#HUMANRIGHTS

Brand new @UN_CTED Analytical Brief on the #Prosecution of #ISIL-associated women is out! http://bit.ly/3jrdtPl Here are some key takeaways [thread]:https://twitter.com/UN_CTED/status/1285923060051333121 The overall number of prosecuti
Read more
THREAD (1): in the last few days the #burma/#myanmar #tatmadaw implies they could #coup #NLD govt. Then they put #tanks on the streets. Where did Burma's coupmakers get the equipment
Read more
Deeply honoured that @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres has appointed me as his first Envoy on Technology (@UNTechEnvoy). I look forward to consulting closely with all Member States and other partners in
Read more
Today is #MartinLutherKingJrDay.Today is also John Hume’s (heavenly) 84th birthday.Leadership inspires leadership... John Hume often cited #MLK as the inspiration for our civil rights movement. Comparisons were highlighted
Read more
Western think tank: "Bashar Assad is a dictator, gasses his own people & is a very very bad guy"Syrians: Western think tank: "Qassem Soleimani was bad, Iranians hated him &
Read more
China continues to place Uighurs in these camps. They are beaten and tortured. Some are murdered and others are harvested for organs while they are still alive.@realdonaldtrump has encouraged China
Read more
{1/7} This week’s spotlight shines on Elder Larry Grant, an #INDIGENOUS #HumanRights leader who has worked to promote dialogue while connecting communities and cultures.Born in Agassiz, #BC, Grant was raised
Read more
Today’s win against #Shell in the @UKSupremeCourt is a crucial step toward long awaited redress for Nigerian claimantsIt's also significant for those taking on other transnational corporate #humanrights & environmental
Read more
Today's increased support for UN call for moratorium on executions at #UNGA75 signals that consensus is building towards ending #deathpenalty : “Countries which still practice executions must treat this as
Read more
A long list of fmr national security staff, diplomats, analysts and other pundits calling for a review of US foreign policy toward #Russia. I do have a few thoughts too.
Read more
1/ Trade unions, health experts, education experts, educators, @ChildrensComm @amanda_spielman, local authorities, natl govt all weighing in on #schoolsclosure debate - huge conflict & a total lack of coordination. And
Read more
Why not both?#FuckIsrael #AntiIsrael #Palestine #Palestinians #FreePalestine Benjamin Netanyahu copying Adolf Hitler. Are you blind or can you see what l see behind a certain war criminal? ISIS wasn't fighting
Read more
THREAD: Enough playing politics/int'l lawyer with people's lives! #Jewish organizations must step up here - there is a #HumanRights & #security interest (if not legal obligation) for #Palestinians to be
Read more
#Thread Things that made me think I couldn’t possible be autistic... ...until I got my autism diagnosis at the age of 58.#ActuallyAutistic#LateDiagnosis #AllAutistics1/ I met all of my childhood developmental
Read more
Where Next for the Global Governance of Alcohol and Public Health?https://movendi.ngo/blog/2020/07/27/where-next-for-the-global-governance-of-alcohol-and-public-health/Brand new,timely,compelling GUEST EXPERT BLOG via @ClareeSlattery @zhous
Read more
As far as propaganda goes, this is really something. Let's be clear about what China is actually doing in Xinjiang. 1/https://twitter.com/Chinamission2un/status/1343985069795516416 The PRC is currently estimated to be interning more
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.