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Today we remember Minerva Bernardino, a diplomat from the Dominican Republic who was born #OnThisDay. In a profession dominated by men, she was one of only 4 women to sign the United Nations Charter in 1945. 👏🏼👏🏽

By fully respecting the identity of persons belonging to minority groups, States can help avert tensions between minority & dominant groups, enabling society to flourish in its diversity - UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat. ohchr.org/en/documents/t…

Delighted to be joining this exciting Summit next week, on home territory, on Monday: lnkd.in/ePmrDvRM and the Closing Reflections: A call for human rights-based climate action and on Friday: lnkd.in/edv3teye

From climate displacement to frontline resilience, this Fotografiska-curated RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW CLIMATE exhibit captures the human impact of the climate crisis through powerful photography and untold stories. 📍Now showing in Oxford + online #Fotografiska #Photography4Humanity

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 has the right to all the rights and freedoms registered in the #UDHR. Learn more➡️ bit.ly/2GDFscJ #StandUp4HumanRights UNSR on freedom of religion or belief UN Human Rights

Next up in Countering Hate Speech Week ➡️ thematic event on building partnerships and reclaiming inclusive spaces free of hatred. With Morocco Mission to the UN-NY Human Rights Centre Fondazione Gariwo Girl Power Org UNSR on freedom of religion or belief Peacemakers Network The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints UN Zambia Live now 📺 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k…

At our first set of panel discussions at the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, speakers explored the theme “Suppression of Religion in the Global South.” Panelists included Ms. Marcela Szymanski (Aid to the Church in Need), Ms. Karuna Nundy (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of

“Freedom of religion or belief relates to everyone, and everybody should enjoy it on an equal basis. The challenge appears to be not so much the lack of legal standards, but poor and diminishing enforcement of those standards.” -Dr. UNSR on freedom of religion or belief (Office of the United Nations

I joined fellow SRs welcoming #Indian Supreme Court of India landmark ruling Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind vs. Union of India and Others establishing safeguards against arbitrary demolitions yet ‘bulldozer justice’ still persists. Victims include Hindus but disproportionately target Muslims

Look very, very closely and you’ll see the dome of the Schwarzman Centre in the distance

A heartfelt thank you to all who joined us at the side event “Mobilizing Human Rights-Centered Multistakeholder Action to Combat Hate”, co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Albania in Geneva and the University of Essex at the Palais des Nations during #HRC59. This timely

Freedom of religion/belief is for everyone including Tibetan Buddhists. Its manifestation 'teaching, practice, worship &observance' includes right to 'train, appoint, elect or designate by succession appropriate leaders called for by requirements &standards of any religion/belief

18 experts raise deep concerns regarding CSOs, journalists, prisoners, #HRDs, #Afghans, #Bahais, #Balouchis, #Kurds, #Ahwazi Arabs, cases of #HosseinRonaghi & his brother and #AhmadrezaDjalali, women prisoners moved from #Evin to #Qarchak “the world is watching closely".

18 experts raise deep concerns regarding CSOs, journalists, prisoners, #HRDs, #Afghans, #Bahais, #Balouchis, #Kurds, #Ahwazi Arabs, cases of #HosseinRonaghi & his brother and #AhmadrezaDjalali, women prisoners moved from #Evin to #Qarchak “the world is watching closely".

Architecture in Shiraz. 'Vakil Bazaar' All built by a team of engineers from the lands of the Zand Kurdish Dynasty (1760).

Stimulating and thought provoking panel with Daragh Murray, Yvonne McDermott Rees, Alexa Koening, Sam Dubberly on Documentation for Human Rights Investigations in a Digital World: Opportunities and Harms law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/… Bonavero Institute of Human Rights Faculty of Law

The view from Queen’s

3 million Afghans could return this year to a country with an already exhausted healthcare system where operations in over 420 health facilities have been suspended or terminated as a result of aid cuts. #AfghanRefugees #RefugeeCrisis #3Million

Waiting for the rain.