_Section

The artworks of Abdul Bashir Torun, a Syrian refugee artist who is in exile in Turkiye, were exhibited at Heyground Gallery, Seoul from June 20-27, 2023. Torun’s 21 artworks were brought to Korea in partnership with ThePromise and Help Syria,…

A subjective report of the International Peace Conference for Ukraine in Vienna. There was the elephant on the stage when several hundred committed peace fighters and human rights defenders – of which at least half were women [including] a notable…

A year is always a year, but when you’re almost 79 and you’ve been locked up in a maximum security prison for 47 and a half years, time hangs really heavy. 26th of June was the 48th anniversary of the…

A group of human rights activists has submitted a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) to the European Commission calling for the respect and full implementation of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: “No one shall…

Azeem Dost, a resident of Gwadar Balochistan, was forcibly abducted by the Pakistani military from Gwadar on 4Th July of 2015. Till now, he is missing and his whereabouts are unknown. His sister, Ruksana Dost, has knocked on every door…

Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines—Jhpiego Philippines successfully conducted a two-day Program Implementation Review and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Workshop on June 27-28, 2023. The event took place at the 1A Express Hotel in Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental,…

In ancient China, the concept of “Tianxia” (天下) played a central role in the conception of governance and international relations. Literally translated as “everything under heaven”, the term Tianxia represents a vision of a unified and harmonious world, where all…

The environmental and territorial organisation described this situation as “alarming and contradictory” to the contents of the human right to water, and called for support for a popular initiative for a norm they have introduced, called “Water for Life”. By…

Regaining confidence in politics and politicians is fundamental to strengthen democracy and its institutions. There are public figures who permanently denigrate political activity with their actions, confusing republican spaces with a circus, a stage or a television set. By Antonio…

In the framework of the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council, which is taking place in Geneva-Switzerland from 19 June to 14 July, on Tuesday 27th, Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, presented her first report…