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In Turkey the Green Party is reborn to protect nature and human rights

In Turkey the Green Party is reborn to protect nature and human rights

In Turkey, 110 activists led by the journalist Dogan Urbarli have reconstituted the Yesiller Partisi, the Turkish "Green Party". Nature in Turkey is under attack. The country signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, but

US Secretary of State Pompeo appeals Pope Francis to call out human rights violations in China

US Secretary of State Pompeo appeals Pope Francis to call out human rights violations in China

On Wednesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appealed to Vatican to call out China for its continued practice of human rights violations in Xinjiang province and abuse of religious freedom by attacking Uyghur Muslim

Europe, between globalization and human rights

Europe, between globalization and human rights

Many paradigms have changed with the pandemic. Globalization has shown its invasive character through the universal spread of COVID 19. To safeguard the lives of millions of people, to make the "value chains" of the

Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran the struggle for human right ends in hospital

Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran the struggle for human right ends in hospital

It was her fortieth day on a hunger strike in Evin prison. Last week, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iran's best-known human rights lawyer, was hospitalized with a heart attack. Her husband, Reza Khandan, made it known with

Kenya Takes Reform In Its Own Hands

Kenya Takes Reform In Its Own Hands

The constant state of restrain and control over civilians has made the Kenyan police to resort to violent ways of handling the disgruntled crowds. Four different human rights groups in Kenya have complaint against police

Deterioration of individual freedoms and human rights in the Philippines, a dangerous tunnel

Deterioration of individual freedoms and human rights in the Philippines, a dangerous tunnel

Human rights in the Philippines are waste paper. The alleged war on drugs has created a climate of total impunity in the country, which has led to an impressive number of killings by the police,

USA: 61 journalists arrested and 198 attacked in the last year

USA: 61 journalists arrested and 198 attacked in the last year

More than 40 million people in poverty, the highest infant mortality rate among the top twenty industrialized countries, 21 percent child poverty, these are just some of the data emerging from a recent report on

UN report unveils Burundi’s continuous rights abuses despite government change

UN report unveils Burundi’s continuous rights abuses despite government change

The UN human rights report, released on Thursday, revealed Burundi’s worsening human rights condition despite change of government. The UN officials who carried out the investigations issued ‘fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity

Over 300 rights groups approach UN demanding ‘decisive action’ against China’s human rights abuses

Over 300 rights groups approach UN demanding ‘decisive action’ against China’s human rights abuses

In an open letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet and other member states, 321 civil society groups came together raising the call for international scrutiny over “the Chinese government’s

Media and Human Rights Activists Singled Out In Pakistan

Media and Human Rights Activists Singled Out In Pakistan

Media staff is consistently being harassed and singled out by the Pakistani government for speaking out the truth. Women especially are feeling more harassed through social media attacks being made against them. The fourth estate