Showing posts with label human rights violation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human rights violation. Show all posts

18 October

Polish Prime Minister Signs Restrictive “Anti-NGO” Law



Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today condemned passage of a new law in Poland which severely restricts the ability of nongovernmental organizations to operate within the country. The bill was signed by Polish President Andrzej Duda last week.


19 July

'Submit to your husbands': Women told to endure domestic violence in the name of God

Research shows that the men most likely to abuse their wives are evangelical Christians who attend church sporadically. Church leaders in Australia say they abhor abuse of any kind. But advocates say the church is not just failing to sufficiently address domestic violence, it is both enabling and concealing it.


By Julia Baird with Hayley Gleeson
Illustrations by Rocco Fazzari


18 July

Why Trump's travel ban hits women the hardest: Michelle Chen

Trump’s “Muslim ban” is a frontal assault on many universal human rights principles. But the latest temporary reinstatement of the order’s 120-day refugee ban – pending an anticipated October Supreme Court ruling – is already quietly undermining the most fundamental universal humanitarian rule: it puts women and children … last.