Human Rights
President Ma of the ROC said at the NGO shadow report that government is the most likely body to violate human rights
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) held a press conference for the presentation of the English status report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights last December. President Ma, vice president Wu, minister of justice, minister of foreign affairs and other heads of governmental organizations together with diplomatic envoys and medias presented at the conference.
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On Mali visit, UNESCO chief stresses need to rebuild, safeguard cultural heritage
Sankore mosque in Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu.
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Mali: UN genocide adviser warns of reprisals against Tuareg and Arab populations
In Diabaly, Mali, citizens tell of two Tuareg families who were forced to flee their village and are now hiding in the town.
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Syrian Families Without Vital Aid as Humanitarian Response Faces Major Funding Shortage Ahead of Major Donor Conference
Hassan, 4, walks through a makeshift tented community in Lebanon's Beka'a valley that has become home to families who have fled the conflict in neighboring Syria.
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PAKISTAN: Government must ensure the safe recovery of four abducted human rights defenders
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the abduction of four human rights defenders in broad daylight by persons said to be from an outlawed religious organization. The unknown armed persons abducted six workers of a NGO including, two lady workers. However, after some time they threw the two women out of the vehicle and took away four persons including the car of the HAND’s NGO.
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UN rights chief welcomes movement to eradicate manual scavenging in India
Dalit Women on the outskirts of Chakrapanpur Village, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, display job cards.
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UN human rights experts urge Iran to halt execution of five activist
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed
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The humanitarian community appeals for US $ 471 million in assistance for Afghanistan in 2013
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is marked by acutely low humanitarian indicators: every day 165 children under 5 lose their lives and a pregnant woman dies every 2 hours.
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SRI LANKA: Young Journalists Movement joins Black January journalists' protest
As young journalists in Sri Lanka we are concerned that the government that silenced one of the world's deadliest terrorist groups is unable to apprehend the killers of one journalist, the abductors of another, or those who launched violent attacks on media institutions.
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UN rights chief praises groundbreaking report on violence against women in India
A gathering to promote the rights of girls and education for all in Barrod village of Rajasthan’s Alwar district (2012).
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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