Universal Application of Human Rights
ÁFRICA
BURKINA FASO
Unknown Militants Attacked A Burkina Faso Village And Killed More Than 160 People.
Gunmen opened fire at 2 a.m., killing more than 160 people in the West African nation of Burkina Faso over the weekend, according to local officials. The assault on the village of Solhan on Saturday is the latest incident in a region reeling from a recent coup and plagued by instability. Human rights groups say it was the worst attack on civilians in the region in years.
SUDÁFRICA
ZHRC is training ZPCS Recruit Correctional Officers on human rights topics including civil and political rights, economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, rights of vulnerable groups and minimum standards for prison conditions to strengthen and enhance knowledge.
ASIA
COREA DEL SUR
SouthKorea. “My Life is Not Your Porn” Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea. This report, based on interviews with survivors and experts, and a survey, documents the spread and impact in South Korea of what are referred to there as “digital sex crimes.” Digital sex crimes are crimes involving non-consensual intimate images. This report explores how technological innovation can facilitate gender-based violence in the absence of adequate rights-based protections by government and companies.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/06/16/my-life-not-your-porn/digital-sex-crimes-south-korea
SUDESTE ASIÁTICO
Ms. Bachelet’s appeal follows reports of a continuing military build-up in various parts of the country including Kayah State in the east – where more than 108,000 people have fled their homes in the last three weeks – and in Chin State in the west. This runs contrary to commitments made in April by Myanmar’s military leaders to regional powers ASEAN, to cease brutal violence against civilians which has followed the 1 February coup.
AUSTRALIA-ASIA-PACÍFICO
TAIWAN
The unwarranted confinement of migrant workers is by no means a case of “exceptional measure for exceptional times” when exception and discrimination has been the “norm” for migrant workers. Taiwan Association for Human Right statement on the constitutionally suspect stay-at-home order for migrant workers in Miaoli.
AUSTRALIA
This report presents research into the collection and reporting of workplace data relevant to sexual harassment by ASX200 companies. The research, led by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, on behalf of ACSI, is based on a comprehensive survey of 118 ASX200 companies, as well as in-depth interviews with representatives of 16 ASX200 companies.
1/ The unwarranted confinement of migrant workers is by no means a case of “exceptional measure for exceptional times” when exception and discrimination has been the “norm” for migrant workers.#COVID19 #Taiwan https://t.co/nqnuhzkF6v
— Taiwan Association for Human Rights (@tahr1984) June 11, 2021
LATINOAMÉRICA Y EL CARIBE
MÉXICO
The CNDH promotes an action of unconstitutionality against provisions of the Law of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic. The action was the result of extensive dialogue with civil society organizations as well as with authorities involved in the matter. It was filed considering that the rights to legal security, equality and non-discrimination, freedom of work, access to public employment, as well as the principles of legality and presumption of innocence are violated.
www.cndh.org.mx/sites/default/files/documentos/2021-06/COM_2021_164.pdf
GUATEMALA
Citizen security in Guatemala. The Regional Project Infosegura, information management on citizen security for the development of evidence-based public policies, presented a document that was prepared with data from the National Civil Police of Guatemala (PNC), officialized by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) for the years 2010-2018. For 2019, PNC data were used, which are in the process of being validated by the INE.
EUROPA
GINEBRA
Child labor: 2020 global estimates, trends and the way forward. The global fight against child labor has stagnated since 2016. Notes: Figure shows regional groupings used for ILO reporting. Comparable historical data was not available prior to 2016 for other regions. Percentage and number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor and hazardous work. Child labor is more prevalent among boys than girls, at all ages.
https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—ipec/documents/publication/wcms_800301.pdf
DINAMARCA
The Human Rights Guide to Sustainable Recovery. This resource provides guidance for sustainable recovery from COVID-19 using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights as a blueprint, as proposed by the UN Secretary-General in “Human Rights and COVID-19: we are all in this together”. Highlights key aspects of the 17 SDGs and related targets that have proven to be of utmost importance for COVID-19 response and recovery.
https://www.humanrights.dk/tools/human-rights-guide-sustainable-recovery
NORTEAMÉRICA
CANADÁ
Toronto City Council today unanimously approved the biggest change in police oversight in recent history. It asked the Toronto Ombudsman to develop a Memorandum of Understanding with the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Service, giving the Toronto Ombudsman authority to review the fairness of Toronto Police procedures and programs.
NUEVA YORK
Nicaraguan authorities should immediately release journalist Miguel Mendoza, drop the criminal investigation into him, and halt the escalating campaign of harassment against the independent press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At about 9 p.m. on June 21, officers with the Nicaraguan National Police detained Mendoza and raided his home in Managua, according to news reports and a press release published by the police that evening.