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The month of March marks several opportunities for reflections on the challenges relating to the realisation of social justice, human rights and equality at international and national levels, and how this …
South Africa Still a Long Way Off in Building a National Culture of Human Rights Read More »
More than 50 years after the British government secretly planned, with the United States, to force a mass deportation of the Indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago, Human Rights Watch …
Alaa Abdel-Fattah ended his hunger strike in November last year after his situation had drawn high-profile international attention and there had been serious concern for his life. But very little …
Sister to Egypt’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner Takes the Fight to the UN and EU Read More »
Every year in sub-Saharan Africa up to four million teenage girls drop out of school because of pregnancy. In Niger, only one in 100 girls will finish secondary school. Just …
To provide more women with healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, Kenya introduced free maternity health services in 2013. The benefits include antenatal care, attended delivery and outpatient care for infants …
About 70 percent of the 2,000 patients on Hospice Africa Uganda’s programme have cancer, and some are HIV positive too. Few can afford tests or treatment for their conditions and, …
The Women and Caregivers behind Uganda’s Model for Palliative Care Read More »
A little more than 10 years ago, calls for freedom and human rights in Tunisia triggered the Arab spring. Today, black migrants in the country are being attacked, spat at …
The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of women focused on the theme “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and …
A new global survey of women and allies held under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, reveals that parity for women in technology-related positions and industries is …
Challenges And Opportunities – Global Survey Results On Women’s Tech Careers Read More »
As a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health and Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has seen the critical importance of strong governance for …
WHO Director’s Insights on Health in Africa and the IIAG Results Read More »
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