Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Campaigns

Indigenous/Vatican-Canada

The system removed about 150,000 indigenous children from their families and brought them to Christian residential schools run on behalf of the federal government.

Published on: 29 March, 2022

Human trafficking in Iraq

Police say they’ve uncovered 60 organised crime gangs but the U.S. says the Iraqis are failing to meet minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.  

Published on: 27 March, 2022

Virginia removes General Robert E. Lee’s statue

Statues honoring leaders of the pro-slavery Confederate side in the American Civil War have become a focus of protests against racism in recent years.

Published on: 8 September, 2021

Indian farmers’ eight months protest 

The farmers say they want to teach the Bharatiya Janata Party a lesson.

Published on: 5 September, 2021

The unsettled question of the Brazilian indigenous tribes

The Amazon rainforest isn’t the only place where indigenous people are under attack from land grabbers and loggers.

Published on: 22 August, 2021

Violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’: UN

In its annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report, released on Monday, the UN said at least 19,379 children affected by war in 2020 were ..

Published on: 22 June, 2021

UNITAR/NCD/THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW …

HIGH- LEVEL PANEL CALLS ON IMMEDIATE ACTION ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19

Published on: 26 May, 2021

GUINEA/EBOLA OUTBREAK

Health officials in Guinea are to begin vaccinations to try to contain the region’s first Ebola epidemic since the 2014-2016 outbreak.

Published on: 22 February, 2021

UN ENVIRONMENT REPORT

Environmental degradation is impeding progress towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities, and promoting sustainable economic growth, work for all, and peaceful and inclusive societies.

Published on: 18 February, 2021

Press Release – World Cancer Day – The Defeat-NCD Partnership

The Defeat-NCD Partnership is a practical response to the widespread call for action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Formally launched alongside the UN General Assembly in ..

Published on: 7 February, 2021