Tag:human rights

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Nigeria, 160 others declare access to clean water, healthy environment human right

The UN General Assembly on Thursday, July 28, 2022, adopted a historic resolution, declaring access to a clean water as well as healthy and...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2022

Human Welfare

Put human rights at centre of environmental policy, CSOs tell world leaders

Over 150 civil society organisations (CSOs) and academics have signed open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2021

Pollution

Group backs human rights-based approach to address plastic pollution crisis

EcoWaste Coalition has renewed its call on the government of the Philippines and the industry to decisively act to solve the plasticisation and toxification...

Michael Simire - September 20, 2021

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Taming population explosion via access to safe family planning methods

The World Population Day marked on every July 11 aims at increasing awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning,...

Michael Simire - July 19, 2021

Human Welfare

Guterres says pandemic drives vicious circle against human rights

The global spread of COVID-19 has a devastating effect on human rights as it fuels poverty, divisions, repression and hatred. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres,...

Michael Simire - February 22, 2021

Human Welfare

Campaigners want Philippines to cease ‘judicial harassment’ of Windel Bolinget

Front Line Defenders (FLD), a human rights organisation, has urged the authorities in the Philippines to immediately cease the investigation and drop all charges...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2021

Human Welfare

Global groups call for right to a healthy planet

Over 100 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the United Nations to add a new article to the Universal Declaration of Human...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2020

Sustainable Devpt

Indigenous Colombian Amazon forest peoples demand rights

Traditional authorities and elected leaders of the Uitoto, Muinane, Andoque and Nonuya peoples of the Middle Rio Caquetá region of the Colombian Amazon are...

admin - April 26, 2017

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