Human Rights

Members of various social and political organisations staged a sit-in in front of the Peruvian consulate in the city of Cordoba in repudiation of the overthrow and imprisonment of the legitimate president Pedro Castillo. The demonstrators expressed their repudiation of…

Social polarisation has reached its peak. Yesterday, January 4th, was the first day of the indefinite National Strike called by grassroots social organizations mainly from the south of the country, but in which protesters from the departments of Junin, Ayacucho,…

Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency. By Aric Sleeper With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the…

A new version of China’s Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests came into force this January 1. The revised law stipulates that the state shall take necessary measures to promote gender equality, eliminate all forms of discrimination…

Balochistan is a forcefully annexed and occupied territory of Pakistan. It has been occupied on 27 march 1948 by Pakistan. Since then its people have struggled to recover their land and rights from the invaders. Pakistan has continued its suppression…

As fleeting as anything that lacks deep roots, the idea of change only survives until the first shock of reality. There is no doubt that the unbroken line of time – plus one more week, minus one less week –…

By Maxine Lowy An abandoned house and the story contained within its few standing walls are the driving force that propels a group of young people to create a new site of memory in north Santiago, in an era when…

May the new year 2023, the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, bring more desaparecidos back to the bosom of their family and the greater society. by Mary Aileen D. Bacalso   The 10th of December was the 74th anniversary of the Universal…

The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first UN member ever to be expelled from the prestigious Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), tasked with protecting…

On Monday 19 December, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that commits states to protect the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples. The document, presented by Bolivia and prepared by this country in collaboration with Ecuador, is…