• They continue to suffer discriminatory access to health care, education, and violations of their right to marry and have a family. (hrw.org)
  • Based on UNHCR monitoring, an estimated 6,000 cases of human rights violations were recorded in the first 10 months of this year. (unhcr.org)
  • WASHINGTON (April 23, 2018) - In response to the U.S. State Department's annual Human Rights Report (HRR) - released on April 20 th - CARE is deeply concerned by the Trump administration's decision to censor critical information regarding the abuse and human rights violations experienced by women and girls worldwide. (care.org)
  • Specifically, the HRR eliminates key definitions of violations related to reproductive rights, rape and domestic violence. (care.org)
  • More must be done to protect children from targeting by violent extremists, to promote international humanitarian and human rights law, and to ensure accountability for violations of the rights of children. (ngocongo.org)
  • In a statement, a VW works council spokesperson said the automaker must make clear what value the plant has for the business and take an active stand against human rights violations in China. (autonews.com)
  • We've shown the continuum of repression to which Nicaraguan society has been subjected and the different patterns of human rights violations inflicted on people who dare to raise their voices," Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said in a news release . (aljazeera.com)
  • Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine is 'mandated to investigate all alleged violations and abuses of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law, and related crimes in the context of Russia's aggression against Ukraine' . (ibanet.org)
  • collect, consolidate and analyse evidence of such violations and abuses, and to systematically record and preserve all information, documentation and evidence, including interviews, witness testimony and forensic material in order to maximize the possibility of its admissibility in any future legal proceedings in national, regional or international courts or tribunals that have, or may in the future have, jurisdiction. (ibanet.org)
  • The IBAHRI participated in the urgent debate on the human rights situation in Ukraine following the military invasion of Russia, and delivered an oral statement that can be also watched here calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry mandated to initiate prompt, independent and impartial investigation into any violations. (ibanet.org)
  • IBAHRI co-drafted a joint oral statement with other legal partners condemning Russia's violations of international law, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, as well as within Russia, with gross human rights violations of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly rights, and cases of arbitrary detention and torture. (ibanet.org)
  • The Council agreed to extend the mandate of the OHCHR Examination on Belarus tasked with collecting and preserving evidence of gross human rights violations in Belarus. (ibanet.org)
  • IBAHRI welcomed the adoption of the resolution on Myanmar maintaining enhanced monitoring and reporting on the ongoing crisis, and with robust calls for suspension of arms transfers to Myanmar as a necessary step towards preventing further violations and abuses of human rights. (ibanet.org)
  • While some may have policies to refuse finance to the very worst of industries - for example, chemical weapons -, most do not robustly screen the companies they invest in for abuses such as arms manufacture, indigenous rights violations or other human exploitation. (ethicalconsumer.org)
  • Don't be fooled by Indian Country Today's article about Amnesty International's report on human rights violations at the southern border. (blogspot.com)
  • This censorship, and allowing the tribal government to dictate what is printed, is as much a part of the ongoing human rights violations at the border as any other mechanism. (blogspot.com)
  • Myanmar: Garment workers at Jiangsu Soho factory report alleged labour rights violations at the factory incl. (business-humanrights.org)
  • The Members are deeply concerned that U.S. aid may be supporting human rights violations and the obstruction of democratic processes by the Guatemalan government. (house.gov)
  • Amnesty International today called on President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai to fulfill their promise to reform state institutions, in a bid to end human rights violations that have continued in the country since the formation of the unity government one year ago. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Past involvement on their part has resulted in gross human rights violations, including deaths and torture of perceived opponents. (amnestyusa.org)
  • The government has so far failed to investigate gross human rights violations allegedly carried out by security forces during the run-up to the second round of the 2008 presidential elections, which left at least 200 people dead, over 9,000 injured and tens of thousands displaced. (amnestyusa.org)
  • The unity government must investigate past and present allegations of human rights violations by state security agents, including torture and ill treatment of detainees,' said Erwin van der Borght. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Gross human rights violations have also been taking place within the army. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Zimbabwean state bodies are riddled with human rights abusers that in many cases carry out violations with impunity,' said Erwin van der Borght. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Since the issuance of the most recent report of the Secretary-General to the Human Rights Council on the subject ( A/HRC/31/26 ), human rights violations have continued at an alarming rate. (ncr-iran.org)
