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In Haifa today, hundreds of Jewish and Arab protesters demonstrated against the war and for a political solution. The protest was allowed after an appeal to the Supreme Court, after the Israeli police, managed by Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, tried to…

Human rights and migrants’ rights organisations and collectives have raised an accusatory alert against the Tunisian government and claim that there is a repressive campaign “to satisfy European blackmail and guarantee a constant flow of financial and logistical support”. According…

As of January 1st, 2024, the international news agency Pressenza has launched its annual month-long financial campaign. As is well known, the organization is an open space for grassroots expression and information, operating with a nonviolent perspective and creating mutual…

The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), War Resisters’ International (WRI), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and Connection e.V. (Germany) express their deep disappointment and grave concerns about the continuing harassment of peace activists and conscientious objectors, including arbitrary prosecutions and unfair judgments, as well as the inappropriate…

Humanists and Peace Advocates Chat with the Founder and Lay the Groundwork for the 3rd WM in the Asia Pacific   Humanists from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Australia including friends from the UK, France, and Italy, got together to…

After eleven years of senseless civil war in my country Sierra Leone, the main opposition APC (All People’s Congress) tried so hard to put the stability of the country. they tried to put certain modalities in place by providing basic…

 Geneva, 12 December 2023 – A large majority of UN member States have yet to make any sufficient legal attempt to protect intersex people’s right to bodily integrity and autonomy. Still, a trend of positive developments is emerging, ILGA World said today.…

It is 10 years since the physical death of South African leader Nelson Mandela. This tenth anniversary offers South Africa and the world an opportunity to reflect, to assess what has been achieved and what has not been achieved in…

On November 21, 2023, an international conference on surrogacy was held at the Parliament of the Czech Republic, on the initiative of three female members of parliament: Ms. Romana Bělohlávková, Ms. Nina Nováková and Ms. Pavla Golasowská. The first part…

Geneva, 30 November 2023 – Arrests and prosecutions for consensual same-sex sexual acts, and on the grounds of diverse gender expressions, continued to take place across the world in 2023 and in previous years, a report by ILGA World revealed today. Despite…