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International Day of Peace: 21st September 2023

The International Day of Peace (IDP) is followed annually around the world on the 21st September. Declared by the UN...

Last update 20/9/2023
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UN General Assembly: High-level Week 2023 kicks off

The High-level Week 2023 within the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly kicked off. From 18 to 23 September,...

Last update 19/9/2023
2023 Human Rights Student Prize for the Contribution to the Defense and Advancement of Human Rights and the Rule of Law awarded to Hombres Trans Panamá, Friday 29 September

University of Padova: 2023 Human Rights Student Prize for the Contribution to the Defense and Advancement of Human Rights and...

The Human Rights Student Prize is an award given to outstanding Human Rights and rule of law achievements. In its 2023...

Last update 18/9/2023
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UNICEF: 11 children die at sea every week on the Mediterranean route

Since the beginning of 2023, an estimated 11,600 children have crossed the Mediterranean alone or separated from their parents. In...

Last update 15/9/2023
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FRA: report on protecting human rights defenders

As the director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Michael O'Flaherty, points out, “civil society is essential to respectful...

Last update 11/9/2023

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel’s illegal prison practices in the occupied Palestinian territories have turned into an open...

The report presented by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine, to the United Nations Human Rights Council...

Last update 4/9/2023

Report: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World in 2023

FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO have recently published a report sharing the information on the global advancement of the...

Last update 31/8/2023
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UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new policy brief called "The New Agenda for Peace," outlining his vision for a...

Last update 28/8/2023
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UN Secretary-General: The new Agenda for Peace

UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new policy brief called "The New Agenda for Peace" outlining his vision for a...

Last update 28/8/2023

The European Union deposited the instrument of approval of the “Istanbul Convention”

The European Union has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence...

Last update 25/8/2023

FRA: report on six steps to prevent future tragedies at sea

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a short report advising the EU on what to do in...

Last update 21/8/2023

To the Righthouse: a Human Rights podcast now at season 2

The Global Campus of Human Rights has launched the second season of To the Righthouse: a Human Rights podcast. The...

Last update 10/8/2023
A group of women in Um Baru, North Darfur.

International Criminal Court: launched investigation into surging violence in Darfur

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced an ongoing investigation into fresh allegations of war crimes...

Last update 8/8/2023
Activists attend a march against gender violence in Ecuador.

OHCHR: High Commissioner Türk calls for concrete and transformative action to end gender-based violence

During the UN Human Rights Council's annual meeting in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, highlighted...

Last update 4/8/2023

FRA: end discrimination and ethnic profiling

Racism and discrimination during police checks are still common in European countries. This is the conclusion of the EU Agency...

Last update 2/8/2023