  • The EU suspended a multimillion-euro project in 2018 in the face of mounting evidence that its funds were being used to carry out violent human rights violations. (co.ke)
  • This call comes amid fresh allegations of human rights violations by the park's rangers. (rainforestfoundationuk.org)
  • However, a new report published today (6 July 2023) has revealed significant human rights concerns associated with this overseas Chinese investment. (business-humanrights.org)
  • 2023 marks the UDHR's 75th anniversary, a significant milestone and an opportunity to recognise the developments that have been made in progressing the recognition and guarantee of human rights across the globe. (lu.se)
  • But the U.S. government , the U.N. , Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and most experts on the topic point to reams of evidence, to the contrary. (marketplace.org)
  • The human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo is deepening repression in the Central American state. (aljazeera.com)
  • If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear from you. (amnesty.org)
  • The Attorney General's office, police and army have been left to freely violate human rights in pursuit of a political agenda,' said Erwin van der Borght, Africa Director at Amnesty International. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Amnesty International called on the unity government to end on-going harassment of human rights defenders. (amnestyusa.org)
  • How can the UN and other international organizations prevent human rights abuses? (choices.edu)
  • This can also help to prevent human rights abuses into the future. (lu.se)
  • Article 2(1) specifies that HRE seeks to prevent human rights abuses by, "providing persons with knowledge, skills and understanding and developing their attitudes and behaviours, to empower them to contribute to the building and promotion of a universal culture of human rights. (lu.se)
  • If the U.S. wants to lead, the egregious abuses suffered by women and girls must be a top priority. (care.org)
  • The Secretary-General of World Sindhi Congress told the United Nations Human Rights Council on 25 September 2020 that "enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by Pakistan agencies continue unabated. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)'s swift response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine with the setting up of a strong accountability mechanism , announced at the 49th Session of the UNHRC , is welcomed by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI). (ibanet.org)
  • Published by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, the report identified 102 allegations of human rights and environmental abuses linked to Chinese overseas investment in transition mineral projects between 2021 and 2022. (business-humanrights.org)
  • We also urge you to fully enforce the Leahy Law, which prohibits assistance to individuals or units of any foreign military or police body that commit gross human rights abuses with impunity. (house.gov)
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), whose district has a significant Colombian population, said in a May 24 town hall that the Biden administration should follow the Leahy Law, which prohibits the United States from providing aid to any foreign security force that commits human rights abuses with impunity. (inthesetimes.com)
  • During the first eight months of 2017, roughly "110 nationalist activists and human rights defenders" in Sindh disappeared. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is narrowly targeted to minimize collateral damage to tools and infrastructure that enable human rights defenders and citizens to communicate. (cdt.org)
  • The IBAHRI welcomed the adoption of the resolution on human rights defenders and stressed that recognising and protecting human rights defenders involves not only their general security protection but also recognition of the important work they do in conflict and post-conflict situations. (ibanet.org)
  • Torture, harassment and politically motivated prosecutions of human rights defenders and perceived opponents have persisted, while villagers in parts of Zimbabwe have suffered ceaseless intimidation by supporters of former ruling party ZANU-PF. (amnestyusa.org)
  • VW has come under fire for its plant in the region, where human rights abuses have been documented, including mass forced labor in detention camps. (autonews.com)
  • Rights groups have documented human rights abuses in Xinjiang since the 2000s, including mass forced labor in detention camps which the U.N. said could constitute crimes against humanity. (autonews.com)
  • In a report released on Tuesday, the organisation stated that the government has engaged in abuses such as arbitrary detention, torture and stripping dissidents of citizenship. (aljazeera.com)
  • However, the history of US treatment of immigrants is one rife with inhumane tragedies such as discrimination, exclusion, arrest, detention, expulsion, and a litany of human rights abuses. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The action is part of the launch of the national campaign, "Dignity, Not Detention: Preserving Human Rights and Restoring Justice. (aclu.org)
  • Under the 287(g) program ICE and Maricopa County subject people to costly and in many cases unnecessary detention," said Victoria López, Immigrant Rights Advocate at the ACLU of Arizona. (aclu.org)
  • DHS cannot meaningfully address detention reform while continuing to support sweeping enforcement practices that fail to protect basic human rights and fundamental due process for all people in Arizona. (aclu.org)
