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A global grassroots campaign led by persons living with a rare disease and their families has succeeded in securing the adoption of the first-ever UN...

3 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 When we talk about the status and treatment of women worldwide, we’re not just indulging in “academic speculation about rights in the abstract,” Ganoune Diop said during a January 26, 2021, keynote address to more than a thousand attendees drawn from both the United Nations (UN) community and many faith-based organizations.  Diop is director for Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA). In his pres...

Marcia Ross, Girl Rising CEO Christina Lowery, feminist activist Azadeh (Azi) Khalili, and two young human rights activists who are inspired by NASRIN’s story. NASRIN, an award-winning documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman and with music by Tony Award-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, tells the story of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer who has bravely led ongoing battles for the rights of women, children and minorities. Filmed in secret, NASRIN inspires with the courageous and pers...