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Health officers are seen at a women hostel near a glove-making factory before going to a hospital at Setia Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2020. Malaysia s National Security Council (NSC) announced closures at 28 glove-making factories in the country after a spike in COVID-19 cases was detected among workers. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world with no clarity of when it will subside, the UN human rights system, including the UN treaty bodies and the Special Procedures mandate holders, has responded with statements, reports, and guidelines for states on how to ensure the protection of human rights during the pandemic. UN Agencies have released a number of resources. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued guidance for states to measure their responses. OHCHR, United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Development Cooperation Office jointly prepared a checklist for a human r
Ilze Brands Kehris is Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights heading the UN Human Rights Office in New York
Addressing an online event organized by the Danish Institute for Human Rights in conjunction with the Human Rights Council’s third inter-sessional meeting on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
A healthcare worker at a testing facility collects samples for the coronavirus at Mimar Sinan State Hospital, Buyukcekmece district in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: UNDP Turkey/Levent Kulu
GENEVA, Jan 18 2021 (IPS) - A year into the COVID-19 crisis, countries across the globe continue to face alarming levels of pressure on their health and social services. Education and other essential rights, such as water and sanitation, have been severely compromised.
Published December 21, 2020, 2:29 PM
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has noted that there is a “protection gap” in the rights of older persons in the country, and has pledged to continue taking part in the Working Group on Aging of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
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Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Aging and the Rights of Older Persons said that the Open-Ended Working Group on Aging (OEWGA), in its 11
th session, seeks to address the said “protection gap” and make larger strides towards achieving the rights of older persons.
“Our Commission and NHRIs all around the world support the movement for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons,” she said during the event of the International Federation on Aging entitled “Paving the Way to OEWGA11.”
Death penalty should be abolished
Rehabilitation process must be impactful
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) conducted the first national study on the treatment
and conditions of prisoners from February 2018 to January 2020. The findings of the report are very relevant now in light of the prisoner unrest and violence that took place at the Anuradhapura Remand Prison in April 2020 and at the Mahara closed prison most recently, in the context of the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.
To discuss the report and matters related to the Mahara Prison riot. The Daily Mirror spoke to former member of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) Ambika Satkunanathan.