Human Rights
UK leads the charge in eradicating modern slavery
A new programme supporting Pakistan tackle child labour, has been launched by the UK government. The AAWAZ II programme, which has been launched by the UK’s Department for International Development, will enable communities and support stronger government institutions in Pakistan so that they can better protect vulnerable groups.
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Child sexual abuse and exploitation: UN event sheds light on the unthinkable
An 18-year-old girl at a centre for abused and trafficked children in Almaty city, Kazakhstan.
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Guinea: Bauxite Mining Boom Threatens Rights
Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch said in a report released October 4, 2018. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources and coated homes and trees in dust.
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Eritrea: Diplomacy Changes, but Political Prisoners Remain
The recent arrest of Eritrea’s former finance minister is a troubling sign that repressive tactics continue despite changes in Eritrea’s diplomatic engagements. Human Rights Watch released a video about Eritrean political prisoners including 21 senior government officials and journalists detained in 2001 after they criticized President Isaias Afewerki.
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Egypt: Enforced Disappearance of Prominent Rights Defender
Egyptian police have forcibly disappeared a prominent human rights defender and lawyer, Ezzat Ghoneim, Human Rights Watch said on October 03. Ghoneim has been in custody since March 2018, and his release was ordered by a court on September 4.
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Lebanon: Discriminatory Nationality Law
Lebanon should amend an outdated nationality law to ensure that children and spouses of Lebanese women have the same right to citizenship as those of Lebanese men, Human Rights Watch said on October 03.
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European Union and United Nations join forces to end femicide in Latin America under the Spotlight Initiative
With the €50 million investment, the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative will fund new and innovative programmes in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, to help women and girls live lives free from violence and to eradicate femicide in Latin America.
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India: Top Court OK’s Biometric ID Program
India’s Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the biometric identification project, Aadhaar, on September 26, 2018, Human Rights Watch said on September 27, 2018.
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Australia Needs to Guarantee Military Exports are Not Used in Unlawful Attacks in Yemen: Joint NGO Letter
The Australian government must ensure that its military exports are not contributing to violations of international law by the warring parties in Yemen, Save the Children, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said in a joint letter to the Australian ministers of foreign affairs and defence on September 28, 2018.
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UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention
Young children read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a playground.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020