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Category: Human Rights

Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected in municipal and international law.

 

The African human rights system is composed of several human rights treaties—or agreements between the African Union member states—and the mechanisms that monitor compliance with these treaties. … It also recognizes people’s rights, such as the right to development and self-determination.

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UN rights experts voice alarm over Northern Ireland professor’s safety after ‘vicious’ online attacks

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In a press release issued by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the group of four Human Rights Council-appointed special rapporteurs said that Professor Colin Harvey, the former Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, and a member of civic nationalist group, Ireland’s Future, has been targeted by a “vicious online campaign”, connected with his work as a leading… Read More
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Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns

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The new supplement, Dignity and respect in maternity care, spotlights how women and their newborn babies are treated during childbirth and offers a path to improved facility-based care. Human rights issue Advancing that mistreatment of “pregnant women, adolescent girls, and persons, as well as newborns” is a “pervasive problem around the globe”, WHO alerted for women everywhere facing violations of… Read More
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Taliban’s backtracking on girls’ education, ‘deeply damaging’

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“The de facto authorities’ failure to adhere to commitments to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade – in spite of repeated commitments towards girls’ education, including during my visit to Kabul two weeks ago – is deeply damaging for Afghanistan”, High Commissioner  Michelle Bachelet said in a statement. The denial of education violates the human rights of women… Read More
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UNHCR chief condemns ‘discrimination, violence and racism’ against some fleeing Ukraine

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In a statement issued marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Filippo Grandi said that although he had been “humbled” by the outpouring of support seen by communities welcoming well over three million Ukrainian refugees since the Russian invasion began, many minorities – often foreigners who had been studying or working there – had described a very… Read More
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DPR Korea’s grip on population has tightened since COVID

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The forum’s UN-appointed independent expert Tomas Quintana, reported that the situation had worsened as a result of COVID-19 prevention measures, exacerbating a suspected humanitarian crisis. More than 10 million people – more than 40 per cent of the country – are also food insecure and fewer that three in 10 infants receive a minimum acceptable diet, said Mr. Quintana. “Draconian… Read More
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Human rights in Myanmar face ‘profound crisis’ – Bachelet

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High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the 49th session of Human Rights Council (HRC) that the country’s humanitarian crisis continues to expand as systematic brutality by security forces known as the Tatmadaw, has inflamed pre-existing armed conflicts in multiple ethnic states. “The economy is on the brink of collapse. Over 14.4 million individuals are now assessed as being in humanitarian need”,… Read More
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For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres

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“It continues to be a driver of persistent inequality…to deny people their fundamental human rights”, added Secretary-General António Guterres in an address to the General Assembly, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures & everyday life in every society. Realizing the vision of a world free of racism & racial… Read More
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UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the authorities in a statement released following Saturday’s mass execution, to “bring the country’s counterterrorism laws fully into line with international standards”. The beheadings exceeded the total of 67 executions that reportedly took place in the country during the whole of last year. Unfair trials Among those put to death on 12… Read More
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UN rights experts raise alarm over Russia’s ‘choking’ media clampdown at home

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The same law introduces penalties for “discrediting” and “calling for obstruction” of the use of the Russian armed forces. The maximum penalty is five years in prison. Denying the invasion “While the Government claims that the purpose of the new legislation is to protect the ‘truth’ about what it euphemistically calls a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, in reality the… Read More
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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO

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In the past five years, both news audiences and advertising revenues have moved in huge numbers to internet platforms, with only two companies – Google and Meta (formerly known as Facebook) – soaking up half of all global digital advertising spending. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) analysed media development trends from 2016 to 2021 and found… Read More
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