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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.

Human Rights 

FROM THE FIELD: Diversity of indigenous peoples highlighted in UN photo exhibit

Village Reporter
The UN estimates there are some 476 million indigenous people in more than 90 countries around the world who have been denied the opportunity to control their own political, social, economic and cultural development.  Alexander Khimushin Adults (left to right) from the Omo River, Ethiopia, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala and Taimyr Peninsula, Russia feature in the photo exhibition. The images collected… Read More
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UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case 

Village Reporter
“This is a momentous verdict”, said the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in a statement.  The white former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on Tuesday of murdering the 46-year-old African American man in May of last year.  Mr. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, sparking mass protests globally against racism.  More… Read More
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New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done

Village Reporter
The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, welcomed the adoption on 1 March of The Law on Yazidi Survivors, which recognizes ISIL’s violations against women and girls from the Yazidi, Turkman, Christian and Shabaks minorities – including kidnapping, sexual enslavement, forced marriage, pregnancy and abortion – as genocide and crimes against humanity.  “This is… Read More
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USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts

Village Reporter
Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been incarcerated for 40 years in the United States, had also been shackled to his bed during a previous four-day hospitalization in late February, while being treated for heart failure. The political activist and journalist, was convicted of killing police officer Daniel Faulkner, in Philadelphia, in 1981. He denies the charges.  Since being admitted for surgery… Read More
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Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa

Village Reporter
Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of the Emir of Dubai, and Prime Minister of the UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was reportedly abducted while attempting to flee the country in 2018. In February, footage was released that reportedly showed her being deprived of her liberty against her will. Independent rights experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women… Read More
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UN chief to Indigenous Forum: ‘Prioritize inclusion and sustainable development’

Village Reporter
And as their languages and cultures remain under constant threat, indigenous peoples have taken a major blow from the COVID-19 pandemic.   “An already vulnerable group risks being left even further behind”, warned Secretary-General António Guterres.   Moreover, their lack of participation in decision-making has often meant their specific needs are overlooked or ignored.   “As we work to recover from the pandemic,… Read More
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Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts

Village Reporter
Highlighting more than 210 incidents already this year and one Palestinian fatality, the Special Rapporteurs urged the Israeli authorities to investigate thoroughly, maintaining that the Israeli military were present “in many cases”. Children traumatized In southern Hebron on 13 March, they described how a Palestinian family was attacked by 10 Israeli settlers, some of them armed. Violence by Israeli settlers… Read More
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Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
“We meet at a moment when this crime, which should have been consigned to a closed chapter of history, is once again in the headlines”, said Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, affirming that now was the time to “take stock of both the persistent and entrenched, as well as new and emerging, challenges…to eradicate the scourge”. ‘Chasm between… Read More
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UN experts urge US to align anti-terrorism programme with international law

Village Reporter
Operated by the US State Department, the anti-terrorism programme offers money for information on people outside the country, who the Government has designated as being associated with terrorism, although they have not been charged with any crimes.   It also offers financial incentives to foreigners who claim to have terrorist ties, if they cooperate with US authorities.  USA: “Rewards for Justice”… Read More
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