  • However, the Executive Order and the EU sanctions send a clear message: ICT companies have a responsibility to avoid complicity in governmental human rights abuses. (cdt.org)
  • IndustriALL, SMART Myanmar and Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business) and remain in communication with them and other organisations on the current political and human rights situation in Myanmar. (business-humanrights.org)
  • In her quest to learn all she can, Behbahani has built an impressive network and gained experience and expertise through working with organisations such as the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy and the RCMP, among others. (sfu.ca)
  • Alongside its core work providing a platform for Human Rights advocates, the Resource Centre runs several focused programme areas and regularly releases briefings and reports on areas of particular interest. (business-humanrights.org)
  • Indigenous mental healthcare and human rights abuses in Nigeria: The role of cultural syntonicity and stigmatization. (bvsalud.org)
  • Yet, there have been recent concerns about human rights abuses within such treatment settings as well as their tendency to perpetuate stigmatization . (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this review was to examine the cultural framework for indigenous mental healthcare in Nigeria , the role of stigmatization in its utilization and interrogate the issues of human rights abuses within a public mental health context. (bvsalud.org)
  • Indigenous mental healthcare in Nigeria is culturally syntonic, has a complex interaction with stigmatization and is associated with incidents of human rights abuses especially torture of different variants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Investigate and prosecute abuses against domestic workers more vigorously and offer abused workers adequate access to shelter. (hrw.org)
  • While the AP did not specifically investigate tuna fisheries, the story reinforces serious concerns over the supply chains for the biggest tuna companies in the U.S. In Greenpeace's recent canned tuna ranking , the big three tuna companies - Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and Starkist, making up 80 percent of the U.S. market - all received failing scores on both sustainability and human rights issues. (greenpeace.org)
  • Banks are funding some of the most notorious corporations around the world - from companies profiting from oppressive regimes to those violating indigenous rights. (ethicalconsumer.org)
  • Financial services provided by banks are implicated in a number of human rights abuses including the war in Yemen, indigenous rights abuses, illegal Israeli settlements, and destructive mines. (ethicalconsumer.org)
  • The envoy noted that the EU insists, on full respect for the rights of indigenous people and added that the conservation work on the water towers was never expected to involve any evictions or use of violence. (co.ke)
  • Media and advocacy reports related to human rights abuses in indigenous mental health treatment settings were also examined. (bvsalud.org)
  • It reduces harmful effects of indigenous mental healthcare including human rights abuses and offers patients a culturally appropriate response to their problems. (bvsalud.org)
  • The CSIS Human Rights Initiative hosted a discussion on the current state of human rights in Xinjiang, featuring keynote remarks by Department of Homeland Security under secretary for strategy, policy, and plans Robert Silvers. (csis.org)
  • China has denied any abuses in Xinjiang. (autonews.com)
  • This is no small task: regulatory sanctions and controls on technology can often limit access to the very tools activists use to mobilize locally and direct international attention to human rights abuses. (cdt.org)
  • Civil society organisations , human rights activists and independent media have also suffered from harassment, loss of legal status and raids by police forces, the report states. (aljazeera.com)
  • The army responded by bombing residential areas, rights groups and activists say. (columbian.com)
  • Seventeen human rights and political activists who were abducted by state security agents in 2008 continue to face charges that are widely believed to be trumped up. (amnestyusa.org)
  • The government must end the incessant harassment of human rights activists and take steps to seriously protect rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly,' said Erwin van der Borght. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Kuwait City) - Kuwait improved its human rights record over the past year, but systemic abuses continued against marginalized populations, including migrant domestic workers and stateless Bidun, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010 . (hrw.org)
  • and to take all feasible measures to ensure accountability for abuses and prevent the situation from deteriorating further. (ibanet.org)
  • Human rights abuses in Sindh, Pakistan, range from arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances to torture, extrajudicial killings, and political repression. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the authors point to instances of torture in penal facilities in Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay as examples, they also note the United States' treatment of detainees in Guantanamo bay as an "illustrative example" of such abuse. (insightcrime.org)
  • The Committee against Torture, the Human Rights Committee and special procedures mandate holders have repeatedly voiced concerns about the use of flogging, highlighting in particular its use against women, and called for its abolition. (ncr-iran.org)
