Jun 9, 2023 · The ever-expanding term LGBTQIA+ serves the worthy purpose of including a diverse array of categories and identities relating to sexuality and gender.

Jan 22, 2024 · On October 7, 2023, militant members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad attacked military bases and towns in southern Israel from Gaza, during which approximately 1,200 people—at least 845 of whom were civilians—were killed and over 5,000 injured. The militants also took hostage some 240 Israelis and nationals of other countries.

Sep 30, 2024 · Human rights education provides the foundation to advocate for human rights and promote positive social change. The concept of human rights education (HRE) dates back at least as far as the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.

Oct 24, 2024 · In January 2024, the United Nations reported the highest number of violent conflicts currently underway since World War II. Many of the most dire human rights violations — including rape as a weapon of war, recruitment of children to serve on the frontlines, and direct attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure — take place during war.

Nov 14, 2024 · Sam Bowman is a dedicated writer with over a decade of experience covering topics such as human rights, social justice, and equality. When he’s not writing, Sam enjoys mentoring students, exploring new places, and advocating for human equity.

January 31, 2025 “Regulatory repression” comes full circle A bill in the United States that claims to target support for terrorism is part of a global trend to stifle civil society—a trend that will get worse if it becomes law.

Sep 22, 2020 · This online revolution is part of a phenomenon referred to as networked feminism or cyber-feminism: propagating and mobilising the rights and voices of women and girls across the globe via a range of digital platforms. These activists are leveraging the digital world to capture the intersectionality, diversity, multi-lateral, and nuanced range of feminist agendas.

Mar 6, 2024 · Philip Alston started teaching human rights in 1984 at Harvard Law School. He has been on the faculty at New York University Law School since 2002, and before that, he taught at the European University Institute, the Australian National University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Jun 30, 2023 · In 1945 the United Nations was set up to promote human rights, development, peace, and security across the globe following the catastrophe of the Second World War.

Zuckerberg’s “updated” recipe for Meta: “prioritize speech” and neglect human rights Meta’s new content moderation policies remove hate speech protections for marginalized communities in contravention of its own human rights commitments.