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BLAST signs an agreement with the Royal Danish Embassy to reduce poverty and discrimination

On 14 June 2017, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and the Royal Danish Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, signed an agreement to secure justice...

Residents of Narmada Valley protest forced evictions prior to adequate resettlement and rehabilitation

Lok Shakti Abhiyan joined the wider leadership of the National Alliance of Peoples Movements (NAPM) to call on...

AIPP submits joint report to UN Committee on the elimination of discrimination against women

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) collaborated with Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT) to submit a joint shadow report on behalf of indigenous women in...

Torture and illegal detention of law student reaffirms need for anti-torture law in India

On 9 June 2017, a law student, Stalin, was detained in India for 18 hours under suspicion of being part of a smuggling network. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission...

New videos showing programs for displaced and conflict-affected people of Myanmar

ESCR-Net Member, The Border Consortium (TBC), that works together with displaced and conflict-affected people of Burma/Myanmar to address humanitarian needs, recently launched...

Celebrating International Children's Day in the urban poor settlements of Phnom Penh

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), in collaboration with People in Need (PIN), Urban Poor Women Development (UPWD), and the Open Institute (OI), celebrated International Children’s...

WFF and WFFP statement on the SDGs and the UN’s Ocean Conference

National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO), as a member of the World Forum of Fishers and World Forum of Fishers People, representing over 20...

Social movements demand definitive withdrawal of mining project in Colombia

On April 28, 2017, the South African Company AngloGold Ashanti issued a press release regarding the mining project “La Colosa” in the town of Cajamarca, department of Tolima, Colombia. The press release announced their decision to stop all project activities, and...

Decreased environmental protections related to use of coal in Egypt

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) published a...

Prafulla Samantara wins Goldman Environmental Prize

Indian social movement leader Prafulla Samantara has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize...