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Published on Dec 8, 2019

Ahead Of Human Rights Day, IPU Accuses Executive Branch Of Sponsoring Abuses Of Opposition Lawmakers

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organisation of Parliaments has taken a swipe at the Executive arm of government, accusing it of state-sponsored terrorism against opposition legislators. In the lead-up to Human Rights Day on December 10, IPU …

Source: News Chronicle
Published on Aug 20, 2019

Fijians Split From United Methodist Church Over Same-Sex Marriage

Fijians in California, the United States of America (USA), have split from the mainstream United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage. Their spokesperson, former national and Lautoka rugby skipper Naibuka Vuli, The annual conference of the Methodist …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Jul 12, 2019

UN Human Rights Council renews LGBTI rights watchdog’s mandate

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the U.N.’s LGBTI rights watchdog, speaks at ILGA-Europe’s annual conference in Brussels on Oct. 27, 2018. The U.N. Human Rights Council has approved a resolution that extends Madrigal-Borloz’s mandate for three years. (Washington …

Source: Washington Blade
Published on Jun 25, 2019

World: Human Rights Council discusses violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and ...

GENEVA (24 June 2019) - The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the Special …

Source: Relief Web
Published on Apr 11, 2019

What Will Happen If Same-Sex Marriage Is Allowed In Fiji?

This would have a direct impact on the rights of people to freedom of religion and the freedom to worship and practise their beliefs. Legal clashes are bound to happen if same-sex marriage and associated anti-discrimination provisions are made law. They …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Apr 10, 2019

Faiths Back PM On Same-Sex Marriage Stance

The Government’s stance was made clear this week by the Prime Minister after speculation that some churches in Fiji support the idea of same-sex marriage. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has reiterated his Government’s stance against same- sex marriage. …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Apr 9, 2019

Ashwin Raj: Same-Sex Marriage Not A ‘Right’

The following is a statement from the director of Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission on same-sex marriage. The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission director Ashwin Raj. International human rights law does not necessarily …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Apr 9, 2019

Fiji Coalition Disturbed By PM ‘No Same-Sex Marriage’ Comment

The LGBTQI community is already marginalised within our society and these comments made by someone in authority, such as the Prime Minister, are extremely dangerous. The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) is disappointed and disturbed by recent …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on May 1, 2019

Bill Richardson: Gay rights across the globe — US can be a leader

Many Americans were outraged by the recent headlines about a new law in Brunei that will allow for death by stoning for the crime of homosexual sex. Yet the criminalization of same-sex relations is still happening in more than 70 countries. At least six …

Source: The Hill
Published on Apr 15, 2019

Rugby Australia Has Shown Leadership By Firing Israel Folau Over Homophobic Meme

Australia's Israel Folau smiles as he crosses for a try during the rugby union international between England and Australia at Twickenham in London, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) ASSOCIATED PRESS The furore that has consumed …

Source: Forbes
Published on Apr 11, 2019

Why boycotts against Brunei's new anti-gay laws won't be effective, but regional pressure might

(MENAFN - The Conversation) The sultan of Brunei has been on the throne for 52 years, making him the second-longest reigning monarch in the world, after Queen Elizabeth II. Until recently the sultan appeared more interested in living a decadent life, …

Source: MENAFN
Published on Apr 10, 2019

Marriage Is More Than A Contract Between Individuals

Only a man and a woman together have the natural biological capacity to conceive children. When people talk about sexual orientation and its relationship to same-sex marriage it needs to be discussed holistically. Many of our values today are based on our …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Apr 8, 2019

PM Bainimarama Reiterates, No To Same Sex Marriage In Fiji

He made the comments while officiating at the ground breaking ceremony of the Halaiwalu Subdivision, Nasoqela in Raralevu. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama at the ground -breaking ceremony of a new Government funded development of iTaukei land at Nasoqela …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Nov 16, 2019

Eyes on St Vincent as court prepares to rule on challenge to buggery laws

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The High Court will rule on Wednesday, November 20 on whether to allow 10 churches to become a party in a challenge to the anti-buggery laws in St Vincent and the Grenadines even as lawyers for both sides expressed differing …

Source: Jamaica Observer
Published on Feb 26, 2019

Human Rights Council holds high-level panel on the death penalty, in particular with respect to the rights to non-...

