Tag: Rights
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US Skips UN Periodic Rights Review
On November 7, the United States failed to participate in its UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a…
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World Leaders Commit to Supporting Social Development and Rights
At the second United Nations Social Summit in Qatar this week, dozens of governments adopted…
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Does nature have rights? » Yale Climate Connections
By now, we are accustomed to thinking of climate change in terms of human rights.…
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When rights aren’t real for all: the struggle for abortion access in Europe
“When rights aren’t real for all: the struggle for abortion access in Europe” is a…
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Europe: Existing barriers to abortion access compounded by alarming attempts to roll back reproductive rights
European governments must act to ensure equal and universal access to abortion care in the face of…
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France: Dysfunctional and discriminatory residence permit system violates racialized migrant workers’ rights
The French short term residency system violates human rights of racialized migrant workers, trapping them…
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Tanzania: Unlawful killings and other human rights violations continue amid internet and electricity blackouts
In response to the ongoing partial internet shutdown by Tanzanian authorities following the October 29…
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Afghan Women’s Return to Football a Human Rights Victory
When the former Afghan Women’s National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the…
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What happened to human rights for Palestinians?
By Agnès Callamard and Federico Borello When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and…
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Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivors
Reacting to a ruling by the High Court in Malawi that denying a 14-year-old rape…