ANNHRI urges international community to stop Israeli aggression against Palestinians
18 May 2021 - 23:49
QNA
Doha - The Doha-based Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) has called on the international community to urgently intervene to stop the continuous Israeli occupation aggression against the Palestinian people.
The network condemned the Israeli occupation forces continued systematic aggression and escalation against the Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression on May 10, 2021, during which it targeted various populated residential areas, and deliberately targeted safe Palestinian homes and demolished them without prior warning, which caused the annihilation of entire families, in addition to deliberately targeting civilian and public facilities in an organized manner, and damaging them on the basis of revenge and collective punishment, causing dozens of martyrs and leaving hundreds wounded, with suspicion of using prohibited international wea
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned of coercive action while issuing a final reminder to the Secretary, Department of Education and Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India over the hardships, miseries and sufferings of financially backward students and those living in remote and inaccessible areas. The NHRC in its order stated, This is a complaint received from human and social rights activist drawing the attention of the Commission to poor conditions of living, unavailability of smartphone, lack of power and internet connectivity, etc. affecting the fundamental right of education of students across India who are living in remote/inaccessible places.
Human rights commissions in Asia Pacific condemn military coup in Myanmar
Posted : 2021-05-11 17:09
Updated : 2021-05-12 09:45
Protesters make the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, April 27. AFP-Yonhap
By Lee Hyo-jin
A coalition of human rights institutions in the Asia Pacific region, including the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK), has condemned the ongoing military coup in Myanmar and urged the junta there to cease all forms of violence against civilians.
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF), a grouping of 25 national human rights institutions in the region, released a statement, Monday, expressing deep concerns about the continuing violence and killing of civilians in the country which began when the military seized power in February.
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News & Events STRASBOURG 6 May 2021 Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page Imprimer en PDF
Strasbourg, 05.05.2021 – The Committee of Ministers today adopted Guidelines for the 47 member states to help them in upholding equality and protecting against discrimination and hate during the Covid-19 pandemic and similar crises in the future.
The Committee of Ministers stresses the importance of establishing effective structures and procedures to manage crises and their specific impact on disadvantaged groups and equality in a swift and inclusive way.
In doing so, member states should respect the European Convention on Human Rights and other international human rights instruments and take into account the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and other European or international human rights instruments, as we