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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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UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief

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In a statement, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged Parliament to heed warnings that the proposed new Overseas Operations Bill risks undermining key human rights obligations that lawmakers have previously agreed to. “As currently drafted, the Bill would make it substantially less likely that UK service members on overseas operations would be held accountable for serious human rights violations amounting to… Read More
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Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee

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Magdulein Abaida fled Libya in 2012 after being harassed, tortured and forced to close down her women’s rights organisation, Hakki, or “My Right”. “She was targeted and threatened because of her activism for women’s rights. But the Libyan government failed to investigate, prosecute, punish and provide reparations for the torture and harassment inflicted on her,” Nahla Haidar, a member of CEDAW. Interrogated… Read More
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Hate speech and violence still rising against Roma despite recognition gains, says rights expert

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Ahead of International Roma Day on Thursday 8 April, Fernand de Varennes called for more work to be done to control the spread of inflammatory comments on social media. “Those forms of online hate speech violate international human rights obligations and can lead to violence against Sinti, Roma and other minorities”, he said. The birth of the World Roma Congress The first World Roma Congress was held in 1971 near London,… Read More
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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide

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In a message commemorating the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Secretary-General António Guterres underlined that everyone must “take a hard look at today’s world and ensure that we heed the lessons of 27 years ago”.  The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda remains in our collective conscience as among the most horrific… Read More
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‘Racist lie’ must end, UN chief warns on Remembrance Day for enslaved people 

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“We must end the legacy of this racist lie”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly that honoured the memory of the millions of people of African descent who suffered under the brutal system of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.  While recalling the resilience of those who endured the “brutal yoke” of slavery, he… Read More
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UN’s top human rights forum passes resolutions on Belarus, Myanmar

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Ahead of the adoption of the Belarus resolution without a vote by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva, the European Union – the main sponsor of both texts – highlighted reported ongoing violations in the east European State. Speaking on behalf of the EU, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Rui Macieira, echoed UN condemnation of… Read More
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Young people help draw up UN digital protection recommendations

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The document, adopted at the 86th session of the Committee, emphasizes that the rights of every child must be respected, protected and fulfilled in the digital environment, and that children should have access to age-appropriate and empowering digital content, and information from a wide diversity of trusted sources. Hundreds of children consulted The recommendations of the Committee were published on… Read More
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Collective commitment needed to end the ‘poison’ of racism: UN cultural chief says

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Addressing the Paris-based agency’s Global Forum on Racism, Director-General Audrey Azoulay said racism “is the calling card of populist and xenophobic groups”, while hate speech is becoming increasingly pervasive on social media.  “This poison is insidious, it’s far-reaching; its ever ready to rear its head again, as we’ve seen over the last months. And this poison requires us to make… Read More
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UN chief ‘profoundly concerned’ over rise in violence against Asians

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Compounding the general scourge of racism unleashed by COVID-19, in the United States last week, an outpouring of fear and anger grew following the shooting to death of six women of Asian descent in and around Atlanta by a lone gunman, which left eight dead overall. Secretary-General @antonioguterres is profoundly concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of… Read More
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No ‘fix’ to police violence, without tackling scourge in society, says rights chief

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In an appeal on Friday for States to take action, the High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that “no police officer or any other agent of any State, should ever be above the law”. We need transformative change to dismantle systemic racism and police brutality against Africans and people of African descent. Victims have a right to accountability and redress. #FightRacism pic.twitter.com/l27WbvizTK… Read More
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