More: Human Rights
UN: New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’
A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain
religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for
being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”
The...
Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report
Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented
humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million people in need of assistance and
protection – an increase of...
Rojavan crisis: A big threat to women’s rights future
A war crime: The murder of Hevrin
Khalaf is a slap in the face for those who believed in the Rojava dream.
On October 12, the...
Eurobarometer: Protecting human rights tops citizens’ list of EU values
This Eurobarometer survey, published on Tuesday, asked citizens, among
several topics, which political issue the Parliament should deal with as a
matter of priority.
Parliament’s autumn Eurobarometer...
An anatomy of U.S. human rights diplomacy
Authors: Zhou Dong-chen & Paul Wang
Over the past
two weeks, the United States Congress has successively passed two acts
concerning with Hong Kong human rights and...
Two Cases, Minor and Major
News stories have Donald Trump being
mocked by France's Macron at a Buckingham Palace reception for the NATO leaders
meeting. A nearby open mic caught the...
A microcosm of Iran’s domestic problems, port city bears brunt of crackdown
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the
worst violence in Iran’s brutal crackdown on recent anti-government protests.
Located...
Vienna Discussion Forum 2019 on ending violence against women
The first Vienna Discussion Forum, a platform to discuss and call for
action on gender equality within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
Religious Hatred & International Law
Racism has
climbed the political agenda at national, and international levels. Reports
from national and international non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) and
inter-governmental organisations have focused considerable attention on...
A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Violence against women and girls is among the most
widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much of
it is often unreported due...