Raad Rahman, a Bangladeshi freelance journalist, novelist and human rights activist, will stay in Ithaca for a month as a writer-in-residence with Ithaca City of Asylum, an organization that provides sanctuary for repressed writers, according to the …
Christine Revault d’Allonnes-Bonnefoy | Photo credit: European Parliament audiovisual Last year was a pivotal year. Through #metoo, #moiaussi and #balancetonporc, millions of women around the world spoke out on the harassment they had been subjected to. …
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0004235. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: June 1, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0004235. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: June 1, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …
Holding hands with your partner as gay men in the streets of Warsaw, Budapest or Bucharest is likely to attract at least a few disapproving looks. In some European countries, living openly as a homosexual requires a lot of courage. About half of the …
Photo: hit.huWith just 21 days to go until Hungary’s general election, on Sunday Faith Church (Hit Gyülekezete) chief pastor Sándor Németh used his pulpit to urge his followers to support Viktor Orbán and Fidesz in the April 8 general election. Like other …
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is in Britain, and the argument over the next few days is as predictable as a wet bank holiday. The left will point to the immorality of Saudi Arabia oppressing its own population and killing Yemeni …
Human Rights Council MORNING 8 March 2018 The Human Rights Council this morning held its interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on his annual report and oral update, which addressed numerous human rights situations and challenges …
More than 250 organizations and platforms from all over the world have signed a letter expressing their grave concern over the shrinking space for civil society in Hungary. Read the letter here: On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to …
Amnesty International’s annual report, published on Thursday, shone a light on human rights violations in all Balkan countries and pointed especially to a lack of will to deal with war crimes. The report presented the state of human rights during 2017 in …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption View of the Romanian parliament in Bucharest: Same-sex marriage is illegal in the country Judges at the EU's top court have been advised to support granting spouse status to same-sex spouses even in countries …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption View of the Romanian parliament in Bucharest: Same-sex marriage is illegal in the country Judges at the EU's top court have been advised to support granting spouse status to same-sex spouses even in countries …
By Associated Press Published: 05:48 EST, 19 February 2018 | Updated: 10:03 EST, 19 February 2018 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Religious protesters in Romania have disrupted the screenings of two movies featuring gay themes, saying they violate traditional …
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Religious protesters in Romania have disrupted the screenings of two movies featuring gay themes, saying they violate traditional values. In response, a new screening of the Cannes award-winning movie "120 Beats Per Minute…
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Daar* was scared to tell anyone he was gay, let alone the foreign officials who held his future in their hands. So when the 28-year-old Syrian from Damascus had his first interview for European asylum on the Aegean island of Lesvos, he kept mum, even …
PRAGUE -- The Council of Europe's human rights chief says there is a "lot of work to do" in Russia as he criticized Moscow's lack of cooperation amid reports of rights abuses in Chechnya and Russia-occupied Crimea. "Russia is the …
A top European court has denounced psychological testing designed to determine the sexuality of asylum seekers within the EU. The European Court of Justice, or ECJ, ruled on Thursday, January 25, that a Nigerian national seeking asylum in Hungary should …
The EU’s top court yesterday (25 January) ruled that psychological tests to determine sexuality are illegal for asylum seekers fleeing countries where homosexuality is outlawed. The ruling involved a Nigerian man subjected to tests by Hungarian …
The feature-length documentary “Maman Colonelle,” directed by Dieudo Hamadi, has received the Human Rights Award 2017 from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), and SIGNIS, a worldwide association of Catholic communicators. The film …
They also urged Commonwealth to suspend Sri Lanka, until it fully implements the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Thousands of Tamils rally …
TGTE also urged Commonwealth to suspend Sri Lanka, until it fully implements the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 19, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational Government …
CLEARWATER, Fla., April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a human rights group founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz, promoted the recent …
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They also urged Commonwealth to suspend Sri Lanka, until it fully implements the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 20, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Thousands of Tamils rally …
TGTE also urged Commonwealth to suspend Sri Lanka, until it fully implements the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 19, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational Government …
The Ambassadors of the European Union, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden, Norway and the Special Envoy of Norway to Sudan and South Sudan concluded a two day visit to Abyei. The objective of the visit was to examine the political, security, …
The feature-length documentary “Maman Colonelle,” directed by Dieudo Hamadi, has received the Human Rights Award 2017 from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), and SIGNIS, a worldwide association of Catholic communicators. The film …
CareRite Centers Partners With Walmart and Greenlight A Vet Campaign to Show Admiration For Veterans & Families NEW YORK CITY , NEW YORK, UNITED STATES , April 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For Immediate Release Contact: Ashley A. Romano …
OIAC deplores the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) hosting of the Iranian regime’s foreign minister Javad Zarif next week. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Washington, DC; April 18, 2018 – Organization of Iranian …
During the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London, the UK’s International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced a £100 million fund to be matched pound for pound by the private sector, to help boost the fight against the malaria. …
On 13 April, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency handed over a water reservoir (hafir) to the community in Jonglei State. The EU-funded project will provide safer, accessible and more reliable water to more than 41,000 residents in the six villages surrounding …
Failing, Sri Lanka should be referred to ICC & and a Referendum for Tamils to decide their future destiny, to ensure a peaceful, permanent political solution. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM , April 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational …
The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) (www.UCLGa.org) Regional Strategic Meeting for Central Africa, was held at Le Méridien Re-Ndama Hotel in Libreville, Gabon, April 16-17, 2018. The meeting was organized in partnership with …
The rising number of people fleeing conflict and the arrival of thousands of migrants are overwhelming public health facilities in Niger, putting scores of families at risk – including tens of thousands of malnourished children. More than 400,000 people - …
LOS ANGELES, CA , UNITED STATES, April 17, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Celebrity Whistleblower Attorney™ Mychal Wilson Discusses “Don’t Kill the Messenger!” and “Shadowing Banning” On The Whistleblower LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2018 / …
The 8th African Vaccination Week (https://goo.gl/9cWUKK) will be celebrated from 23 to 29 April 2018. Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death among women in Africa. According to the Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy ( …
The Government of Japan is providing generous funding to UNICEF to support children with proper sanitation facilities in schools, keep them in education and provide abused women and children with support services, UNICEF said today. The US$3 million grant …
Assad is not protecting Christians. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 17, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Middle East Christian Committee (MECHRIC) firmly rejects the statement issued by John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, …
Press Conference - Tuesday - April 17 - 2 pm - Lafayette Park - Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 16, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Famed social activist, Professor, Dr. Cornel West, Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz (National President of …
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., USA, April 16, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “California’s civil code provides strong weapons that attorneys should employ when it comes to proving violations of clients’ civil rights,” says V. James DeSimone, a Los Angeles …
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After an extended theatrical run in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBA is screening all over the country from Honolulu to Florida! NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MAMA AFRICA: …
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Bruce Spivey can be considered a pioneer and a legend in the Ophthalmology field. He currently holds two of its top honors; The Laureate Award from the American …
