Oo & Davies on Myanmar, conflict-related sexual violence, and ASEAN’s struggle to deliver on WPS commitments.
Tag: human rights
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Since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region on October 27th, there have been horrific reports of widespread atrocities, including killings in hospitals and mass burials, and satellite imagery shows the streets stained with blood. Thousands remain trapped in the city, and the UN has confirmed famine […]
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It has now been more than four years since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021. During that time, they have steadily escalated restrictions on the rights of women and girls—from banning girls from secondary education to barring women from most sectors of the workforce. These restrictions were codified in the 2024 Law […]
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UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin discusses the challenges that emerge as states increasingly frame conflict and violence through a terrorism lens, rather than a peace lens, and the repercussions for local mediation and human rights endeavors.
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Given the Human Rights Council’s current composition and priorities, there is a real risk that the independent expert’s mandate will not pass.
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Progress at the UN in advancing support for and protections of the rights of LGBTI people has not come without challenges.
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Critics of the notion that human rights are universal often assert that human rights originated in the West, reflect Western interests, and are a weapon of cultural hegemony or a new form of imperialism.
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If UN reform is about making the UN fit for purpose, then it only makes sense that reforms be made to strengthen the human rights pillar.
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The availability of potable water supply in rural and urban areas of Cameroon has significantly lagged for the past two decades, while demand has increased tremendously.
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Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi’s new book Until We Are Free details her efforts to advance human rights in Iran, even in exile.
