Human rights

The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was approved in 1989 and confirmed by 195 countries, recognises and safeguards children’s rights all over the world.

Human rights and peace organisations condemn the violence and repression committed by the Spanish security corps during the referendum.

Alfred de Zayas has called on Spanish authorities to negotiate with Catalan leaders. He has criticised in his own words the retrogression in human rights protection after the measures taken.

The NGO supports Caritas Bangladesh's emergency plan with an injection that will help 70,000 displaced people.

The international NGO held an independent investigation to document specific incidents after the poll, where 900 people were injured.

The document points out more than 200 cases of human rights violations since 1989. It also criticises the role of large conservation NGOs on-site.

Myanmar authorities’ restrictions in Rakhine state are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in the Rohingya region.

SIPRI yearbook points out nine countries as the major nuclear weapon bearers.

The fifteenth annual report "Refugees in Spain and Europe" calls for a Government Pact for the right to asylum.

The NGO Vols is a volunteering association for cooperation and solidarity with children and youth in developing countries. Their working scope is mainly education.

This organisation proposes a social change where poverty, debt, hunger, wan and environmental degradation are completely unacceptable.

The International Labour Organisation launches an initiative to raise awareness.