  • International conventions on human rights and torture , national criminal legislation, constitutional provisions on fundamental rights and medical ethics guidelines relevant to patient care within the country were examined in order to highlight provisions regarding human rights abuses within the context of care. (bvsalud.org)
  • Read what this means for U.S. importers and supply chains, and how it could impact human rights in the region. (csis.org)
  • There's not really legislation that get[s] at these particular human rights issues, and particularly this web of supply chains. (marketplace.org)
  • When it comes to slave labor and human rights abuses in seafood supply chains, the Associated Press findings are the tip of the iceberg. (greenpeace.org)
  • CAIRO - The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan's army. (columbian.com)
  • Following on the ground-breaking Graça Machel report , which drew global attention to the devastating impact of armed conflict on children, in 1997 The General Assembly adopted 51/77 Resolution on the Rights of the Child. (ngocongo.org)
  • Resolution 51/77 built on existing General Assembly efforts to protect the rights of children, including through the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol , and the annual Rights of the Child resolutions. (ngocongo.org)
  • NCRI - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in September 2016 presented his latest report on the "Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran" to the UN General Assembly highlighting the abuses carried out by the regime. (ncr-iran.org)
  • Its importance was affirmed at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in 1993 and in 1994 the UN Decade for Human Rights Education was established by the General Assembly, celebrated from 1995 to 2004. (lu.se)
  • History demonstrates that U.S. attempts to change the Taliban's approach to human rights will be unsuccessful, especially for women and girls. (csis.org)
  • When has the UN been unsuccessful in alleviating human rights abuses? (choices.edu)
  • When you place demands on another country, you also place them on yourself, and there is no country that doesn't systematically violate the rights of Roma. (lu.se)
  • ET for a discussion on state compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law. (csis.org)
  • 4] The full list of known abuses - redacted to protect the dignity of the victims and to prevent reprisals, is available on request. (rainforestfoundationuk.org)
  • We wonder if linking the Covid-19 pandemic to the signifier "war" could wither away the legal force of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hitting it to its core: human dignity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, also on the defensive because of criticism over his human rights record and in need of American succor, has also taken great pains to forge good relations with American Jewish leaders. (jpost.com)
  • A Presidential Tasking from the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) on June 13, 2016, directed various Executive branch departments and agencies, including the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to search for records relating to human rights abuses committed in Argentina between January 1, 1975, and December 31, 1984, and to review responsive records for public access. (archives.gov)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Human rights abuses. (who.int)
  • This works out at about 20 incidents a day, each representing one or more people who were victims of violence and abuse, including some of the country's 447,000 internally displaced. (unhcr.org)
  • The true figure is likely much higher, but UNHCR and partners cannot access many areas and many victims do not report rights abuse. (unhcr.org)
  • To learn more about how and why the UN commemorates the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, please visit un.org/en/observances/child-victim-day . (ngocongo.org)
  • The other online media that post ICT links and articles, and mimic ICT's collapsed journalism that profiteers from the abuse of victims when it is safe, are equally to blame for the human rights abuses. (blogspot.com)
  • Many projects invested in by Chinese companies are located in resource-rich host countries, which often have weak governance and limited options for victims of abuse to seek remedy. (business-humanrights.org)
  • RFUK believes the victims, their families and the public have the right to know the findings of this investigation and calls on WWF and ICCN to immediately make a public statement and an apology to the victims. (rainforestfoundationuk.org)
  • In just two areas near Salonga, interviews with over 230 local people showed that a quarter of them reported being the victims of some kind of abuse. (rainforestfoundationuk.org)
  • In such circumstances, human life has little value and children become the main victims. (who.int)
  • The U.S. and EU now have new tools to obstruct governments who might use Internet technologies to violate human rights. (cdt.org)
  • The U.S. Executive Order identifies entities (including companies) that have been complicit in the Iranian and Syrian governments' "malign use" of technology to violate human rights. (cdt.org)
  • Survival International said today, 'The Ethiopian government is responsible for some of the most flagrant and violent human rights abuses that Survival has seen in years. (survivalinternational.org)
  • However, broad discrimination against women continues in the areas of the right to Kuwaiti nationality, property rights, and family law. (hrw.org)
  • Take urgent steps to end discrimination against the Bidun - in particular, amend provisions in the Nationality Law that deny their civil, economic, and social rights, including the right to citizenship. (hrw.org)
  • They are commonly victimized for their illness and become targets for human rights abuses and discrimination. (who.int)
