Kenya: Authorities should build more public schools and ensure the effective regulation of private Schools
In Mathare, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, there is an urgent need to improve access to quality public education, and to regulate private actors providing educational services in the community. These are some of the key findings in ‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi, a research report published today.
Palestine/Israel: International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s unlawful presence in Palestine is an important step towards justice and self-determination
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BRIDGE to Equality holds first ever Conference on Equality and Access to Justice for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Colonial-era laws that discriminate against LGBTIQ+ individuals continue to be a source of human rights violations in Sri Lanka. LGBTIQ+ individuals are targeted, harassed, arbitrarily detained and mistreated because of animosity and even hatred motivated by their...International Commission of Jurists’ Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on India’s Human Rights Record
On 3rd June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) on India’s human rights record under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICJ drew the Committee’s...
Thailand: 19 years on, emergency measures in Deep South must be lifted
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