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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?”
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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Human rights and AI-Powered Content Moderation and Curation in Social Media
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 » “Human rights and AI-Powered Content Moderation and Curation in Social Media”
May 17 Webinar on the Precedents of Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in Europe
Webinar series: In 2020, the European Union announced that it would adopt a Directive on mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD) for companies. This decision, motivated by the need to prevent human rights abuses, as well as environmental harm, has … Continue reading » “May 17 Webinar on the Precedents of Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in Europe”
Global China – Business, Human Rights and the Environment
In step with China’s growing economic power and influence around the world, there is growing interest among different stakeholders to engage with Chinese counterparts on the social, human rights and environmental impacts of ‘Global China’ and Chinese overseas investments.
Together … Continue reading » “Global China – Business, Human Rights and the Environment”
COVID-19: Rights and Resilience in Our Food Systems
Amanda Lyons, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School, writes on the widespread disruptions to our food systems and the human-rights implications.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19: Rights and Resilience in Our Food Systems”COVID-19 is a wakeup call for food systems that must
The Swedish Human Rights Film Festival 2020
’FEMPOWERMENT’: PROMOTING FEMALE DIRECTORS AND ACTORS
Welcome to the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival 2020! Every year we unite movies with human rights through panel discussions with international experts. This is the fifth year for the film festival which is
The Turning Point for Disability Rights in Armed Conflicts
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we sat down with Janet Lord to discuss the protection of persons with disabilities, the nexus between humanitarian law and human rights in the context of disability and the impact of Article … Continue reading » “The Turning Point for Disability Rights in Armed Conflicts”