Category: Human Rights

World toilet day – Protect the privacy of girls and women

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Around 2.5 billion people around the globe do not have proper access to sanitation facilities. This is resulting in serious health issues, along with serious impacts on social and environmental development. Rapes and assaults on females are effects of such impacts as females do not have proper access to toilets, resulting in loss of privacy. To voi...

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Posted in Children's Rights, Community, Health, Human Rights, Poverty, Women's Rights

Let Us Commemorate Nov 2 – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

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The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has recently passed a resolution to commemorate November 2nd as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Crime...

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Use The Force: Fundraising for Charity

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Franchise Star Wars has lent its name and fame to a great cause. Disney, Lucasfilms and Bad Robot banded together for the “Star Wars: Force for Change” effort which raised $4.26 million to support UNI...

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Giving Good Charities A Bad Name?

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Giving back to charity is a worthwhile venture. People around the world choose to give to the causes that need them the most. While sometimes charities can be marred by corruption scandals giving them a bad image despite their good work, this should only increase humanity's' desire to support charities that are vigilant and working on great causes....

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Walk For Charity!

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There are many things that you can do contribute to a charity. Charity walkathons are a great way to motivate yourself to stay active and in addition you can work to contribute to a great cause. Many different charities around the world host charity walks. They can be either competitive or non-competitive. The races are a way to raise money and ...

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