This report provides information on acid attacks against women and girls in Iran for improper veiling, particularly in Isfahan, by gangs affiliated to the Iranian regime.
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[en]Indigenous people's rights | Website/page | United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
The aim of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme is to give indigenous persons the opportunity to gain knowledge on the UN system and mechanisms dealing with human rights issues in general and indigenous issues in particular. Trained participants are better equipped to assist their organisations and communities in protecting and promoting their rights. This training programme is available in 4 languages: English, Spanish, French and Russian.
Refugees and internally displaced peoples (IDPs) | Collection/database | LGBT Freedom and Asylum Network
Though an attorney is not required to apply for asylum, in the U.S. asylum seekers must find and often pay for their own lawyer. This page identifies free (pro bono) or discounted (low bono) legal assistance.
Collection of resources for human rights defenders and activists to draw on as they start their movements, build support, and
List of grants and resources available to Human Rights Defenders in need of emergency assistance.
22nd Working Group on Indigenous Populations Tackles Conflict Resolution, Indigenous Participation I
During the 22nd United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, representatives of indigenous communities gathered in Geneva to discuss how best to address violence and conflict in order to preserve their survival.
Realizing Women’s Rights: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against W
In this article, Professor Joshua Cooper outlines the process by which women might use the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women to hold their governments accountable to preserving their rights.
During a review by the UN Human Rights Council, representatives of the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples mobilized to gain rights and freedoms from China.
Through the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, signatory nations are required to submit bi-yearly reports outlining their plans to preserve the full range of rights guaranteed to their citizens under the covenant.
Universal Periodic Review: A Potent Process for the Realization of Human Rights in Indigenous Homela
Indigenous peoples are able to implement human rights frameworks in their own communities through the process Professor Cooper outlines in this article.