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Africa: Human Rights Day - The Worst Cruelty Is Our Indifference
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 10 December 2018
Today (December 10, 2018), we observe Human Rights Day. On this day, we remember that human dignity is universal and the prohibition of torture is absolute. At the same time, we… Read more »
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Africa: Five Women Leading the Struggle for Human Rights in 2018
AI London, 10 December 2018
In December 2018, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people all over the world will come together to write letters, scribble postcards, draw pictures and send emails – all of… Read more »
Women's Voices Lead the Charge on International Human Rights Day
As the world honours the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, women like Nonhle Mbuthuma of South Africa, Geraldine Chacón of Venezuela and Pavitri Manjhi of India are among the standard bearers of a campaign by Amnesty International showcasing women human rights defenders who are speaking out for change.
"Now, more than ever, we must stand with women’s movements, amplify women’s voices in all their diversity and fight for the recognition of all our rights," Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International Secretary General, has said on International Human Rights Day.
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A Sudanese teen sentenced to death after killing her husband as he tried to rape her, has appealed the ruling amid growing support by celebrities and on social media. Lawyers ... Read more »
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The Gender Justice Uncovered Awards recognise decisions that affect the rights of women and girls around the world, in both good and bad ways. A jury of three experts has decided ... Read more »
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Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi marked Women's Day in Tunisia with a speech in which he pledged to refer a law introducing equal inheritance rights for men and women to ... Read more »
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A 2017 case study titled "Women's Access to Land in Tanzania" revealed that the majority of small-scale women farmers are illiterate and lack the capacity to fight for their ... Read more »
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Nosipho Vidima is a sex worker and is the human rights and lobbying officer at the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force, SWEAT. She is campaigning for the recognition of ... Read more »
