The Office of UN High Commission for Human Rights is seeking applications for the recently vacated position of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. The Special Rapporteur undertakes fact-finding country visits; serves as the public face for the thematic mandate; tracks alleged violations of the rights to freedom…
In 2017, women from over 85 countries shared their stories of how sexual harassment has affected them through the hashtag #MeToo, and the topic of sexual harassment in the workplace has continued to garner unprecedented attention. Since 2000, Pakistani activist Fouzia Saeed, who formed the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (AASHA), has been a pioneer in bringing…
Since the signing of a peace deal ending the country’s armed conflict in November 2016, more than 80 Colombian human rights defenders have been killed, several of whom have been involved in implementing the peace process. According to a recent report on human rights, most of the victims were “indigenous rights activists, rural community representatives,…
The International Federation for Human Rights’ (FIDH) recently interviewed Bahraini activist Maryam Al-Khawaja about how the European Union (EU) can support civil society in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In the interview, Al-Khawaja stated that the EU could make a meaningful impact by taking a stronger and more consistent approach in calling out…