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Euro Med Monitor European member states should consider children on the move as children, first and foremost, rather than migrants, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement today; the EU should consequently abide by relevant International Law that put children’s best interests first in any policy consideration. All authorities that come into contact with migrant children are required to make sure that their operations are primarily concerned w...

Joint submission on promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 by Humanity & Inclusion, Human Rights Watch, International Disability Alliance, Women Enabled International and the Womens Refugee Commission. Introduction/Summary This submission sets out information and recommendations on promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls with disabi...

Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 6:08 am European member states should consider children on the move as children, first and foremost, rather than migrants, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement today; the EU should consequently abide by relevant International Law that put children’s best interests first in any policy consideration. In Late March, the Spanish NGO, Proactiva Open Arms, managed to rescue 219 migrants in distress at sea, including 2 pregnant women and 56 minors, with 12 of ...

5 April 2021 All rights within the international rights regime are equal, at least in theory. And many are affected strongly by the digital society – economic, social and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights like privacy and freedom of expression. I first explored the range of rights affected by the internet for APC nine years ago. Some rights receive a lot of prominence in digital debates (expression, privacy and access); others not enough. Debate on children’s rights o...

In a statement announcing his decision, the president said that he “hoped that the law would bring sanity in the way that the internet is used in Zambia”. He further stated that this piece of legislation “…is purely to protect citizens from abuse by people who feel they can do or say whatever they want using the veil of cyberspace. This law is aimed at protecting all Zambians, including those who are against it.” Protecting people from abuse is laudable and at first glance this law ha...

Professor Christof Heyns: A giant in human rights education   01 April 2021 The monumental contribution that Professor Christof Heyns has made to advance human rights in Africa and beyond emerged this week from a memorial Facebook page created to honour the former director of the Centre for Human Rights, which is part of the faculty of law, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The 62-year-old Heyns died on 29 March while on a hike near Stellenbosch, South Africa. Heyns was the director of t...

Date Time Share OHCHR The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Estonia. Odelia Fitoussi, Rapporteur of the Committee, presenting a summary of the draft report of the twenty-fourth session of the Committee, said the Committee, among others, had adopted concluding observations in relation to the initial report of Estonia; considered ...

Letter to the Thailand Office of the Council of the State Re: Proposed Law on Not-for-Profit Organizations Attn: Secretary-General Dear Secretary-General, I write on behalf of Human Rights Watch to highlight our very serious concerns about the proposed Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations (the “Act”),[1] and formally submit these comments and recommendations for consideration by Thailand’s Council of State as part of the public hearing process on this draft law. Human Rig...

1 April 2021 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Estonia. Odelia Fitoussi, Rapporteur of the Committee, presenting a summary of the draft report of the twenty-fourth session of the Committee, said the Committee, among others, had adopted concluding observations in relation to the initial report of Estonia; considered three ind...

I was going to write a column about Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s claim that he has been receiving both legal and security advice from the Lord, but quickly realised that it is a fool’s errand to try and engage in a reasoned manner with zealously and sincerely held religious beliefs — like trying to argue with a vegan about the best way to prepare ulusu (tripe). Instead, I will focus on another issue on which reasoned discussion may be possible (except perhaps with market fundamentalis...