UN Campaign to End Violence Against Women
HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador, speaks against violence to women The UNiTE’s 16 Days to end violence against women is winding down, but the anti-violence Tweets, messages of solidarity and campaigns against gender-based abuse are still going strong. Unfortunately, though, in many areas, so is the violence. The days began on [...]
A glimmer of hope-amidst the dark:
Defending human rights remains a life-threatening activity The new annual report of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OBS) was released last Monday, 24 October, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. “Our new annual report highlights hundreds of cases of abuses, including daily attacks, sexual aggressions, defamation campaigns, arbitrary detention and [...]
Documentary lifts veil on Afghan womens’ fight for peace
Before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left the podium at the International Conference on Afghanistan in London on 28 January 2010, she pointed to four women wrapped in green scarves and clustered together in the corner of the crowded press conference room and asked them to stand up. “They are among the women who [...]
Colombia’s war on child soldiers
With more than a half-century of on-going war against powerful guerilla forces and drug cartels, the Colombian government has begun a more aggressive approach in cracking down on rebel activities – including child participants. In 2006, with violence raging unabated, and an increasing number of children involved in rebel activity, the Colombian government issued Law [...]
Uncontacted tribes missing in Brazil, stronger protective measures demanded
For uncontacted tribes, arguably the most vulnerable type of indigenous people, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People arrived in the aftermath of a calamity instead of a celebration. After an armed attack by Peruvian drug traffickers in late July, many tribes are still feared missing in the remote Acre region of Brazil, prompting [...]
In pursuit of justice: laws that increase women’s access to land
Land rights are an ongoing struggle for people throughout the world, particularly women, who, in many countries, are denied both access to and ownership of land because of their gender. The right to land ownership was one of many topics highlighted during a panel held last week by UN Women to acknowledge the organization’s first [...]
Beyond the horror, seeking voiceless victims of Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
The documentary screening of Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, held in New York, laid bare disturbing images of execution, death, and murder.
“I think this is a blatant lie,” Palitha Kohona, the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations, declared before gathered journalists, diplomats, and human rights activists.
Syria’s children suffer as the regime attempts to hold onto power
Graphic evidence has surfaced of the detainment, torture, and murder of children during the Syrian uprisings, prompting a distressed international community to appeal to the Syrian government.
South Africa to begin deporting illegal Zimbabwean immigrants
South Africa will begin deporting undocumented Zimbabwean immigrants on 31 July for the first time in over a year, leaving nearly 500,000 people in danger of being sent home to a country that is still politically and economically unstable. A four-month push took place at the end of last year to document as many Zimbabweans [...]
Indigenous Peoples strengthen claim of Right to Water
Water is the lifeblood of health, livelihood, and culture, particularly in indigenous communities where water provides not only sustenance, but often serves as a vital link to people’s ethnic heritage. In many countries however, the indigenous perspective on water is being disregarded, putting communities in grave economic and environmental risks. “There is a fundamental link [...]
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