is excerpted from a lecture South African Justice Richard J. Goldstone delivered at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 27 1997. Goldstone was Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He now sits on South Africas Constitutional Court. Judge Goldstone entitled his lecture Healing Wounded People, noting that too infrequently is justice looked at as a form of therapy for victims who cannot really begin their healing process until there has been some public acknowledgment of what has befallen them. Judge Goldstone has given his express permission to reproduce this article here. The one thing I have learned in my travels to the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda and in my own country is that where there have been egregious human rights violations that have been unaccounted for, where there has been no justice, where the victims have not received any acknowledgment, where they have been forgotten, ...

I want to assure you that the United Nations stands with the people of South Sudan at this difficult time. We know many of you are suffering from horrific attacks. Families are fleeing their homes. Many of you have lost loved ones and are grieving. Innocent civilians are being targeted because of their ethnicity. This is a grave violation of human rights. South Sudan is under threat, but South Sudan is not alone.. ...

Amnesty International published a report on 13 June 2012, urging the European Union (EU) and its member states, especially Italy, to protect the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers according to international standards.. According to Amnesty, human rights are violated as a result of migration control policies and practices, such as outsourcing border security. An online petition was opened in order to urge members of the European Parliament to hold institutions of the EU and national governments accountable for the way migrants are treated.. Tags: Amnesty International, Asylum seekers, Border control, European Parliament, European Union, Migrants, Refugees. Source: Newsday , Amnesty International: Europe endangers migrants ...

Organised violence has reportedly continued to prevail in all parts of the country. The Public Press and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum have received a large number of reports on human rights and political violations allegedly perpetrated by the uniformed officials, with the greatest prevalence being reported in Manicaland. Soldiers have been reportedly spearheading violence in Manicaland. Examples include the ten soldiers who severely assaulted bus conductors at Nyakamete in Manicaland Province and the uniformed officials who assaulted security guards at Charleswood Farm in Manicaland.. Specifically, in Chimanimani, CIO agents, police officers and soldiers are meting out a reign of terror, assaulting civilians with baton sticks, sjamboks booted feet and open hands. Victims of political violence are allegedly being taken to prison cells in the area, which the victims claim now serve as torture centres.. Cases of displacement have also been reported, with the implementation of section 8 by the ...

The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations honours the memory of victims of heinous and systematic abuses.. The day coincides with the anniversary of the murder of Monsignor Oscar Romero, who was killed four decades ago for speaking out against injustice and impunity in El Salvador.. On this Day, we honour the bravery and determination of victims, civil society representatives and community leaders around the world who relentlessly strive for a better future, guided by the compass of human dignity. Their efforts to uncover the truth about gross human rights violations and the circumstances in which they were committed is an inspiration and a service to us all.. Truth opens the path to justice, reparation and healing. It helps us overcome prejudice, divisive narratives and extreme polarization. It also helps address the root causes of conflict and prevent its recurrence. This also why The Highest Aspiration -- my Call to Action for Human Rights - ...

Europe is today the only region in the world where the death penalty has been almost completely abolished. In the Council of Europes 45 member states, including the European Unions 15 member states and its 13 candidate countries, capital punishment is no longer applied. The Council of Europe played a pioneering role in the battle for abolition, believing that the death penalty has no place in democratic societies under any circumstances. This determination to eradicate the death penalty was reflected in Protocol No.6 to the European Convention on Human Rights, on the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime, which was adopted in April 1983, then in Protocol No.13 on the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, adopted in May 2002.Introduced by Roger Hood, an international expert on death penalty legislation, this book reviews the long and sometimes tortuous path to abolition in Europe. It also addresses the tangible problems which countries face once the death penalty has been abolished

Violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Somalia may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights agency said.Members of the Islamist al-Shabaab movement in the country have carried out extrajudicial executions, planted mines and other explosive devices in civilian areas, and used civilians as human shields, said Navi Pillay, the UN…

On 6 September 2018, Global Witness published a new briefing paper on the role that EU-based investors have played in supporting projects linked to human rights abuses, land grabs and large-scale environmental destruction. The report argues that while political momentum - particularly through the EUs landmark Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth - is building to make the financial sector more accountable, the Commissions legislative proposals released in May lack robust measures, and calls for mandatory regulations for EU-based investors.. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited those investors mentioned but who did not provide a comment in the report to respond, namely Aberforth Parnters, Legal & General, Silchester and Schroders. Aberforth did not respond, and Silchester told us over the phone that they do not provide comments on their portfolio to non-clients. Legal & General sent a statement they also sent us in relation to another report, which can be accessed here and ...

