| We must “revitalise our forces for racial equality and justice,” says COVID-19 panelWhile commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, panellists at the Human Rights Council urge Governments and the UN to step up efforts to address the structural racism and racial discrimination revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic that disproportionally affect racial and ethnic minorities. 02-03-2021 |
| Bachelet updates Human Rights Council on recent human rights issues in more than 50 countriesFocusing on the urgent need to expand people's participation in decisions-making, the High Commissioner deplored that “in every region of the world, people are being left behind – or pushed even further behind – as the coronavirus pandemic gathers pace". "This makes us all weaker," she observed, calling for Council members to "speak out against measures that silence civil society” 26-02-2021 |
| Keeping women and girls in Kenya safe during COVID-19 Beatrice Karore, a community mobiliser who helps survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, says that violence against women has increased during COVID-19 and uncovered unprecedented mental health needs. 02-02-2021 |
| Tackling COVID-19 in Nigeria from a safety education angleThe safety education tools that Ugochi Obidiegwu, Managing partner at The Safety Chic, develops for children and adults have been helping teachers and pupils in Nigeria resume school with minimised danger during the COVID-19 pandemic. 08-01-2021 |
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