human rights

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 7:19 a.m.Press Release: UN Special Procedures - Human Rights GENEVA (October 15, 2021) - On the first anniversary of the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty,…

GENEVA (October 15, 2021) - On the first anniversary of the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty, UN experts paid tribute to his commitment to teaching human rights values ​​and declared that the…

On the first anniversary of the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty, UN experts paid tribute to his commitment to teaching human rights values ​​and said the best way to honor him was to challenge…

“No to religious fundamentalism and absolute nationalism,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said at the International Meeting of Religions and Cultures in Rome. Yesterday at the end of the afternoon,…

David Bullard wonders if the Taliban are really the Reformers they claim to be now TO EAT LUNCH On a warm winter day with a clear blue sky, I often hear fish eagles…

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the powerful stream of humanism that animated the teachings of 19th-century social reformer Sree Narayana Guru was a panacea for the world torn by communal and racial strife.…

The Israeli NGO Impact-reports that the Saudi authorities are continuing their work of "moderation and openness" in textbooks. The definitions of "infidels" and "enemies of God" have been removed. Society remains traditional, gender…

A NEW fundamentalism is emerging that threatens our political system. Politics is oppositional, but political parties are supposed to bring together those of different ethnicities, classes and religions around a common cause.…

Asad Noor, an outspoken Bangladeshi blogger, has faced threats and intimidation from state and non-state actors for supporting minorities and criticizing Islamic fundamentalism. The atheist blogger illegally crossed the border between…

Asad Noor, an outspoken Bangladeshi blogger, has faced threats and intimidation from state and non-state actors for supporting minorities and…

November 9 was the anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall began to fall. It was also the anniversary of the start of Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogroms against the Jews of Germany that took place in November 1938. This makes it…

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, is due to go to the polls on Wednesday, when voters choose between incumbent President Jokowi Widodo and a former Suharto-era general. AUDIE CORNISH,…

Read this article in German.The current President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, is a professed and practicing Catholic. When he fought for the highest office in the country in 2015 and wanted to convince the Tanzanian public, he campaigned…

The title seems a bit abstract, said Michael Schmidt-Salomon with a smile. The 51-year-old philosopher and director general of the Giordano Bruno Foundation referred to his organization's latest campaign, presented on Monday in Berlin:…

The Foundation for the Integrity of Humanitarian and Human Rights (Hayat Haq) has expressed its support for the decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that insulting the Prophet Muhammad does not fall within the…

Posted May 25, 2018 "The 21st century will be religious, or it won't be at all," said French writer André Malraux. For many of us, tired of the atheistic ideologies of fascism and communism, which have caused untold suffering…

Vatican City - Everyone has the right to freely profess their own religious beliefs without fear of coercion, Pope Francis said, calling on the world community to do more to protect the Yazidi minority. "It is…

The rise of religious and far-right fundamentalism poses a serious risk to gender equality around the world, according to a new United Nations report.Based on 54 submissions from governments, academics and non-governmental organizations,…

Map anti-rights actors and their connections. Infographic: OURs Initiative.The trend is undeniable and deeply alarming: in international human rights spaces, religious fundamentalists are now operating with increased…

"All things were created by God, therefore all mankind also depends on him, and to him they are equally responsible." This phrase appears in a mandatory textbook used in the U.S. government classroom at Heritage Academy, a public charter…

The Roots of Religious Fundamentalism in Pakistan By Ali Mohsin Feb. 17, 2016 Counter-currents.org IIn an interview with Reuters last month,…

October 20, 2012 by Alasdair Henderson Black & Morgan v. Wilkinson (unpublished, October 18, 2012, Slough County Court) - Read the judgment Christian owner of Berkshire b & b has been found discriminating…