British MP to Modi: You Cannot Silence the People of Kashmir
Liam Byrne – a Member of Parliament (MP) of the British Labour Party – has warned India’s Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi that he should not commit human rights violations…
Meet Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
Two days after disembarking from her carbon-free yacht in New York, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg paid a visit to UN Headquarters on Friday (August 30), after joining participants of…
Denmark Least Risky Country for Corruption and Bribery: Report
Denmark is rated the least risky country for corruption and bribery, followed by New Zealand and Singapore in a list of top 10 performers dominated by Nordic and northern European…
What Is the Impact of New Technologies on Human Rights?
At its forty-first session in June 2019, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 41/11, in which it requested the Advisory Committee to prepare a report, on the possible impacts, opportunities,…
How Girls Learn Computer Programming in Rural Kyrgyzstan
In rural Kyrgyzstan, according to UN Women, the first ever Technovation Coding Caravan for girls has taught more than 600 girls the basics of computer programming. Launched in Talas Province,…
Transparency Releases List of Big Corruption Scandals
Global anti-corruption research organization Transparency International has compiled a list of some of the biggest corruption scandals over the past 25 years that it says inspired widespread public condemnation, toppled…