New SIPRI report 'The Lack of Disarmament in the Middle East' by Tytti Erästö highlighted in article by Global Defence Technology's Talal Husseini: bit.ly/2Mqoj84 Read the SIPRI report here: bit.ly/2MxbjOh

Congratulations #Angola! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LoveIsLove #LoveWins

What does resettlement mean for a refugee?

War isn’t just a waste of resources that could be used to tackle climate change, but is itself a significant cause of environmental harm stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news…

What is long overdue is a binding human rights treaty for multinational corporations - who often wield far greater (undemocratic) influence than many states. The idea has been around for decades - its a lack of political will that prevents its adoption. ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HR…

Standing with Victims on International Justice Day trib.al/lukhFkY

After visiting refugee camps in Jordan, UN-backed schools in Gaza, municipalities in Kosovo and Youth Councils in Denmark, the UN’s Youth Envoy visited the Security Council with a simple message from the field that “young people care about peace”. #Peace buff.ly/2M0JYFB

As the world’s largest human rights organization, we want to send a clear message that continued investment in coal, oil & natural gas companies is at odds with human rights, because of the direct link between their activities & climate disaster. amn.st/6019E0upZ

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There are extreme cases that might well warrant a (legal) humanitarian intervention in accordance with Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Rwanda in 1994 to stop the genocide would be one such example, or giving UN peacekeepers a stronger mandate in the Bosnian war to protect civilians.

“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” quote by Eleanor Roosevelt #Peace #HumanRights

While publicly outing human rights violations can (and has) brought results, sometimes behind the scenes negotiations can be just as effective. It should not be forgotten that the aim is providing justice/remedies to victims and preventing future abuses. #StandUp4HumanRights

Today is #HumanRightsDay. In 1995, Hillary Clinton delivered this powerful speech at the the United Nations Fourth World Congress on Women in Beijing. #GenerationEquality

Happy Human Rights Day! - We still have a long way to go to make these universal rights truly enforceable. Lets never give up and continue to work toward realising the goal of world peace and a dignified life for all people. #HumanRightDay

"Local human rights defenders around the world are part of a global ecosystem of shared norms, institutions, strategic collaboration, and communication that forms a resilient mesh that should be fostered and sustained." Nicholas Dawes #HumanRightsDay hrw.org/news/2019/12/1…

Happy Human Rights Day 2019!

Syria war: Society leaders hold secret peace summit in Berlin - Some of Syria's leading figures met in secret this week in Berlin to overcome the sectarian divides that are tearing their country apart. #peace buff.ly/3amwxJZ

Taliban offer to stand down fighters to restart peace talks with US | Proposal for short and partial ceasefire may bring Afghan officials into peace process. #peace buff.ly/3alqEwL

Read an update on the situation of asylum seekers in the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos. Truly heart wrenching, people waiting for 3 years to simply be registered. With all the finger pointing in the #HumanRights sphere European countries would do well to fix things at home

Quite a powerful image by Somali artist Nujuum Hashi Ahmed with the caption, “decide, law, peace”. Nujuum tackles various day to day aspects of life in Somalia through her paintings, including the rights of women, politics, peace and conflict. Source: bit.ly/2RDOmwE