You could be forgiven if you thought that Iran was the biggest abuser of human rights in the Middle East since that’s where media attention is focused and has been since Saddam Hussein was toppled in Iraq. Prior to that taking place, Iraq was in the headlines and being viewed as the biggest abuser – it served the push for [...]

I am a fan of the United Nations or at least, the concept of it. I believe the idea is good – a majority of the nations of the world coming together to dialogue and trying to forge paths forward for humanity in order to avoid the catastrophic mistakes we have made in the past with the two world wars [...]

New York – The United Nations General Assemblys election of Human Rights Council members today was marred by lack of competition in three of the five UN regional groups, the NGO Coalition for an Effective Human Rights Council said. Although Azerbaijan was defeated in a competitive election, other rights abusers benefited from the lack of choices, said the human rights [...]

“By allowing Beijing to host the Games you will help the development of human rights.”
Liu Jingmin
Vice-President of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee
April 2001

This just received from Brooks Addicott at the Sundance Institute:
Global Stories Resonate With International Talent
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announced 16 film projects to receive financial and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Fund. Out of 325 applications working in more than 52 countries, the 16 feature-length documentary films selected will receive a total of $512,500 in support for [...]

The Humanitarian Chronicle received this email regarding the New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival:
Dear Human Rights Supporter
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”
The Human Rights Network of Aotearoa is proud to present the fourth annual New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival – a cinematic event celebrating extraordinary people striving for success and achievement amidst the [...]