TAG: human rights
17TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (May 30 – June 17)
Global: Read the article published by ARC International on the 17th session of the Human Rights Council (May 30 to June 17 2011).
Read moreSPW participates at the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
From May 30 to June 17, 2011, the “17th session of the UN Human Rights Council” took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Invited by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Marina Maria, SPW’s communication and project assistant, participated in the panel Internet rights are human rights, organized by APC on June 3, to present some outcomes from the research “EroTICs: Sex, rights and the internet – An exploratory research study”.
Read moreHuman Rights Council 17th Regular Session: General Remarks by Brazil
GENERAL REMARKS BY BRAZIL, L.9/Rev.1 Human Rights Council 17th Regular Session Agenda Item 8 Decisions L.9/Rev.1 Geneva, 17 June 2011 GENERAL REMARKS BY BRAZIL Thank you Mr. President, First and foremost we wish to commend South Africa for its leadership and its openness to hear views and discuss them in a constructive and transparent manner. This […]
Read moreEnglish translation of the statement read in Arabic by the Saudi Arabia representative at the HRC session in Geneva
The following is a rough English translation of the statement read in Arabic by the Saudi Arabia representative at the HRC session in Geneva: Your Excellency, Mr. Chairman; As the representative of my country I would like to add my support to the statement by the Organization of Islamic Conference. I also would like to […]
Read moreLesbian Group Kontra and Iskorak – Group for Promotion and Protection of Different Sexual Orientations
Read moreEnvisioning Global LGBT Human Rights has received $1 million over five years from the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Global: Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights has received $1 million over five years from the Community-University Research Alliances program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Read more.
Read moreMore on the Human Rights of sex workers and LGBT individuals in USA
XXXXXXX SPW has contacted Serra Sippel, director of CHANGE: Center for Health and Gender Equity, and asked her what are the practical implications of the positive reaction expressed by the Obama administration to the critiques raised during the US UPR in relation to the prostitution pledge attached to the American HIV global policy. XXXXX In […]
Read moreU.S. recognizes Human Rights of sex workers and LGBT individuals*
USA: After the United Nations evaluation of the United States’ human rights record, the U.S. released a report to the U.N. affirming that “no one should face violence or discrimination in access to public services based on sexual orientation or their status as a person in prostitution.”
Read moreThe Body and the State: How the State Controls and Protects the Body
Read the short report “The Body and the State: How the State Controls and Protects the Body”, written by Rafael de la Dehesa about the 23rd Social Research Conference, held on February 10-12, 2011 at the New School University, New York City. The text brings a brief description of some of the speeches and presentations at the Conference.
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