In partnership with the Asia Disaster Preparedness Center, Stockholm Environment Institute and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, this initiative promotes the integration of human rights and gender equality into national and sub-national law, policy and practice relating to disaster risk … Continue reading » “Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-Adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction”
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Talking to Mónica Hernández Rejón, producer of “The Seventeen (Fly So Far)”
Following the screening of the film, “The Seventeen (Fly So Far)” during the October film festival held at Kino in Lund, we held a follow-up interview with the film’s producer, Mónica Hernández Rejón. Mónica is a Mexican film producer, director, … Continue reading » “Talking to Mónica Hernández Rejón, producer of “The Seventeen (Fly So Far)””
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COP26, climate justice and human rights: towards a grounds-up international law?
Welcome to our blog, the Human Righter. We shed light on contemporary human rights issues and comment on human rights developments. We dig deep into our focus areas within human rights, discuss SDGs and human rights. You will also find … Continue reading » “COP26, climate justice and human rights: towards a grounds-up international law?”
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Human rights, the environment and climate change: what are the connections?
It doesn’t require extensive reflection to recognise the connection between human rights, the environment and climate change. Yet, it has taken the international community until October 2021 to recognise the right to a healthy environment, and … Continue reading » “Human rights, the environment and climate change: what are the connections?”
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African Human Rights Day – Thursday 21 October
African Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on 21 October to commemorate the day that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights came into effect on 21 October 1986.
This year’s theme is
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Martha F. Davis: The Threat of Inequality: COVID-19, Human Rights, and the Pandora Papers
Welcome to our blog, the Human Righter. We shed light on contemporary human rights issues and comment on human rights developments. We dig deep into our focus areas within human rights, discuss SDGs and human rights. You will also find … Continue reading » “Martha F. Davis: The Threat of Inequality: COVID-19, Human Rights, and the Pandora Papers”
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Amanda Lyons: Human Rights, the SDGs, and Multistakeholderism: the Case of Food Systems Transformations
Welcome to our blog, the Human Righter. We shed light on contemporary human rights issues and comment on human rights developments. We dig deep into our focus areas within human rights, discuss SDGs and human rights. You will also find
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Learn with Lena: International Day of the Girl Child
International Day of the Girl Child October 11 2021
Like every year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October. The day is dedicated to the growth of girls around the … Continue reading » “Learn with Lena: International Day of the Girl Child”
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Build Forward Fairer in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cities have been epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. City authorities have been the frontlines responders—from running testing stations, to managing food distribution, to disposing of corpses. Yet they are often under-resourced, and their critical role in policy implementation … Continue reading » “Build Forward Fairer in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
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