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Outreach group provides TB testing and care for Pakistan’s trans community
30 Jan 2025 00:20 GMT
Trans Pakistanis are at high risk of contracting tuberculosis
Trans people in Pakistan are at higher risk of tuberculosis. Often forced into sex work, they face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease. …
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Rehousing slum dwellers
14 Jan 2025 20:34 GMT
… undocumented residential subletting - UN human rights experts said in 2021 that … government's agenda, meaning slums will continue to pop up …
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Leveraging human rights-based approach for migration policy
24 Dec 2024 03:45 GMT
… security. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly Article 14, upholds … providing education and healthcare for slum dwellers.
The strategy on … High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) explained that a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA …
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Firm honours winners at human rights awards
12 Dec 2024 02:25 GMT
… to advancing community development and human rights across Africa.
Celebrating outstanding individuals … Onakoya, Founder of Chess in Slums Africa, a Non-Profit Organisation … on sustainability, community empowerment, and human rights, she said CSR-in-Action …
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Winners Emerge At 2024 Community, Human Rights Africa Awards
11 Dec 2024 13:06 GMT
… to advancing community development and human rights across Africa. Sponsored and supported … Onakoya, Founder of Chess in Slums Africa, a Non-Profit Organisation … on sustainability, community empowerment, and human rights, CSR-in-Action continues to …
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The role of artificial intelligence in enhancing or eroding human rights
10 Dec 2024 08:01 GMT
… in rural villages in Nigeria, slums in Nairobi, or remote regions … weaponsraise serious ethical questions and human rights concerns, particularly around the potential … holds immense potential to advance human rights across multiple dimensions, including …
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A total of 184 killed in Haiti capital violence over weekend: UN human rights chief Volker Turk
09 Dec 2024 11:55 GMT
… Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said on Monday (December … ;
Cite Soleil, a densely populated slum by the port of the …
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UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan, And Türkiye
26 Nov 2024 09:51 GMT
… the
UK-French border and slums in the French overseas territory … protection against
non-refoulement.
Concerning human rights defenders,
the Committee underlined the …
and intimidation of journalists and human rights defenders,
prosecute perpetrators, and …
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Devastating fire engulfs Topsia slum, over 100 shanties destroyed
21 Dec 2024 04:18 GMT
… massive fire erupted in the slum. Within moments, the fire … of flammable materials in the slum raises concerns about the fire … , Vice President of the Asian Human Rights Society, a city-based civil … implement fire safety norms in slums,” said Mr. Sudip Patra …
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UNODC’s Chess in Slums campaign moves to Borno correctional centre
19 Dec 2024 01:20 GMT
… collaboration with the Chess in Slums Africa (CHSA), took their campaign … activities to mark the International Human Rights Day in Maiduguri, Borno State …