Human Rights

Freedom of expression in Bangladesh has been a constant feature of our nation’s recent political history. In the recent past, the global media and organizations at the national front, as well as in the international arena are agog on the…

On 10 February 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years of incarceration at the hands of the apartheid regime. The move, celebrated worldwide, had been preceded by then South African President Frederik De Klerk’s meeting with Mandela…

After the marathon on October 15th and the demonstrations on December 10th , International Human Rights Day, the Global Carnival for Assange, the third initiative organized by 24hAssange, took up the whole day on Saturday February 11th , in a…

Despite some ongoing crises worldwide, a piece of good news for the world is that Myanmar expresses its interest in taking back/repatriating some Rohingyas (estimated 700 Rohingya primarily) in Rakhine. Although the estimated number of refugees in Rohingya repatriation in…

Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalized, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday [9 February 2023], ahead of a trial against crew members from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Preliminary criminal proceedings opened last…

Machala is a coastal city in the south of Ecuador, where an unusual educational event began today: “Pedagogical Encounter on the Road to a humanising school management and pedagogical practice”. Uncommon, not only because of its title, but also because…

Preparations are in full swing for the events that will animate the squares of many cities on Saturday 11 February. The Night Carnival for Assange launched in London by the Don’t Extradite Assange has been joined by many similar initiatives…

The internationally renowned ‘New Carnival Company’ based in the heart of Ryde, Isle of Wight will be providing carnival puppets, costumes, and props for the Night Carnival, organised by Don’t Extradite Assange, the official UK campaign group to free Julian…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron wants to raise the retirement age by two years. However, 72 percent of French people are against the pension reform—and the trend is rising. Since mid-January, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets…

The details of the new worldwide initiative for Julian Assange’s freedom are being defined: in support of the demonstration in London organised by Dont Extradite Assange for 11 February, all the groups, committees, political and social formations calling for the…