Former UK PM Gordon Brown Appointed WHO Ambassador
Mr Brown has called on wealthy nations as well as the private sector to ensure the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today (September 20)…
#FreeViasna Campaign Demands Release of Human Rights Defenders in Belarus
The attacks on Viasna are a part of a broader crackdown on civil society. Belarusian authorities should immediately free human rights defenders who are behind bars on bogus, politically motivated…
Google, Apple Remove Alexei Navalny’s Smart Voting App
Navalny is currently serving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after recovering from an assassination attempt. By Rakesh Raman The team associated with jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday (September…
Baltic States Join Hands to Combat Corruption
The aim of the seminar was to exchange views on preventing and combating corruption in the Baltic States. The seminar, organised by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) of Poland, was…
Law Experts to Host Event on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in India
With a panel of experts across law, civil society, the media and academia, the event will take place on September 21. The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales…
Citizens’ Panels to Decide the Future of Europe
Each panel will deal with some of the topics on which people have been invited to propose ideas. The Conference on the Future of Europe is putting people at the…