How Satellites Are Being Used To Expose Human Rights Abuses

It was the satellite images showing recently disturbed ground that seemed to provide the final confirmation. There was an increasing amount of evidence to indicate that the...

The Most Boring Video On A Very Important Human Right

My father often used to tell me about how, during the Second World War, he used to walk the many kilometers from the farm to school, past the camps of the occupying forces....

Ben Affleck – People’s Choice Favorite Humanitarian

The People’s Choice Awards has announced that two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck will receive the third annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanit...

Akon To Headline Peace One Day Concert In Democratic Republic Of Congo

Peace One Day will make history on September 21 by holding a concert at Goma International Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This celebration will be headl...

Maternal Deaths Falling, But Not Fast Enough: WHO

“There is still one woman dying every one and a half to two minutes somewhere in the world … Because she is trying to give life,” said Marleen Temmerman,...

Nigeria, others contribute 60% to global maternal deaths

Nigeria and nine other countries contribute about 60 per cent of the global maternal mortality burden, the World Health Organization has said. Media Officer, Development Co...

Omega School Represents India at UN Human Rights Conference

Fifty two Class 11 students of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Kolapakkam, participated in a human rights video conference on March 3.

Omega was the onl...

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...