  • Today's action sends the message that so long as the federal government continues to cooperate with MCSO on immigration enforcement in Arizona, they remain complicit in the human rights abuses committed against immigrants, their families and communities in Maricopa County," said Carlos Garcia, a Phoenix community organizer with Puente and organizer of today's action. (aclu.org)
  • Due to the unpredictable nature of carrying out our business activities in the country and the difficulty of fulfilling even the most basic human rights due diligence processes, it was decided in September 2021 to stop sourcing from Myanmar for the foreseeable future. (business-humanrights.org)
  • Other Chinese companies were cited for their role in the ruling Communist Party's military modernization or weapons development by Iran and Pakistan and suspected human rights abuses in Myanmar. (wraltechwire.com)
  • CDT works to strengthen individual rights and freedoms by defining, promoting, and influencing technology policy and the architecture of the internet that impacts our daily lives. (cdt.org)
  • The authorities have further clamped down on the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression and made legitimate human rights work increasingly difficult. (ibanet.org)
  • The Declaration further recognises the right to seek and receive information about human rights and freedoms, and that everyone should have access to HRE. (lu.se)
  • Kuwait is among the 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa - and more than 90 countries worldwide - whose records in 2009 are evaluated in the 612-page World Report, Human Rights Watch's 20th annual review of human rights practices. (hrw.org)
  • The Human Rights Report is a diplomatic tool that sheds a light on human rights abuses around the world and guides the U.S. government in addressing these abuses. (care.org)
  • The censoring of information and analysis on issues that impact women and girls weakens the U.S. government's ability to defend human rights globally and undermines the credibility of the report. (care.org)
  • By minimizing rape and domestic violence, the Human Rights Report ignores the grave injustice that gender-based violence survivors have endured. (care.org)
  • In order for the United States to have moral standing in the human rights community, the Human Rights Report must shed light on - not obscure - abuses against women and girls," said Nunn. (care.org)
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released a report alleging that overcrowding in prisons across the region are contributing to the "systematic violation" of inmates' human rights. (insightcrime.org)
  • According to the IACHR's "Report on the Human Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas," overcrowding is the biggest problem facing Latin America's prisons, "affecting the vast majority of prisons in the region. (insightcrime.org)
  • In 2014, a U.S. report on human trafficking downgraded Thailand to Tier 3 , the worst level, for not meeting minimum standards to protect workers. (greenpeace.org)
  • As the Facing Finance ' Dirty Profits' report said in May 2022, these institutions "not only profit themselves" from supporting companies involved in abuses, "in many cases [they] make such business models possible in the first place through the capital provided. (ethicalconsumer.org)
  • In his report to the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran referred to the execution of at least 73 juvenile offenders between 2005 and 2015 ( A/HRC/31/69 ). (ncr-iran.org)
  • The U.N. report on human rights abuse, including genocide, in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been explosive in the international community, but it simply confirms what has long been a "Pucinella" secret that many knew but pretended not to know. (sfbayview.com)
  • By delaying reform, the situation in Zimbabwe remains fragile as perpetrators continue to escape justice and are instead effectively given the all clear to continue violating human rights. (amnestyusa.org)
  • We'll start your Friday right by explaining the news, rounding up the best stories we read this week and even sharing a cocktail recipe or two. (marketplace.org)
  • Censored News maintains a boycott of Indian Country Today because of this censorship and the manipulation of facts resulting in continuing human rights abuses at the border and throughout Indian country. (blogspot.com)
  • When O'odham have been abused, ICT repeatedly caved into the elected Tohono O'odham tribal government in Sells, Arizona, who demanded that the truth be censored. (blogspot.com)
  • According to the 1994 Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook, there have been many cases of political persecution in Sindh. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human rights in Pakistan Targeted killings in Pakistan Sindhudesh Insurgency in Sindh Baehr, Peter R. (2 July 1994). (wikipedia.org)
  • Human Rights in Developing Countries - Yearbook 1994. (wikipedia.org)
  • If they sell their products in regions where human rights abuses are likely to occur, they must address this risk. (cdt.org)
  • Banks are linked to the human rights abuses that occur in these countries, through their support for arms companies. (ethicalconsumer.org)
  • The isolated nature of domestic work also increases the workers' risk of physical and sexual abuse, and makes prosecutions of abusers more difficult. (hrw.org)
  • NCRI - More than 270 Members of the European Parliament have signed a joint statement on Iran, calling on the European Union to "condition" its relations with Tehran to an improvement of human rights. (ncr-iran.org)
  • Despite high hopes that the nuclear agreement with Iran would bring improvements to human rights, the situation has got worse day by day. (ncr-iran.org)
