Human rights
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#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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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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Sarah Glidden tells her experience from post-war Iraq until civil revolution in Syria through vignettes.
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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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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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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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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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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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SOS Racisme Catalunya takes care of the people who experience racism and helps them to report those situations with campaigns aimed at generating awareness.
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There are many different organisations around the world standing for human rights and fighting to recognise the LGBTI community.
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The international organisation has published its Annual Report for 2016/2017, with particular emphasis on hate speech, which it claims could give rise to fear and division.
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CIEMEN works to raise awareness and promote the Catalan national reality in the world, to spread knowledge about stateless peoples and also to defend their rights.