15 Dec Human Rights Watch: Insisting on Inclusion
"When Adinai was five years old, her mom, Aida Mysalieva, began to worry: unlike other children her age, Adinai did not speak. Aida had every...
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15 Dec Human Right Watch: My Sister, a Teacher and a Hero for Girls
"This Human Rights Day I’m celebrating my sister’s commitment to lifting up the lives of girls and giving them a chance at realizing their potential. I...
23 Nov UN agencies uphold human rights considerations in COVID-19 data collection
"Mobility data derived from phones, emails and social media, for example, can assist in both monitoring the spread of the virus and in implementing activities...
12 Nov Artivism in Kibera: Setting the Stage for Youth-Led Edu’ACT’ion
In Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Africa, self-organised youth group Wasanii Sanaa are getting creative in response to the local lack of interest in...
12 Nov How can we talk about human rights with our neighbours, students and relatives?
In May 2020, Amnesty International presented the results of the Human Rights Dialogue for Russia, a joint project implemented by the Eastern Europe and Central...
12 Nov Amnesty International offers free online courses through their HUMAN RIGHTS ACADEMY
The NGO offers a wide variety of human rights courses in more than 20 languages. Every single one is available for free to anyone with...
12 Nov Thai Youth Know Their Human Rights and Demand They Are Respected, Starting in Schools
Thai student protesters, calling themselves The Bad Students, are calling for an end to all forms of harassment against students demanding democracy, revocation of obsolete...
12 Nov Using art to teach the basic human rights principle of non-discrimination
A local organization in Mozambique is using the power of images to fight discrimination. Azemap, a volunteer-run organization that supports people with albinism, has begun...
12 Nov For a stronger society, we need to listen to our elders
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said it was important to make concerted efforts across the designated Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020 2030, to improve the...
03 Nov Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family
"The governments of the Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Uganda and the United States cosponsored a virtual October 22, 2020 gathering in Washington, D.C. for a...