TAG: human rights
Call for Papers for 16th Equal Rights Review with a Special Focus on Intersectionality in Promoting Equality
The Equal Rights Trust is accepting papers for the sixteenth edition of its Equal Rights Review (ERR), an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal on equality. Launched in 2008 and released bi-annually, the journal is a resource for those seeking to combat discrimination and promote equality globally. Volume Sixteen of the ERR has a “Special” focus on Intersectionality […]
Read moreCan human rights bring social justice?
This Amnesty International’s collection of twelve essays explores the differences and similarities between social justice and human rights, providing divergent perspectives on whether and how human rights NGOs should pursue social justice. Click here to access it.
Read moreUN Human Rigths Council 30th session: Sexual Rights Recap
Sexual Rights Initiative presents an overview from the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It includes resolutions, panels and discussions, statements and parallel events related to sexual rights of which the SRI was engaged with during the session. Click here to access it.
Read moreResearch Report for Transilience Project on Violence against Transgender Women in South Africa 2014
The Research Report for Transilience Project on Violence against Transgender Women 2014 offers relevant qualitative data to understand the discrimination and violence faced by transgender community in different parts of South African society.
Read moreArticles of Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis
Pope Francis’s meeting with Kim Davis disappointed the liberals he courted – The Guardian Vatican: Pope Francis Barely Knew Who Kim Davis Was When He Met Her – Mother Jones Pope Francis, the Kentucky Clerk and Culture Wars Revisited – New York Times Pope Francis’ Meeting Wasn’t an Endorsement of Kim Davis’s Views, Vatican Says […]
Read moreJoint UN statement on Ending violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people
On 29 September 2015, 12 UN entities (ILO, OHCHR, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP and WHO) released an unprecedented joint statement calling for an end to violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. The statement is a powerful call to action to Governments to do […]
Read more“Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality” Guide
Stonewall Acceptance without Exception has launched the “Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality” Guide, which contains 20 stories from LGBT Christians and allies for LGBT equality from around the world. Click here to access it.
Read moreAdolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health AYSRH’s webinar “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights”
Join the Youth Health and Rights Coalition and Evidence to Action on Monday, September 28th from 9 am – 10:30 am EDT for a webinar, “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights.” Register here. Although there is growing awareness of the rights-based approach to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH), […]
Read moreSDG SERIES: What Might the SDGs Mean for Health and Human Rights?
The SDG Series on SDGs and the right to health on the Health and Human Rights Journal is avaialable online. Click below to read the articles. Introduction: What might SDGs mean for human rights and health? by Carmel Williams and Alison Blaiklock Accountability for SDGs by Paul Hunt Universal Health Coverage and the Right to Health […]
Read moreBMJ’s dossier Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health
The year 2015 marks a defining moment for the health of women, children, and adolescents. It is the end point of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, and their transition to the sustainable development goals. It is also the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s plan of action and the Beijing […]
Read moreAWID’s jobs news
Research and Policy Associate Location: Global | Organization: AIDS-Free World | Deadline: 11 September 2015 You will be responsible for producing written materials on pertinent issues spanning a wide range of the organization’s projects, including global health and HIV/AIDS, sexual violence, gender issues, UN policies and international human rights and development. Read more here. *** […]
Read moreWorking paper No. 11- Emerging Powers, Sexuality and Human Rights: Fumbling around the elephant
In 2013, in collaboration with partners, SPW began a new line of work that examines the intersections between geopolitical trends — coalescing around the “emergence” Brazil, China, India and South Africa — and the politics of sexuality and human rights. A package of new products resulting from the project were made available in May 2015. Now, […]
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