Human Rights

Burma: Police Baton-Charge Student Protesters

The Burmese police should end their crackdown on student protests and investigate officers responsible for the use of excessive force against protesters.

Women’s rights make a difference for the environment and sustainability

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Women discussion group in Tenedba-Eastern...

MEPs to debate inequality between men and women in the EU

MEPs will debate problems caused by gender inequality such as violence against women, the gender pay gap and the career glass ceiling at 17.00 on Monday. Their draft resolution, to be voted on Tuesday, calls for 10 days' paid paternity leave and...

Spain: Reject Flawed Public Security Bill

The Spanish Senate should scrap a flawed draft law on public security that would undermine rights protections, Human Rights Watch said on 9 March. The bill, approved by the lower house of Parliament, includes provisions that infringe on the rights to...

Ethiopia: Digital Attacks Intensify

The Ethiopian government has renewed efforts to silence independent voices abroad by using apparent foreign spyware, Human Rights Watch said on 9 March. The Ethiopian authorities should immediately cease digital attacks on journalists, while foreign...

Marc Tarabella: “Men and women are not and never will be the same, but they should have the same rights”

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Marc Tarabella (S&D, Belgium)

Gender equality vital for world to fulfill potential, Ban tells thousands at women's march in New York

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On International Women's Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for boosted global...

On International Women's Day, UN urges more action to achieve gender equality

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A young woman from a fishing community in West Bengal in eastern India. She comes from a...

Liliana Rodrigues: Women's rights concern all of us

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Liliana Rodrigues

PAKISTAN: AHRC condemns barring the Baloch leaders for departing to USA

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Mama Qadeer