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Special Rapporteur To UN: Bring Labour Rights And Human Rights Together

The state is the only force large enough to defend workers’ rights from big business, so why is it so often batting for the wrong team? Maina Kiai: I think the state ...

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Facebook Should Protect Human Rights 73 Civil Groups Say

Facebook needs to be more forthcoming about the kinds of content it takes down. That's according to 73 organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Black Li...

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Jane Fonda To Be Honored At Equality Now Gala

Equality Now, the international human rights organization dedicated to women’s and girls’ rights, is pleased to announce that it will honor four powerhouses for...

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Why Women’s Empowerment Must Start With Land Rights

Property and citizenship are in many ways what define us, and they interact in fascinating ways.
To understand how property ownership strengthens people’s abilit...

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Paul: Child, Forced Marriage A Human Rights Violation

Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul has said child, early and forced marriage threatened the lives and future of girls and women around the world. It is a violation of their hu...

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UN Resolution Calls For A Human Rights Approach To Mental Health Services

We are thrilled about a new Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 01 July 2016, which calls on Member States to view menta...

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Country's First Accessibility Audit Fails To Find A Single Disabled Friendly Building

India's first accessibility audit of buildings and public places has not found a single completely disabled-friendly building, exposing terrible plight of people with disab...

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'Deprivation Of Water Is Violation Of Human Rights'

Will deprivation of water, both for drinking and irrigations, amount to violation of human rights? This question has been raised by the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commis...

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Female Cartoonist Who Was Jailed For Depicting Government Ministers As Goats Is Finally Free

“I would rather go to jail than succumb to the regime”: these are the defiant words of Iranian satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani, who is just the latest in ...

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Online Freedom Is A 'Human Right' That Must Be Protected, Says UN

The UN has passed a resolution for the "promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet".
The resolution states the importance of "applying a compr...

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