Every new wave of conflict brings a rising tide of human tragedy, including the oldest, most silenced, and least condemned crime - sexual violence. The violence, sexual harassment and gender-based hate speech have also surged in the digital space. This International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict focuses on how information and communications technology is also being used to propagate this violence. Join us at a live event on 19 June, 10:00 a.m., to stand in solidarity with the survivors as we lift our voices to say: 鈥#EndRapeInWar鈥. Watch the live .
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June) aims to promote the dignity of older individuals and their right to live without fear or violence. Ahead of the , this year鈥檚 commemoration will connect with the year-long campaign to promote and recognize this milestone. Aligned with the 2023 theme of "Addressing gender-based violence in older age - policy, law, and evidence-based responses," an expert panel will deliver updates on closing the circle and engage in further discussions. Follow the event on .
June marks the 30th anniversary of the , a landmark document that paved the way for human rights breakthroughs. To celebrate the occasion, held a in Vienna to reflect on progress and revitalize a worldwide consensus on human rights. Thirty years after the Vienna Declaration, the world faces multiple crises, and the commitment to human rights is more important than ever. The two-day event is a key milestone in a year-long initiative to celebrate the .
As we together to celebrate Pride Month, stands in solidarity with LGBTQI communities 鈥 a reminder of our commitment to human rights, equality and decriminalized same-sex relationships.
The holds its second session on 30 May to 2 June 2023 under the theme: 鈥淩ealizing the Dream: A 缅北禁地Declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent鈥. Towards this end, the discussions will focus on human rights concerns of people of African descent on issues such as global reparatory justice; Pan-Africanism for dignity, justice, and peace; transnational migration; recognizing and addressing systemic and structural racism; and health, well-being, and intergenerational trauma.
Heavy fighting continues as the prospect of acute hunger is becoming more likely by the day. In almost one month, hundreds of people have been killed in the fighting, over 150,000 have fled Sudan, and hundreds of thousands have become internally displaced, adding to those already displaced by previous conflicts.
The (17 May) celebrates the hard-won advances for , while recognizing and respecting diverse identities.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. It is a day to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. For this #WorldPressFreedomDay, we encourage everyone to publish a single message: "Everything is alright." Because if everything is alright in the news, then something is wrong with journalism. And when journalism is compromised, we cannot protect human rights.
According to 缅北禁地Human Rights, a human rights economy places people and the planet at the heart of economic policies, investment, decisions consumer choices, and business models, with the goal of enhancing the enjoyment of human rights for all. To ensure human rights is at the core of sustainable development, created the in response to rising inequalities, the slow implementation of the SDGs and increasing social unrest. The mission is to step up engagement on economic, social, and cultural rights and strengthen the link between human rights and economics.
It 1982, the military regime surrounded the village of Nebaj, where Izabel Lopez Raymundo lived in Guatemala. They set fire to the houses; shot a man; the son trying to protect the family was also shot. The mother, with a baby on her back, was shot close range. The bullet killed the mother but lodged in the baby鈥檚 body. A soldier took the baby and placed her in an orphanage. The baby, now grown, is Lopez. She has a scar on her chest where the bullet went in. Lopez told her story during the recent session of the .
Sport can play a key role in bringing people together while promoting solidarity and respect for all. In recognition of the positive influence that sport can also have on the advancement of human rights, and sustainable development, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April. A number of Davos-style conversations, highlighting the power of football and other sports in advancing the SDGs and human rights will take place at 缅北禁地Headquarters in New York. Watch the virtual event live on and on the .
We are moving away from the narrative of curing or converting autistic people and instead focusing on accepting, supporting and including autistic people, and advocating for their rights. This is a major transformation for all autistic people, their allies, the wider neurodiversity community. It enables autistic people to claim their dignity and self-esteem, and to become integrated as valued members of their families and societies. This year鈥檚 World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) focuses on the contributions by autistic people in the home, at work, in the arts and in policymaking.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, without distinction of any kind, including that of race. The Human Rights Council convenes today to debate the urgency of combating racism and racial discrimination 75 years after the adoption of the UDHR. The discussion gathers activists fighting against racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia to share their experience, expertise and recommendations on how to address some of the most pressing challenges and obstacles. Watch on .
Intolerance and discrimination against Muslims are not new phenomena, but they have evolved and reached epidemic proportions in recent years, often fueled by sections of the media and by some political discourse. Anti-Muslim bigotry is also part of a larger trend of a resurgence in ethno-nationalism, neo-Nazism, and hate speech targeting vulnerable populations. The International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15 March) seeks to send the clear message that Islamophobia should be countered through a discourse based on respect for human rights and for the diversity of religions and belief.
The , Volker T眉rk, addressed the in Geneva. Mr. T眉rk delivered his first global oral update to the Council on the activities of his Office and on recent human rights developments worldwide. He pointed to conflict, discrimination, poverty, restrictions on civic space, the triple planetary crisis, and a surge of new human rights challenges involving artificial intelligence and surveillance, as the main concerns. He called for going the extra mile this year, which marks the .