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The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?
Human Rights
There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate is used in paints, car parts, and cosmetics – to add a…
Human Rights
It warned that without immediate support, women and girls will continue to pay the price of this crisis with their lives, as hundreds of thousands are being left without access…
Human Rights
Since then, “there has been no end to the violence, even though thousands have been killed and thousands more injured,” said UN Special Envoy to Myanmar, Julie Bishop, on Tuesday,…
Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used airstrikes, shelling, burning, and controlled demolitions to damage or destroy more than…
America
In today’s deeply polarized political climate, where partisan divides often seem insurmountable, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) stands out as a rare and vital example of sustained…
Human Rights
“The message is stark: persons with disabilities face higher poverty, greater unemployment, deeper food and health insecurity and more limited access to education, jobs, and digital technologies,” said Amina Mohammed.But…
America
BRUSSELS — The European Union has raised serious concerns over the recent adoption of El Salvador’s Foreign Agents Law, calling it a threat to civil society and democratic freedoms in…
Europe
KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE / ROME — In what has been widely reported as a landmark decision, Italy’s Constitutional Court struck down portions of the nation’s decades-old psychiatric treatment laws…
Human Rights
“Our worst held fears are being confirmed: dozens of bodies have been discovered at these sites, along with the discovery of suspected instruments of torture and abuse, and potential evidence…
Asia
ISLAMABAD — In a move that has sparked intense debate over the intersection of religion and human rights, Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared a newly passed law…
