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Climate Change Poses Dire Health And Human Rights Risks

Climate change has not traditionally been seen as a health and human rights concern — but that may be changing…

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Manipur: ‘Human Rights Abuses Rampant After Ethnic Conflict’

In its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the US State Department said on Monday, 22 April, that there were…

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3 Years On From Coup, Democracy Still Not In Sight For Myanmar

When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for…

3 months ago
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Neurotechnology Is Blurring The Lines Around Mental Privacy

Neurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of…

3 months ago
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Israel Is Now Among World’s Leading Jailers Of Journalists

Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by…

3 months ago
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The Principles Of Civilian Immunity In War

About 1 in 100 Gazans have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Palestinian Ministry…

3 months ago
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After 50 Yrs Of Global Effort To Abolish Torture, Much Work Remains

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international…

4 months ago
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Science Is A Human Right. Here’s Why

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United…

5 months ago
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Including Indigenous Perspectives On Equitable Forest Mgmt

The indigenous peoples’ engagements with forests are based on respect, responsibility, trust and relationships whereas the modern, post-colonial protected areas…

6 months ago
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Peace Nobel ’23 Highlights Global Fight Against Declining Democracy

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly,…

7 months ago
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Narges: A Voice For Women For Two Decades

“Woman, Life, Freedom,” the slogan adopted by Iranians to protest the unjust death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, is, according…

7 months ago
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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the…

7 months ago
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Genocide Fears In Sudan Attract Little Attention

Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. Twenty years…

7 months ago
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China’s New Strategy On Human Rights Raises Concerns

For more than three decades, China has struggled to contain criticism of its human rights record. It faced a storm…

8 months ago
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Regressive Laws Start At A Nation’s Borders

The US and other democratic nations have weaponised border security to undermine human rights – and ultimately democracy – through…

8 months ago
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ICEs vs. EVs: Learning From The Past To Boost Sustainability

By 1900, the internal combustion engine was hailed as a way to clean up the world’s city streets, then heaped…

9 months ago
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Surrogacy In India Not Just For Heterosexuals Who Are Married

India’s revised surrogacy law has been praised for outlawing commercial surrogacy, but it has also been criticised for restricting who…

9 months ago
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UN Rights Body Condemns Any Manifestation Of Religious Hatred

Condemning and strongly rejecting any advocacy and manifestation of religious hatred, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted…

10 months ago
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Social Responsibility A Safety Net When Banks Hit Crises

When banks hit a crisis, their safety net is the trust of their community. But trust is earned, not given,…

10 months ago
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Taliban Restrictions May Amount To Femicide, Warn UN Experts

Source: AP, PTI Taliban restrictions on Afghan women and girls may amount to femicide if they are not reversed, a…

12 months ago
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UN Condemns Taliban’s Ban On Women From Working For UN Af

Source: PTI The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working…

12 months ago
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Human Rights Calamity: Billions Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water

Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN water conference in decades. The hope was that…

1 year ago
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Protestors Relieved As NGT Stays EC For JSW Project In Odisha

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended the environmental clearance (EC) given to Jindal Steel Works’ or JSW Utkal’s (its…

1 year ago
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Cease ‘Mass Forced Evictions’ At Angkor Wat: Amnesty International

The Cambodian government’s ongoing removal of a reported ten thousand families from the Angkor Wat temple complex amounts to mass…

1 year ago
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Significant Human Rights Issues In India, Finds US Report

India experienced significant human rights issues in 2022, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, freedom of press and violence targeting religious…

1 year ago

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