Africa: Resolution on human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, meeting at its 55 Ordinary Session held in Luanda, Angola, from 28 April to 12 May 2014,
The girls cannot be a “pretext”
The kidnapping of more than 200 girls by the extremist Islamic group Boko Haram in Nigeria has prompted a worldwide campaign for their release, in
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act’s Heavy Toll
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have reported a surge in human rights violations at Uganda since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2013.
Not the ‘Illuminati’: How Fundamentalist Christians Are Infiltrating State and Federal Government
An article from RH Reality Check shows how fundamentalist christians are reaching space on US state and federal governmemt. Read here.
Helen Clark: Statement on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Read Helen Clark (UNDP) statement highlighting LGBT rights as matter of concern to all working on human development. Click here.
The Vatican review by the UN Committee on Torture is almost invisible in the Brazilian press
The Vatican was questioned this week at the UN Committee against Torture in relation to cases of sexual abuse and violence that have been reported
Manuel: Understanding Religious Fundamentalisms for Activists
Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched a new manual for rights activists facing religious fundamentalist opposition to their work. Click here to
Health and Human Rights Resource Guide – Launch of the 5th Edition
The FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University has launched the 5th Edition of the Health and Human Rights Resource Guide. The
WHO: 800 women dead daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth
According to World Health Organization, every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. From this total, 99% of the
58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 58) and Conservative action
Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched analysis on the role and coordinated actions that Conservative forces played during the 58th Commission on the