Echoing the Day’s 2025 theme Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future, the event was co-organised by UNRISD, an independent UN research institute focusing on development issues, and ...

The Trump administration’s move to freeze U.S. foreign aid and development work is a seismic event. International development ...

As we celebrate International Rivers’ 40th anniversary in 2025, we are filled with gratitude and hope. What began in 1985 ...

Human Rights Watch and Earthworks are pushing for strong government regulation of mining to protect communities and the ...

In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is ...

GNA-Justice Edward Amoako Asante, a judge and immediate past President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has delivered a paper, at the Train the Trainers’ Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Access to ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...

In November 2023, the Universal Periodic Review also underscored Canada’s repeated failure, over multiple governments, to track progress on its human rights obligations. Canada experienced greater ...

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, filed the suit marked ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22 to ...

Twenty-three human rights organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International, raised concerns about sex-based violence on Thursday. The report, titled 'Forms of Sex-Based Violence ...

ShareThe Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on Federal and State governments to take legitimate measures to safeguard the rights and safety of internet users in Nigeria, stressing that the frequent ...

This decision marks a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle to enforce the human rights of persons with albinism,” ...