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UN congratulates couple who married with ‘equality agreement’
A couple in the western province of Izmir has set the stage for a new trend in Turkey by signing a "gender equality agreement" before getting married, saying there can…
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Charities
Social housing in Byzantium
The Byzantine Empire had an extensive network of social institutions supported by the state, the church, or private individuals. Already in the decisions of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea…
Economy
The fugitive president of Sri Lanka has returned to his country
On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards took an Air Force plane to the Maldives and from there to Singapore Former Sri Lankan head of state…
Asia
China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN
China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report
Asia
When China executes prisoners of conscience to fuel organ trafficking
China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience.
Human Rights
Yakov Djerassi: The EU owes us Bulgaria Day because of the rescue of the Jews
Paola Husein's interview with Yakov Djerasi for 24chasa.bg (06.11.2021) Our country can definitely teach the "enlightened" European society what human behavior and tolerance mean, says the chairman of the International…
Europe
Places of worship must be kept safe and accessible in times of peace and in conflict, OSCE human rights head says
WARSAW, 22 August 2022 — Establishing, maintaining, and accessing places and objects of worship or contemplation are crucial to the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, which…
Human Rights
Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34 years in prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents…
Health
#Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities
Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
Education
The Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide by the United Religions Initiative
Guide in the Context of Peacebuilding Peacebuilding is a relatively new term. It was coined about a decade ago by the then-Secretary General of the United Nations Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali to…