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Thousands march in support of women’s rights in Jakarta

On Saturday, the 27th April, thousands of people marched from Jalan Sudirman road to the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta - for the 2019 Wo...

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Human Rights

Amartya Sen: “Many institutions in the Country are under attack and their freedom encroached.”

The 85-year-old economist and philosopher, Amartya Sen came out in support of actor Naseeruddin Shah on Sunday, after he was involved in a...

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Human Rights

Human Rights News Stories from 2018

From discrimination of LGBT to drugs – human rights issues and stories have never grown old. Every day, we hear issues related to human r...

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Human Rights

Commemorating 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Decla...

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Human Rights

NE Activist honoured with the International Award for Human Rights

Binalakshmi Nepram is an author, humanitarian and female activist for the advocacy of gender rights and women-led disarmament movements wi...

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Human Rights

World Report 2018: A Call to Action more essential than A Cry of Despair

The Human Rights Watch publishes an annual World Report in which the human rights records of more than ninety c...

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Sustainable Development

Activists: Tokyo's Sustainable Olympics Is Being Built With Wood From Rainforest's

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics could be using illegally logged tropical wood from indigenous Malaysians’ land to build a billion-dollar wooden sports stadium, human r...

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Human Rights

Here Are 12 African Game Changers You Need To Know

Who is changing the game in Africa? That’s the question NewAfricanWoman magazine put to the public as they prepared to host the New African Woman Awards 2017 – ...

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Human Rights

This Human Rights Activist Is Disrupting India’s Sexual Health Education With A Unique Online Platform

Where do you go for advice on matters that are considered taboo? Topics such as love, sex, and relationships are best kept away from public forums, unless you want a thousa...

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Human Rights

Prince Charles's Bahrain Visit 'Backs Human Rights Abuses', Says Activist And Torture Survivor

A Bahraini human rights activist and torture survivor claims Prince Charles's visit to the Arab kingdom is being used to "whitewash" its record on civil liberties.
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