Human Rights – INDIA
INDIA 2022 Laws and policies that were passed without adequate public and legislative consultation eroded the rights of human rights defenders and religious minorities. The government selectively and viciously…
After 30 years, minorities still need to be seen and heard
“The world was full of hope,” said Paulo David, Head of UN Human Rights’ Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section, during a virtual roundtable discussion on the adoption of the UN Declaration…
Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation
“Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation ” is the definitive guidance by the United Nations on the laws which states must enact in order to meet…
Minority rights protection in South Asia curtailed by minimal engagement with human rights mechanisms, report finds
Poor engagement by South Asian states with international human rights mechanisms is providing fertile ground for a wide range of rights violations against minorities and indigenous peoples, a new report by the South Asia…
“Woman, life, freedom!” an activist continues her fight for women’s rights
Mahnaz Parakand is a lawyer and activist from Iran. A long standing defender of women’s rights, she was arrested and sentenced to death for participating in political demonstrations in 1981…
UN Human Rights expresses concern at the “continued erosion of the rule of law in Guatemala”
The UN's top official on fundamental guarantees calls the use of administrative and criminal proceedings against individuals involved in investigations "particularly worrying" The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights…
Human Rights
The main challenges associated with the effects of the Company’s activities in terms of respect for human rights have been identified using the methodology set out in the United Nations…
Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the World’s Human Rights
RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE EXPOSES AN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM UNFIT TO DEAL WITH GLOBAL CRISES Amnesty International’s Annual Report for 2022 highlights double standards throughout the world on human…
Human Rights
Key facts The WHO Constitution (1946) envisages “…the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being.” Acknowledging health as a human right recognizes a legal…
Care and support systems: A matter of Human Rights
“We need to radically reshape our understanding of support and care systems,” said UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk in his statement to Member States on transforming support and care systems. “The…