  • The statement calls on the European Union and the EU Member States "to condition any further relations with Iran to a clear progress on human rights and a halt to executions. (ncr-iran.org)
  • The U.S. is sticking with its diplomatic boycott of China over human rights concerns ahead of the Olympics, which is set to begin Feb. 4. (wypr.org)
  • Women still lack equal civil and political rights, and the rights to free expression and privacy continued to come under government attack. (hrw.org)
  • Migrant domestic workers in Kuwait are particularly vulnerable to abuse because no law and no government agency protects them when employers fail to pay their full salaries on time, make them work long hours without a day off, lock them in the home, confiscate their passports, or deprive them of food. (hrw.org)
  • The government also impinges on freedom of expression and the right to privacy through a 2007 law that criminalizes "imitating the appearance of the opposite sex. (hrw.org)
  • As Kuwait moves into the new decade, the government needs to match its economic progress by honoring its human rights commitments," Stork said. (hrw.org)
  • Survival has uncovered shocking new evidence of human rights abuses against tribes in Ethiopia's Omo Valley , as government efforts to develop lucrative sugar cane plantations in the region intensify. (survivalinternational.org)
  • In December 2005, Nova Scotia's provincial government announced that Australia's AustirXstrata Coal, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based mining company Xstrata, had been awarded the rights to the Donkin Mine in Cape Breton. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • ICT's continual refusal to publish the truth from the border region, and at the same time covering up the crimes of the tribal government and the US Border Patrol, are major reasons the abuses continue. (blogspot.com)
  • The U.S. government "operation safeguard",' is a deliberate redirection of illegal border crossers unto O'odham territory increasing human right abuses and deaths. (blogspot.com)
  • These rights are guaranteed in by-laws adopted by the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Provisions and Laws in United States Government and International Human Rights. (blogspot.com)
  • She maintains that by supplying weapons to the Duque government (and those of his predecessors), the United States has facilitated human rights abuses on the part of Colombia's military and national police. (inthesetimes.com)
  • EU Ambassador Simon Mordue told the Star in a separate interview at Kaptagat that the programme was suspended as there was no compliance with human rights obligations by the government. (co.ke)
  • BEIJING - BGI Group , one of the world's biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it never would be involved in human rights abuses after the U.S. government said there was a danger some of its units might contribute to Chinese surveillance. (wraltechwire.com)
  • On establishing an independent national institution in Sweden as recommended by the UN after criticising the Swedish Government for failing to respect human rights. (lu.se)
  • The human rights body claims that this trend is responsible for a number of recent deaths in regional prisons, from the February prison fire in Honduras which killed more than 350 inmates to the recent spate of prison riots in Venezuela . (insightcrime.org)
  • As reported in the Jerusalem Post in July his security forces arrested human rights activist Ebtisam al-Saegh after she tweeted that the king was responsible for abuses against women by the National Security Agency. (jpost.com)
  • Colombia's Cerrejón Mine, which supplies coal to NSP, is responsible for human rights abuses committed against communities located near the mine. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • Blinken said forces led by Juma were likewise responsible for rights abuses, including the kidnap and murder of the former governor of West Darfur province, Khamis Abbakar, and his brother, in June. (columbian.com)
  • As the controversy swarms around the Taliban's refusal to release 24 humanitarian aid workers from custody, new reports of human rights abuses are emerging from one of the country's poorest and most remote regions. (feminist.org)
  • Omitting domestic workers, who need the most protection, signals to employers that the door remains open for abuse and exploitation. (hrw.org)
  • The new agenda includes for the first time a specific target (16.2) to end all forms of violence against children, and ending the abuse, neglect and exploitation of children is mainstreamed across several other violence-related targets. (ngocongo.org)
  • She found it impossible to reconcile how people would travel outside their home countries only to face abuse, exploitation, forced labour or even death - just for the chance to send money home to their families. (sfu.ca)
  • The prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, continue to threaten the stability of international political and economic systems. (whitehouse.gov)
  • It holds key international resources and national policies, strategies, laws and service standards for mental health , substance abuse, health , disability, human rights and development. (cdc.gov)
  • From Wicklow, Ireland, Laurie is currently a master's student in the International Human Rights Law programme at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • The importance of HRE has been recognised in the international sphere on a number of occasions, most notably through the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (UNDHRET) in 2011. (lu.se)
  • This Declaration came after years of inclusion of HRE in the international rights rhetoric. (lu.se)
