Category: Human Rights

The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine started on 24 February and has since spiralled into a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe. Many people are stranded in affected areas, either unwilling to leave their homes or trapped because of the fighting. Meanwhile, more than 6.2 million people are displaced within the country – like Viktoria and her […]

“Unwanted pregnancies contribute to school drop-outs, domestic abuse, financial abuse and emotional abuse perpetrated by men, boys and family members,” said Chanelle Beatrice, a feminist from Trinidad and Tobago who is part of Feminitt Caribbean, an NGO dedicated to advancing gender justice in the Caribbean. “The inaccessibility of legal abortions also contributes to infertility, unemployment, […]

Disasters can have devastating physical, social, and financial effects. According to the European Environmental Agency, between 1980 and 2020, disasters caused by natural hazards affected nearly 50 million people in the European Union. These resulted in an economic loss of, on average, €12 billion per year. The intensity and frequency of disasters are expected to […]

Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties (Photo:Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/ AP / East News) Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties, and now also a Nobel laureate, spoke about the Nobel prize award ceremony, about the projects she is proud of, and about her attitude towards […]

An unrelenting drought is pushing families from their homes in Somalia across the border into Kenya. Arriving at the Dadaab refugee camp, they look weary, and the children are weak and sickly. Many have had difficulty finding food for months. With 5 consecutive failed rainy seasons, most livestock have died, and the crops have failed. […]

Paris —  Two Iranian teenagers face the death penalty after being sentenced to be hanged for involvement in protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for months, a rights group said Monday. Two men aged 23 have already been executed over the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, but campaigners fear dozens more […]

When western Nepal was hit by floods in 2021, those most affected received cash grants distributed by the Nepal Red Cross Society. Sampati Devi Tharu has been one of many who lost everything by the floods. Immediate cash assistance in the aftermath of the floods allowed her to buy shoes, clothes, food and school materials […]

The Lagos State Government has promised that the present administration will ensure the protection and enforcement of the fundamental human rights of residents. According to a statement on Monday, the Director, Citizens Rights Directorate, in the Ministry of Justice, Adetutu Oshinusi, made the promise during an event organised by the directorate in Ketu.  Oshinusi said, […]

Primary school director Sidi Lamine Dembele uses a solar radio during a lesson at his school in Mopti region, Mali. © Save the Children Mali “One market day, armed individuals broke into our village. They captured my father and killed him. We fled to Djenné. I fear that these people will come back, and I […]

PARIS, Jan 3 — Two Iranian teenagers face the death penalty after being sentenced to be hanged over involvement in protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for months, a rights group said yesterday. Two men aged 23 have already been executed over the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini but campaigners fear […]