by admin_HRWF | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
A North Korean man is suing a Dutch shipbuilder he accuses of profiting from slave labor when he was employed in a Polish shipyard. The first case of its kind, his lawyers hope it will open up more such cases. By Jo Harper Deutsche Welle (14.02.2019)...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The German government has revealed a sharp increase in the number of anti-Semitic offences recorded last year. BBC (13.02.2019) – https://bbc.in/2IetSIe – Crime data, detailed in German media on Wednesday, says 1,646 crimes were linked to a hatred...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Girls in Narok County will be made to reveal identities of babies’ fathers and tell police about female genital mutilation By Rebecca Ratcliffe The Guardian (04.01.2019) – https://bit.ly/2saO2YU- Plans to subject schoolgirls in Kenya to mandatory...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Jehova`s Witnesses (30.11.2018) – https://bit.ly/2PHJrqw – On November 30, 2018, authorities in South Korea released nearly all of Jehovah’s Witnesses still imprisoned as conscientious objectors. With this historic event, the government has taken a...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Study of 31 countries finds women over 60 undertake domestic and care work spanning up to to seven hours a day By Karen McVeigh The Guardian (16.11.2018) – https://bit.ly/2DQ60Yp- Older women spend twice as much time as older men on unpaid work,...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Crimes targeting Jews increased by 37% in 2017; anti-Muslim crimes fell by 11% By Joseph De Avila Wall Street Journal (13.11.2018) – https://on.wsj.com/2Pt6SZl – Hate crimes rose 17% in 2017, the FBI said Tuesday, a jump that was partly driven by a...
