The Human Freedom Index (HFI) presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. Human freedom is a social concept that recognizes the dignity of individuals and is … Continue reading →
Founder and Chairperson of Prisoners Assistance Nepal, Indira Rana Magar, will be on a Speaking Tour of the UK in September 2019 and is available to speak in Coventry from 2 to 8 September. If you want her to speak to … Continue reading →
Although suicide is not illegal in the UK under the Suicide Act 1961 [1], assisting someone to commit suicide is illegal: Criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide. 2.-(1) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of … Continue reading →
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocols No. 11 and No. 14 * Rome, 4.XI.1950 The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe, Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … Continue reading →
On 26 June an event in Broadgate was organised to show that Coventry fully supports the #LiftTheBan campaign calling for the right to work for those seeking asylum. It is a crucial time in the campaign as the Home Office … Continue reading →
For six months starting in September 2019, United Nations Association Coventry will run the Human Rights in Action project. Warwick University student Salome Kiknadze will run this project supervised by the World Federation of United Nations in Geneva, following a … Continue reading →
The following list of human rights issues is taken from the OHCHR website. See their website for the latest list. Adequate Housing Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and … Continue reading →
The Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN) is a response to the widespread violations of human rights that take place around the world due to the beliefs in witchcraft and spirit possession. They aim to deliver greater understanding and … Continue reading →
In September 2017 the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights organised a UN Experts Workshop on Witchcraft and Human Rights in Geneva. The organisers were Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, … Continue reading →
People with albinism are subject to many harmful traditional practices that violate their human rights. In Africa in particular, violence is common, including killings and ritual attacks, trade and trafficking of body parts for witchcraft purposes, infanticide and abandonment of … Continue reading →