78 years after the first of 67 known nuclear tests in the #MarshallIslands, their consequences continue to cast a shadow across the lives of the Marshallese.
Human rights & transitional justice offer a path to reconciliation, lessons for a world grappling with nuclear risks & legacies.
Deputy UN Human Rights Chief @NadaNashif presents @UNHumanRights report on human rights implications of #MarshallIslands nuclear legacy ➡️ https://t.co/50GL2oAJAL
Five countries received top marks for their work standing up for human rights, including Jordan, whose efforts on combatting violence against women earned it an A rating from the Human Rights Committee. Learn about the others: https://t.co/rqEhDOGxKW
Human caused.
Human crisis.
Human consequences.
The climate emergency is about people. It was created by humans, and it will be the most vulnerable who bear the cost.
Displacement is one of its most devastating human consequences.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution creating the UN Torture Fund 40 years ago today
Since then, the Fund has provided direct assistance to over 1.2 million survivors of torture.
Find out more: https://t.co/iib8LGkr6k #AntiTortureFund40#RedressFromTorture
On #HumanRightsDay UN Human Rights Chief @mbachelet says equality is the solution to global setbacks exacerbated by COVID-19: Equality means that we embrace our diversity and demand that we are all treated without any kind of discrimination.
Read: https://t.co/hKAHmnHqBR
Together w/ partners, we have set up a prevention strategy to combat indigenous land takeovers & increasing conflict in Costa Rice. The strategy increases indigenous communities’ access to land that is rightfully theirs.#HumanRightsDay#StandUp4HumanRights https://t.co/DK7UHrOMq5
Education is the foundation and catalyst for changing the state of human rights in the world, but educators need effective materials and tools they can use to easily incorporate human rights in their #curriculum.
https://t.co/XbvN05Ffuh
#humanrights#education
🇰🇭 #Cambodia: We are shocked by the killing of Sin Khon and call for an independent investigation. We are also disturbed by refoulement of Cambodian political activists by #Thailand 🇹🇭 and call for their immediate, unconditional release: https://t.co/3tv6Lbzubl
“It was not my fault, now I know”
Psychological assistance is key to #RecoveryFromSlavery.
For 30 years, the UN Slavery Fund has been helping slavery survivors on their road to recovery. https://t.co/MzMsLNo0FJ #AntiSlaveryFund30
Ahead of #HumanRightsDay this year, we’re taking the path that brings us to a future with equality at its core. Join us to help spread the word that we’re all human, and all equal. Learn more: https://t.co/4ApgRrq5Ym