The most serious threat to our Human Rights is the hate campaign against islamophobia which really is directed against Human Rights.. As long as most muslims in the world are ruled by a sharia (e.g. Saudi based and steered OIC) that gravely violates the most basic of Human Rights, and as long as the most devout muslims do the same by simply following original evil (according to Human Rights) islam, you cant legislate against criticism of islam without simultaneously legislating against Human Rights. Why do you want to hinder muslims from apostating? Its a Human Right! Islam should not be allowed to traumatize apostates. Authentic original (e.g. Wahhabi/Salafi) islam doesnt fit in the boots of Euro-islam and Human Rights. p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; }. Klevius suggests the UK baby should be named Muhammad. After all, according to BBC, the Queen is related to him and all politicians love islam. And several hadiths describe him as white (one even proposing the killing of ...

In the final part of this Article, I have explained briefly what I believe to be an adequate Islamic reform methodology aimed at achieving greater legitimacy for human rights in the Muslim world. As indicated in that section, however, this methodology does not offer an easy or quick solution to all human rights problems. In fact, strong resistance can be expected not only from those with vested interest in the status quo, but also from some of the beneficiaries of the proposed reforms. For example, some educated women are Islamic fundamentalists. Nor do I suggest that reformulating Sharia alone will alleviate all human rights violations. Economic and other factors and forces must also be addressed. Yet, the extent of observance of human rights standards in any country is affected by prevailing attitudes and conceptions regarding who is a human being entitled to the full range of human rights. In the Muslim context, these attitudes and conceptions are significantly influenced by commonly held ...

There has been a massive increase in human rights abuses in South Sudan over the past nine months, partly because of the failure of the international community to set up a court and bring perpetrators to justice, a U.N. official said Tuesday. The scale of human rights abuses in South Sudan, particularly sexual violence, is so horrifying that the consequences of doing nothing are unthinkable, said Yasmin Sooka, chairwoman of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. Sooka told the U.N.

While calling on the Police Command to ensure justice and compensation for all the victims of the past few days of police brutality against unarmed protesters he urged the Police leadership to provide concrete plans on the deep and incisive police reforms to replace impunity with professionalism and truly make the Nigerian Police a world class outfit.. The statement read in part:. SARS must not be shut down only in words. The dreadful impunity that has unfortunately defined this must not be given another cycle of abuse of citizens and human rights in the stamp of another terminology. #EndSARS must truly mean #EndSARS.. We welcome the idea of a Citizens and Strategic Stakeholders Forum and hope that this will be an all inclusive forum. We look forward to making representations to the Investigation Team that is expected to honestly include civil society organizations and human rights bodies to work with the Police in investigating alleged cases of human rights violations.. Rest assured ...

A Regional Bioethics Action Plan is available in several languages, including goals of bioethics education and a series of recommendations: [ENGLISH, INDONESIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, KHMER, THAI, URDU, VIETNAMESE]. Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights [ENGLISH, CHINESE, INDONESIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, THAI, VIETNAMESE] Book on participatory exercises - Darryl R.J. Macer. 2008. Moral Games for Teaching Bioethics (UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa, Israel) (book pdf file 1.8Mb; bookcover, 800KB pdf file). A Bioethics Dictionary [in English] is also available. This page of RUSHSAP, UNESCO provides many teaching materials that may be also used as teaching materials. It would be appreciated that Institutions who are considering to use the UNESCO Core Curriculum in Bioethics in Asia and the Pacific countries contact rushsap.bgk at unesco.org to be associated to the formal trials of the curriculum, with evaluation on its applicability to your institution. This page was modified on 3 ...