Human rights leader, Congressman Elijah Cummings, died on October 17th. Congressman Cummings was the son of sharecroppers who never lost his compassion for the marginalized.
As a young boy, he was one of the children who attempted to swim in... [...]
Pünktlich zum 30jährigen Wendejubiläum entscheidet das Arbeitsgericht Berlin: Beschäftigte, die wegen ihrer ostdeutschen Herkunft diskriminiert werden, dürfen sich nicht
auf das Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG) berufen. Das liegt nicht daran, dass Ostdeutsche nicht diskriminiert werden, sondern dass das Stigma „ostdeutsch“ [...]
Mark your calendars for the 2019 Physicians for Human Rights National Student Conference, November 15-17, 2019, at Harvard Medical School in Boston. The conference title is
Foreign Bodies: Fear of the (Un)Known, referencing PHR's extensive work on medical issues facing... [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Dr. David Boyd, is hosting a "researchathon" this month. And yes, he promises, there are prizes!!! And even International
Recognition!!! Here's the info from Dr. Boyd and a link that... [...]
La hausse des droits d'inscription à l'université demandés aux étudiants étrangers non communautaires a suscité bon nombre de réactions, des associations d'étudiants
mais aussi des établissements d'enseignement supérieur eux-mêmes qui ont parfois refusé de l'appliquer. [...]
Yom Kippur in Germany brought an unsuccessful attempt by a heavily armed man to gain entrance to a synagogue. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to enter the synagogue but
killed two men outside. Police believe the gunman acted alone,... [...]
At a time when the US federal government has chosen to squander humanity's future by not only denying climate change but relaxing industry standards and promoting anti-climate
policies, thank goodness for the US cities and states that are responding to... [...]
On October 22, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Water Sanitation will hold the first in a series of three consultations on the meaning of progressive realization
in the context of the human right to water. More... [...]
Dans une décision Association française des entreprises privées, rendue sur question prioritaire de constitutionnalité le 27 septembre 2019, le Conseil constitutionnel
affirme la conformité à la constitution de la procédure connue sous le nom de "verrou de Bercy". [...]
If you're teaching US Human Rights this year, you may want to include a focus on corruption and human rights -- necessarily a rapidly expanding area of concern for US advocates.
Here are some resources to get started: -- The... [...]
