Defender of the Week #5: Greta Thunberg
“I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic, and act as
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Author: Phoebe Egoroff
Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Decriminalised in Northern Ireland
(Photo: Getty Images) Women’s rights activists are rejoicing after Northern Ireland decriminalised abortion and legalised same-sex marriage on Tuesday. Abortion
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What Now for Julian Assange? WikiLeaks Founder Arrested in London
After claiming political asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy seven years ago, co-founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, was arrested on Thursday.
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2018 Nobel Peace Prize: Endeavouring to Eliminate Wartime Rape
Photo: AFP Earlier this week, the world watched on as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dr Denis
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Canada Strips Aung San Suu Kyi of Honorary Citizenship
In response to the horrific accounts of the genocide in Myanmar which has resulted in the displacement of more than 700,000
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Why be a Human Rights Defender?
Why should we defend human rights? Asking this question is analogous to questioning why we breathe… it just wouldn’t make
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ICC Can Prosecute Myanmar for Human Rights Abuses
Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that it could prosecute Myanmar for grave breaches of human rights
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Defender of the Week #4: Kimberley Motley
(Photo: Helle Moos/made in Copenhagen) “The laws are ours, and no matter what your ethnicity, nationality, gender, race, they belong
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ICC: Calls to Convict Congolese Rebel
(Photo: initial appearance of Bosco Ntaganda, 26 March 2013 © ICC-CPI) This week the International Criminal Court (ICC) has heard
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Defender of the Week #3: Kofi Annan
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi
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