Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Rare footage obtained by BBC Korea shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. By Sangmi Han, BBC Korean, Seoul BBC (18.01.2024) – The footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
EIGE (01.01.2024) – Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this year’s edition we...
Human Rights in the World, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’ in first crackdown since return in power A Taliban spokesman says authorities have arrested women in the Afghan capital Kabul for wearing “bad hijab.” ABC News (04.01.2023) – The Taliban have arrested women in the Afghan...
Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Four DRC journalists attacked or threatened while covering election campaigns, one radio station closed Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must ensure the safety of all journalists covering the presidential, legislative, and provincial elections scheduled...
Human Rights in the World
Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’ UN (19.12.2023) – Since the onset of the invasion the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has meticulously monitored the situation. As of December 4, there have been over 10,000 civilian...