The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect the rights of intersex people, the first initiative of its kind that diplomats and rights groups described as an landmark moment for human rights. Twenty-four countries voted in favour, twenty-three abstained and none voted against the resolution, which was spearheaded by Finland, South Africa, Chile and Australia. The U.N. has cited experts as saying that 1.7% of babies are born intersex,...
NEW YORK, NY – On April 5, India chose to abstain from voting on a resolution presented at the UN Human Rights Council concerning the situation in Gaza. This resolution called for an immediate ceasefire and demanded that Israel lift its blockade on the Gaza […]
The Republican-controlled House is gearing up for a vote next week on a resolution criticizing President Joe Biden's recent demand for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza
An estimated 1.7% of infants are born intersex — roughly the same number of people born with red hair. The United Nations Human Rights Council has made history by issuing its […]
The UN’s top human rights body has called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel, in a resolution on Friday.
When the United Nations sets up a “commission of inquiry,” it can result in a powerful analysis of violations of human rights law, such as the one appointed in 2021 to examine Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and its Apartheid practices. But other commissions can become political platforms aimed at demonizing a particular government More
Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany and the United States voted against the resolution.
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has issued a stance that it stands in solidarity with Civil Society groups and student protesters, demonstrating against the torture of a Papuan Man, Defianus Kogoya, by Indonesian troops in West Papua in early February this year.
On Friday morning, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling for several actions relating to the Israel-Hamas war, during its opening session in Geneva.
The USWNT Players Association has issued a statement in the wake of the
The developers behind the latest Star Wars Outlaws video game denounced oppression and inequality in a series of images about what equality means to them.The Swedish developers at Massive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Montreal's Ubisoft, celebrated International Women's Day by posing with their arms sideways in an attempt to depict an equal sign, with #EachForEqual on their photos.The team wasted no time getting into woke responses; the first female employee responded by saying equality, to...
Trade negotiations may be likened to back and forth negotiations between a long married couple trying to fix their issues after getting stuck in a stalemate of sorts.