  • Soldiers who have been demobilized but retained their weapons have committed abuses, including murder, in northwestern Rwanda. (hrw.org)
  • Evaluate U.S. support and training for the Guatemalan police and military in accordance with human rights conditions placed in the 2021 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations law. (house.gov)
  • The National Assembly resumed discussion earlier this month of a draft law that would grant Bidun greater civil rights, including the right to official birth and marriage certificates, but these issues have been under discussion for many years without being adopted into law. (hrw.org)
  • Three years after the start of the current wave of violence Central African Republic, insecurity and human rights abuses remain rife, including the forcibly displaced. (unhcr.org)
  • BANGUI, Central African Republic, Dec 10 (UNHCR) - Three years after the start of the current wave of violence and persecution in Central African Republic, insecurity and human rights abuses remain rife, with minorities at particular risk. (unhcr.org)
  • RFUK and local investigators have now gathered reports that at least nine people have been killed, nine women raped and 63 local people tortured or physically abused in recent years [4]. (rainforestfoundationuk.org)
  • WHO estimates that globally some 40 million children aged 0-14 years suffer some form of abuse and neglect requiring health and social care. (who.int)
  • Here the objectives will include creating a vision of human rights for the next 25 years and enacting concrete change through a pledging event. (lu.se)
  • Join the CSIS Human Rights Initiative for an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reflecting on the future of U.S. engagement on human rights issues. (csis.org)
  • And now, with the attention on human rights abuses, and how some of these entanglements in China create not just human rights issues, but also potential national security risks , I think companies are facing increased pressure to be accountable to those notoriously complicated and difficult-to-monitor pieces of the supply chain. (marketplace.org)
  • What human rights issues does Brazil continue to face? (choices.edu)
  • to promote universality and indivisibility, to look to the future and the potential of human rights to deal with emerging issues, and to strengthen the human rights system. (lu.se)
  • Companies are obligated to evaluate their practices and engage with human rights experts in order to better understand and mitigate the potentially grave consequences of their business practices. (cdt.org)
  • Health risks arising from unsafe sexual practices and sexuality-related human rights abuses such. (bvsalud.org)
  • A WHO study of mental health resources, the ATLAS (abuse trends linkage alerting system) project, collected information from 185 countries. (who.int)
  • Despite strong connections between democracy and human rights, abuses take place all over the world. (lu.se)
  • A woman's ability to determine when, if and how many children she will have is a fundamental human right, and access to high-quality, voluntary contraceptive services is a non-negotiable component of that right. (care.org)
  • Over the past decade, CARE Ethiopia has employed a rights-based and comprehensive approach that considers all the inputs a young person. (care.org)
  • To mark the 75th anniversary, the United Nations have been running a yearlong initiative called 'Human Rights 75. (lu.se)
  • Whether and how sanctions can be used to address abuses by other governments-those that may not be engaged in widespread violence against their own citizens-raises a critical question: because restrictions on sales of technology can also impede citizens' use of communications tools, to what is the most effective way to promote human rights and access to ICTs in this context? (cdt.org)
  • President Obama articulated sanctions that will narrowly target certain uses of technology - and sales of technology to certain regimes - that present immediate, clear threats to human rights. (cdt.org)
  • The IBAHRI regrets that the resolution fails to contain any substance on the situation of human rights in the country. (ibanet.org)
  • Currently 450 million people suffer from some form of mental or brain disorder, including alcohol and substance abuse disorders. (who.int)
  • The human rights situation had been improving during the year, especially in Bangui and other cities, compared to the inter-communal violence that erupted in December 2013, leaving 3,000 people dead. (unhcr.org)
  • UNHCR is also concerned about the situation of more than 36,000 people whose right to freedom of movement is being violated in seven urban enclaves such as the PK5 district that Pope Francis visited in Bangui. (unhcr.org)
  • Given Glencore-Xstrata's history of violating the human rights of people living in mining regions and anti-union activities, Nova Scotians should be concerned with the province's decision to award the Donkin Mine to Xstrata. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • Furthermore, making the people aware of their rights. (blogspot.com)
  • The human rights organization Indepaz reports that these forces have killed at least 70 people while injuring and disappearing many more . (inthesetimes.com)
  • HRE contributes to the protection and realisation of human rights by promoting values, beliefs and attitudes which encourage people to uphold their own rights and the rights of others. (lu.se)
  • Since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people have been disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (bvsalud.org)
  • This is accompanied by an absence of legislation in China mandating extra-territorial human rights and environmental due diligence, leaving workers and communities vulnerable to harms. (business-humanrights.org)