Download logo The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty, with a focus on human rights violations in the context of the death penalty, in particular with respect to the rights to …

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Published on Mar 22, 2019

Fiji FA Mum On Gamel Probe

"It is understood the Under-23 players, who spoke on-the-record to the Fiji SUN, confirmed the incident to Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel and the Board of Control last month in an interview in Ba." Three of the five Under-23 players who claim …

Source: Fiji Sun
Published on Mar 14, 2019

World: Human Rights Council holds general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms

AFTERNOON 13 March 2019 Hears Address by Haitian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Presentation of Reports of the Forum on Minority Issues, the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the Social Forum, and the Coordination Committee of …

Source: Relief Web
Published on Mar 13, 2019

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Human Rights Council begins general debate on human rights situations that ...

12 March 2019 Human Rights Council AFTERNOON Hears the Presentation of the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights …

Source: Relief Web
Published on Mar 8, 2019

World: Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

7 March 2019 Human Rights Council MORNING Starts Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. The Council …

Source: Relief Web

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:46 GMT

Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled time and again that reproductive privacy is “central to personal dignity and autonomy, [which] are central to the liberty protected by” the Constitution. The Court has made eminently clear that under the Constitution, the …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 13:00 GMT

Baker Hughes Recognized As The First Golf Sponsor For The Oilfield Water Markets 2020 Conference

The Baker Hughes team plans to showcase their HPump™️ surface pumping system during the Oilfield Water Markets 2020 Conference in Dallas May 26-28, 2020. FORT WORTH, TX, USA, January 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Oilfield Water Connection, the …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 22:57 GMT

The Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Birth Control Coverage – Again

The Supreme Court just announced that it will hear yet another case about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control coverage requirement. If you are experiencing déjà vu, you are not alone. Court battles over the birth control coverage requirement have …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 15:40 GMT

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance

This piece originally appeared on Fast Company. In 2019, we proved face recognition surveillance isn’t inevitable. Now, it’s time for Congress to rein in the technology once and for all. Last year, communities banded together to prove that they can — and …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 11:32 GMT

Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists

Download logo In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, Jan. 16. “Al-Shabaab presents a threat to America, the African people …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 19:49 GMT

The White House’s Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump’s Powers That You Can’t See

A basic legal consensus about our democracy is that the Constitution assigns the “power of the purse” to Congress. Turning this edict on its head, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lawyers reportedly concocted a legal theory that President …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:58 GMT

Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled time and again that reproductive privacy is “central to personal dignity and autonomy, [which] are central to the liberty protected by” the Constitution. The Court has made eminently clear that under the Constitution, the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:17 GMT

Lawmakers Playing Politics with Trans Kids’ Lives at the Start of the Decade

We’re just days into the first state legislative sessions of 2020 and across the country, lawmakers are once again targeting transgender young people with a slate of proposed laws that would bring devastating harms to the transgender community. In 2016, …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 18:05 GMT

A Certain Kind of Light exhibit from Kieran Castaño

Mills Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of portrait works from Kieran Castaño. “A Certain Kind of Light” will run until January 31, 2020 ORLANDO, FL, US, January 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mills Gallery is pleased to present a …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 22:57 GMT

The Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Birth Control Coverage – Again

The Supreme Court just announced that it will hear yet another case about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control coverage requirement. If you are experiencing déjà vu, you are not alone. Court battles over the birth control coverage requirement have …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 22:53 GMT

The Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Birth Control Coverage – Again

The Supreme Court just announced that it will hear yet another case about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control coverage requirement. If you are experiencing déjà vu, you are not alone. Court battles over the birth control coverage requirement have …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 17:27 GMT

Libya: Tens of thousands of children at risk amidst violence and chaos of unrelenting conflict

Download logo “Children in Libya, including refugee and migrant children, continue to suffer grievously amidst the violence and chaos unleashed by the country’s longstanding civil war. “Since April last year when hostilities broke out in Tripoli and …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 16:25 GMT

