Three years ago, on October 8, 2021, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a historic resolution recognizing, for the first time at the global level, the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The General Assembly adopted a similar resolution, with overwhelming support, in 2022.These resolutions have catalyzed widespread interest in the content and consequences of the ...

Oct 24, 2024 · In January 2024, the United Nations reported the highest number of violent conflicts currently underway since World War II. Many of the most dire human rights violations — including rape as a weapon of war, recruitment of children to serve on the frontlines, and direct attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure — take place during war.

January 14, 2025 The artificial intelligence dilemma for peacebuilders and human rights defenders Rights defenders must actively shape the discussion to mitigate the adverse human and environmental impacts of AI, particularly on the Global South.

Oct 24, 2024 · Amid ongoing acts of genocide against Palestinians and international attacks, the rights community must examine how rights frameworks and institutions have helped Israel perpetuate colonization, violence, and oppression.

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May 17, 2024 · This past December marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It should have been a moment of celebration, heralding the advances that have been made following the end of World War II.

Oct 22, 2020 · There is reason to believe that the human rights movement is needed more than ever, but what if the movement has lost its way and is no longer fit for purpose, not through lack of effort, but through outdated perception?

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May 26, 2020 · Beyond its tragic outcomes for global health, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused governments to impose travel restrictions, quarantines, along with orders that people work and study at home.

Nov 21, 2024 · Art Blaser is in his last year of teaching at Chapman University, south of Los Angeles, where he has taught Peace Studies and Political Science since 1981.He is co-director of Chapman’s interdisciplinary Disability Studies minor.. Trinity Huynh, now based in Vietnam, is a recent Chapman University graduate and currently a Genocide Watch intern. After a “gap year,” she plans to attend law ...