Commonwealth Youth Human Rights and Democracy

Youth Network for Human Rights & Democracy Network | Promoting and Protecting Fundamental Rights, Principles and Freedoms | Monitoring and Observing Elections

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Our event is happening today: https://t.co/ngOErA30tg . Join us.

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Thirdly, Hejaaz Hizbullah is an Attorney and minority rights advocate. In 2020 he was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department and was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. Since his release in 2022 he has been a critic of Sri Lankan terrorism laws.

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Our next speaker, Bhavani Fonseka is a Senior Researcher and Attorney with the Centre for Policy Alternatives. Her work has revolved around assisting victims and affected populations across Sri Lanka, legal and policy reforms and public interest litigation (PIL). #humanrights

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Our first speaker Thyagi Ruwanpathirana is South Asia and Sri Lanka Researcher at Amnesty International. Thyagi holds a LLB from University of Warwick and a Human Rights LLM from University of London. She was National Legal Advisor for the International Commission of Jurists.

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On 15 December CYHRDN along with several partner organizations extend an open invitation our public forum in Sri Lanka commemorating Human Rights Day. The event focuses on freedom of expression and will be held at the UOC Faculty of Law #humanrights #freedomofexpression

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Happy Independence Day to Vanuata🥳

Fun Fact: Vanuata is responsible for the invention of bungee jumping

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Happy Independence Day to Maldives🥳

Fun Fact: Maldives has a Different Weekend. Unlike its western counterparts, the country of Maldives does not recognise Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, but Friday and Saturday. So don't be surprised when you see people working on a Sunday

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Happy Independence Day to Kiribati🥳

Fun Fact: Kiribati is the first country in the world to ring-in the New Year. The country is furthest ahead of Greenwich meantime at GMT+14.

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Happy Independence Day to The Bahamas🥳

Fun Fact: There are 700 islands in The Bahamas.

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Happy Independence Day to Solomon Islands🥳

Fun Fact: The Solomon Islands are an island nation located in Oceania. They consist of approximately 992 small islands, atolls and reefs.

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Happy Independence Day to Malawi🥳

Fun Fact: ‘Malawi’ means ‘fire flames’. The country takes its name from the reflection of the rising sun on the waters of the vast Lake Malawi.

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Happy Independence Day to Rwanda🥳

Fun Fact: Rwanda is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”

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Happy Independence Day to Seychelles🥳

Fun Fact: Seychelles Is Over 99% water.

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Happy Independence Day to Mozambique🥳

Fun Fact: Mozambique is the only country in the Commonwealth never to have been part of the British Empire

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Happy Independence Day to Tonga🥳

Fun Fact: Tonga is an archipelago of 169 islands of which only 36 are inhabited. This island nation is scattered over a vast area of ocean about 700,000 square kilometers.

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Happy Independence Day to Samoa🥳

Fun Fact: Tattooing Is A Part Of Samoan Culture

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Happy Independence Day to Guyana🥳

Fun Fact: Some Of The World’s Largest Floating Bridges Are Located Here

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Happy Freedom Day to South Africa🥳

Fun Fact: The first heart transplant in the world took place in 1967. It was performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.

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Happy Independence Day to Sierra Leon🥳

Fun Fact: Sierra Leone Means "Roaring Mountains"

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Happy Independence Day to Tanzania

Fun Fact: The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is one of the oldest ecosystems on the planet and little has changed in the park in over 1 million years. It boasts a diversity of flora and fauna that is unavailable anywhere else in the world