Six months following the enforced disappearance of Siham Sergewa, UNSMIL calls for her immediate release

Download logo Six months ago, Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, was seized at night from her home in the heavily fortified Buhedima District of Benghazi. Since her violent abduction, Ms. Sergewa’s fate remains unknown. …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 15:40 GMT

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance

This piece originally appeared on Fast Company. In 2019, we proved face recognition surveillance isn’t inevitable. Now, it’s time for Congress to rein in the technology once and for all. Last year, communities banded together to prove that they can — and …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on January 17, 2020 - 15:37 GMT

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance

This piece originally appeared on Fast Company. In 2019, we proved face recognition surveillance isn’t inevitable. Now, it’s time for Congress to rein in the technology once and for all. Last year, communities banded together to prove that they can — and …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 15:23 GMT

Minister Gould concludes visit to Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo

Download logo Canada values its long-standing partnerships in Africa and remains committed to working with African partners to build a more prosperous, sustainable and peaceful world. The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 20:13 GMT

TGTE Calls on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Support Tamil Referendum and ICC Referral in Congratulatory Letter

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, January 16, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), an international Eelam Tamil diaspora entity advocating for a Tamil referendum and accountability for atrocity crimes …

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Published on January 17, 2020 - 06:39 GMT

The Next Stage of Uganda’s Digital Economy Will Be Powered by Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

While about 18 million Ugandans are now able to access services via the internet, only a fraction of the 18 million are able to bank, pay school fees or utility bills, order transport, search for location, learn, or perform a variety of other basic day-to- …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 14:57 GMT

Iran: People of Sanandaj stage demonstration, chanting; “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader.”

PARIS, FRANCE, January 16, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Iran: People of Sanandaj stage demonstration, chanting, “Khamenei is a murderer,” “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader.” Earlier today, Thursday, January 16, 2020, a large …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 13:15 GMT

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Forms New Journalism and Media Ethics Council

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics today announces the formation of the Journalism and Media Ethics Council. The group brings together …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 20:02 GMT

The White House’s Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump’s Powers That You Can’t See

A basic legal consensus about our democracy is that the Constitution assigns the “power of the purse” to Congress. Turning this edict on its head, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lawyers reportedly concocted a legal theory that President …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 19:49 GMT

The White House’s Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump’s Powers That You Can’t See

A basic legal consensus about our democracy is that the Constitution assigns the “power of the purse” to Congress. Turning this edict on its head, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lawyers reportedly concocted a legal theory that President …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 19:02 GMT

Inclusive government action needed to bring stability to Mali

Download logo Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on MINUSMA Thank you, Mr President, and let me also thank on the Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. And like …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 19:02 GMT

Injured civilians attacked while being rushed to hospital for life saving care in International Rescue Committee (IRC) ...

Download logo After fighting broke out between two opposing groups in Panyijar County, South Sudan, an IRC ambulance carrying civilians severely injured in the fighting was attacked. While all IRC staff are safe civilians were killed and injured in the …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 06:47 GMT

Shãn Sutherland, Wealth Advisor at Simple Impact LLC, Discusses Gender Lens Investing

Shãn Sutherland’s company, Simple Impact LLC, offers ESG / SRI options for investing in women (NYSE:SHE; WIL; WOMN; PXWEX; FWOMX; HERS.TO; GWILX) CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA, USA, January 15, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “It is my humble opinion …

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Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:58 GMT

Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled time and again that reproductive privacy is “central to personal dignity and autonomy, [which] are central to the liberty protected by” the Constitution. The Court has made eminently clear that under the Constitution, the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:46 GMT

Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled time and again that reproductive privacy is “central to personal dignity and autonomy, [which] are central to the liberty protected by” the Constitution. The Court has made eminently clear that under the Constitution, the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on January 16, 2020 - 16:29 GMT

Lawmakers Playing Politics with Trans Kids’ Lives at the Start of the Decade

We’re just days into the first state legislative sessions of 2020 and across the country, lawmakers are once again targeting transgender young people with a slate of proposed laws that would bring devastating harms to the transgender community. In 2016, …

Distribution channels: Human Rights