by admin_HRWF | Oct 19, 2020 | Human Rights in the World
A body built on the moral relativism inherent to any all-inclusive, multilateral system is bound to fail. By Aaron Rhodes WSJ (18.10.2020) – https://on.wsj.com/348m2ZC – China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia and Uzbekistan—all notorious for abusing...
by admin_HRWF | Oct 7, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
In a historic first, 34 States from all regions of the world called on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently protect intersex persons in their bodily autonomy and right to health, 8 NGOs said today. By Daniele Paletta ILGA World (01.10.2020) –...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 21, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Stéphanie Fillion PassBlue (20.01.2020) – https://bit.ly/2TJAani – As the countdown to this year’s main events celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women has begun, UN Women has announced six themes to anchor the two...
by admin_HRWF | Oct 31, 2019 | Human Rights in the World
UN (24.10.2019) – https://bit.ly/2C0XsLi – A UN human rights expert said North Korea’s economic resources were being diverted away from the essential needs of the people as food insecurity remained at alarming levels. Tomás Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 11, 2019 | Human Rights in the World
OHCHR (01.07.2019) — https://bit.ly/2xHjlNA — Belarus must halt the executions of individuals who have submitted complaints to the Human Rights Committee, UN human rights experts said today upon being informed about the execution of Aleksandr Zhilnikov whose case is...