Tag: Human rights
legislation to protect journalists and the media
The European Parliament, the Commission and the twenty-seven member states of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement this Friday, December 15, after months of negotiations for legislation that protects…
France unveils plan to combat forced prostitution and begging
The French government unveiled on Monday a new plan to combat exploitation and trafficking of human beings, with a specific component in view of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.…
Human rights violations will explode in 2023, warns the NGO CAD
In Congo-Brazzaville, the NGO Action Center for Development (CAD) published a report on Friday, December 8 titled “ when the denial of human rights is in power “. In the…
the grip of violence tightens around children, a “red line” crossed
On the occasion of International Children’s Rights Day, this November 20, several NGOs are recalling the extent to which young people are put in danger in times of war. In…
Banco do Brasil asks for forgiveness for its role in slavery
Banco do Brasil, the country’s largest public bank, apologized on Saturday (November 18) for its role during the period of slavery, as Brazil celebrates November 20 black consciousness day “.…
In Iran, “Narges Mohammadi is given security treatment comparable to that of a terrorist”
Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, imprisoned in Tehran, ended the hunger strike that she had started two days earlier on Wednesday, November 8. After three refusals…
opening of the campaign for the presidential election
The campaign for the Egyptian presidential election officially opens this Thursday, November 9. The Sissi government has been promising a democratic, transparent election for months and calling for a massive…
HRW denounces abuses committed by jihadists and the army against civilians
A new report published Wednesday by Human Rights Watch shows how thousands of villagers are targeted both by armed jihadist groups on the one hand, and on the other by…
Amnesty justifies the right of Wet’suwet’en indigenous people to oppose the gas pipeline project
Amnesty International is calling on a Canadian court not to try a person from an indigenous nation whose trial begins on Monday, October 30. Part of the Wet’suwet’en community opposes…
Aborigines denounce the “shameful” result of the referendum on their rights
Aboriginal leaders have broken their self-imposed week-long silence to condemn the failure of the October 14 referendum, which proposed recognizing indigenous populations in the Australian Constitution and giving them more…