Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Prisoner 345
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

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Nuclear weapons are finally outlawed; next step is disarmament/By Robert Mardini Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross

The world’s nine nuclear-armed states have more than 13,000 nuclear bombs, with command-and-control networks vulnerable to human error and cyberattacks. The power of many of ..

Published on: 22 January, 2021

Still a Black Hole: Guantánamo Bay 19 years on Still a Black Hole: Guantánamo Bay 19 years on/ Clive Stafford Smith

The prison comes with a long history, and it has always been about avoiding the rule of law. If you walk into the UK parliament ..

Published on: 11 January, 2021

Peaceful (and not so peaceful) assemblies

Global webinar on 16 December to discuss the latest international standards

Published on: 14 December, 2020

Land & The Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Published on: 9 December, 2020

Justice for alleged war crimes

(Sydney, December 9, 2020) – The Australian government should ensure that the new Office of the Special Investigator advances justice for alleged war crimes by ..

Published on: 8 December, 2020

Is ‘Black Pete’ a racist caricature?

Many children in the Netherlands have grown up with the image of Black Pete, a helper for St Nicholas, an equivalent of Santa Claus.

Published on: 6 December, 2020

Child safety: US watchdog names ’10 Worst Toys’ for 2020

Consumer watchdog releases its annual list of ’10 Worst Toys’ that it says could be potentially harmful to kids.

Published on: 24 November, 2020

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2020

Urgent action needed to end the pandemic of femicide and violence against women, says UN expert

Published on: 24 November, 2020

Being African in India: ‘We are seen as demons’

Zaharaddeen Muhammed, a master’s degree student from Nigeria living in India, speaks at the Africa-India Solidarity Forum in New Delhi ew Delhi/Greater Noida, India – After ..

Published on: 1 October, 2018