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The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal: what are the implications for human rights and democracy?
By Sonya Rahaman* As the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg faces two days of US Congressional Hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. in the light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we at the Human Rights Consortium, are forced to ask, what are the implications...
Getting a Job in Human Rights (with a focus on Business and Human Rights)
By Stephanie Vélez* As outlined in my previous post, business and human rights currently seems to be propelling forward at an unstoppable pace and it’s a really exciting time to get involved. I work for Lake Advisory, a consultancy specialising in supply chain...
Debate: The Commonwealth and Human Rights, 6 March.
By Richard Bourne* A forthcoming debate on human rights and the Commonwealth, at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 6 March at London University Senate House, goes to the heart of the values and effectiveness of the modern Commonwealth, and its 53 member states. The motion reads,...
Global governance on minority rights: assessing the UN Forum on Minority Issues
Dr Corinne Lennox Yezidis, Ahwazis, Copts, Kurds, Rohingya, Dalits, southern Cameroonians, Afro-Colombians. These are just a few of the minority groups that brought their concerns to the UN Forum on Minority Issues at its 10th session, 30 November–1 December, 2017....
Genocide, human rights and the campaign to eradicate ecocide
Dr Damien Short On the 10th December 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session. The Declaration consists of 30 articles affirming an individual's fundamental rights and freedoms which,...
Reflections on Business & Human Rights
By Stephanie Vélez* Following the 6th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights that took place in Geneva last week, you may be forgiven for wondering whether these high-level get-togethers ever change anything for people on the ground – for workers in garment factories...
Female indigenous activism in Guatemala: inspiration and challenges for women as agents of change
By Roslynn Beighton* Introduction Mayan women represent significant actors in resistance movements and social development organizations calling for basic human rights in Guatemala. During a research trip earlier in the year, I was fortunate enough to meet and stay...
Eliminating violence against women: individual approaches, or a group concern?
Today, 25 November, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Considering the decades the international community has had to identify and working to resolving the problems of gender-based violence, why is it still such a prominent...
Freedom of the press: an essential cornerstone of human and civil rights
Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, an outcome of a 2013 United Nations General Assembly resolution on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity. Drawing on a range of resolutions and human rights treaties,...
Implementing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Japan: Ainu and Forest Certification
By Fumiya Nagai* It has been 10 years since the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted at the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007. The adoption of the UNDRIP was one of the most important achievements in the indigenous peoples’...
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