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Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
Human Rights
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home,” said Anna Fierst, quoting her great-grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech of 1958, in which she highlighted the…
Human Rights
The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also heard updates on allegations of ongoing abuses in Belarus, North Korea and Myanmar.According to the Commission of Inquiry on…
Health
A new report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights debated in the UNs Human Rights Council this week stresses the urgent need for systemic reform of mental health…
Human Rights
Council-appointed experts pointed to grave violations of fundamental rights in Iran, linked to popular protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.Sara Hossein, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran,…
Human Rights
Most people don't realize the profound impact of the 1965 voting rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This historic event, vividly brought to life in Ava DuVernay's…
Asia
In a chilling escalation of state-endorsed persecution, the Pakistani government has been accused of complicity in fostering extremist narratives that directly threaten the lives and safety of members of the…
Human Rights
Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in November 2013.Held for years and tortured, there were falsely declared…
Human Rights
In their latest and final report, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran alleged ongoing serious rights violations by the Iranian authorities stemming from massive protests after the death in police custody…
Human Rights
The announcement comes as Syria marks 14 years since peaceful protests were met with brutal repression, igniting a conflict that has displaced millions and left the country in ruins.While the…
Human Rights
During a discussion on early childhood development, the High Commissioner for Human Rights underscored that 80 per cent of the human brain is formed in the first three years of…
