Published in The News on Sep. 29 By Meeran Karim :: Human rights groups are calling on the government of Pakistan to honour commitments made to the international community including the European Union in 2013 and formally re-announce the…
Published in The Daily Mirror on Oct. 01 :: By Unicef Executive Director Anthony Lake :: Throughout history, the advance of civilization has been closely tied to the idea that all people have rights — universal, inalienable entitlements to…
Published in The Kashmir Watch on Sep. 25 :: The fifth Congress of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), held in Manila from 22-25 September and attended by participants from ten countries – Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jammu and Kashmir (Indian…
Published in movies.ndtv.com on Sep. 22 by Shibani Bedi :: At 24, most actors are more interested in their next role than in changing world views. However, Hogwarts alumnus Emma Watson isn’t like most twentysomething celebrities and delivered an…
Published in The Morung Express :: “We must douse the fires of extremism and tackle the root causes of conflict,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ahead of the official observance of the International Day of Peace. The Secretary-General…
Published in MediaForFreedom.com on Sep. 15 :: UN rights office hails ratification of disability convention by 150 States as ‘major milestone’ 15 September 2014 – Guyana became the latest country to ratify the United Nations Convention on…
Published in The Hindu on Sep. 15 by Garimella Subramanium :: The lack of a common human rights mechanism for South Asia must be regarded an anomaly considering that each member country forswears a commitment to democracy and the…
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2014. In recent weeks, the terrible images of Islamic State (IS) terrorists beheading American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff spread around the world like wildfire. Online debates raged about what would…
Published in MediaForFreedom.com by Rene Wadlow :: Two major advancements in the universal application of world law were made by the UN Human Rights Council Special Session in Geneva on 1 September 2014. The Council met in response to…
Published in MediaForFreedom.com on Sep. 01 :: Journalists covering conflicts must be afforded the highest degree of protection, a group of United Nations and international human rights experts said today, adding that the recent attacks, ongoing kidnappings, and arbitrary…