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The Isolation of Human Rights and an Appeal for the Human Rights Based Approach

14 Mar 2019

By Slava Balan. Over the past 70 years international human rights saw an unprecedented progress. Yet, despite these outstanding normative and institutional achievements, the global human rights...

‘The Magna Carta for all humanity’ and ‘African values’: an appraisal

18 Feb 2019

By Zelalem Kibret. While the majority of African countries signed the UDHR in the post-independence period with the hope that its enshrined values represent their national values, perennial queries...

Constitution: Conservation or Redemption

15 Feb 2019

By Fatemeh Sadeghi. Most constitutions in the Middle East ignore the elements of citizen’s rights. The grassroots democracy of the Rojava Constitution has the potential to serve as a blueprint for...

70 ans: Travailler pour un monde plus juste, d'hier à aujourd'hui.

21 Jan 2019

Par Annick Poitras. Une série d’activités organisées par le Centre sur les droits de la personne et le pluralisme juridique souligne les 70 ans de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme,...

Civil Society – State Relations in Peace and Conflict

17 Dec 2018

By Saeed Parto. Efforts by civil society to contest or initiate collaborative engagement with the State on the fundamental rights of citizens is likely to carry more weight and legitimacy if linked...

The Human Rights Implications of Business Activities: The Case of Copper Mining in the Zambian Copperbelt

17 Dec 2018

By Hanna Haile. In May 2017, I traveled to the Zambian Copperbelt for research. I soon learned of the complex socioeconomic and political intersections and interactions tied to the copper industry....

Women and Discrimination in Côte d’Ivoire

15 Nov 2018

By Dr Assata Kone-Silue. Côte d'Ivoire has ratified most of the international instruments to fight discrimination against women, but it needs to put more coherence between its proclaimed will to...

In the shadow of the Tree of Life – A Personal Reflection

8 Nov 2018

By Edit Frenyó. When we fail to hold our leaders accountable for their incitement to hate and their lack of just and moral action, we create powerful narratives that turn people into dehumanized...

A Peoples-Centred Celebration of the UN Declaration of Human Rights on its 70th Anniversary

8 Nov 2018

By Shaké Melanie Sarkhanian. The 70th anniversary of the UNDHR is a celebratory moment for human history in advancing equality, equity, peace, freedom, and justice for all. But it also calls our...

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