Human rights

Vueling flight taking off. Photo: Andrés Perillo, Flickr

NGOs support those that were thrown off the plane. More than 1.500 non-profit organisations, groups and individuals have joined the campaign #YouLoveFlying. 

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Refugees using different tech devices. Photo: Techfugees

Smartphones and technology have changed how people respond to large humanitarian crisis. The aim of the project is giving response to the needs of refugees.

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South Sudan civilian working. Photo: Flickr

The international organisation has blamed the government of the country for the looting perpetrated against the civilian population in the Upper Nile region in the first half of 2017.

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Pascale Coissard, the spokesperson of the Catalan Refugee Aid Commission - Photo: CCAR

The spokesperson of the Catalan Refugee Aid Commission, Pascale Coissard, tells us about the situation experienced by many refugees and the task carried out by her organisation to defend their rights.

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Women standing for the campaign. Photo: Twitter

#WhiteWesdnesdays is a social media initiative launched by the activist Masih Alinejad aiming to empower women and giving them a voice. 

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Refugees sinking in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Vimeo

The petition was launched in 2016 and for the World Refugee Day 2017 it has already reached more than 1.5 million pledges. 

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"Rolling Blackouts" comic. Photo: Drawn and Quarterly

Sarah Glidden tells her experience from post-war Iraq until civil revolution in Syria through vignettes.

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Members of Amnesty International

Amnesty International releases a report within the framework of its new campaign “Brave” calling for the elimination of repressive laws and to ensure the safety of people fighting injustice.

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Frame from the Mental Health Europe video. Image: MHE

MHE present a new video on Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the right to work.

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Girl using a tablet

Over 50% of the world population uses the Internet. 2016 is the year this incredible hallmark was reached. But what happens with the other half? 

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Refugees about to sink. Photo: Wikimedia

The purpose of the campaign is to make sure Spain welcomes at least the 17,337 refugees to which it committed itself.

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Isabel Baixeras, the legal expert who drafted the injunction

Stop Mare Mortum, and Isabel Baixeras at the helm, demands that the Spanish Government adopts precautionary measures to guarantee the relocations imposed from Brussels before the month of September.

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