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In Asheville, A Community Gathers to Consider What “Resiliency” Requires
A little over six months after Hurricane Helene devastated large swathes of western North Carolina, a community-based conference considered how to build for its future.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:
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Rebuilding Syria
Peace Direct is raising vital funds and awareness for local peacebuilders in Syria as they begin building a safer future after 13 years of brutal conflict. The post Rebuilding Syria appeared first on Peace Direct.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work
Click to expand Image United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, July 16, 2024. 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo Major-power cutbacks and delayed payments amidst conflict and insecurity are testing the very principles and frameworks upon which the international human rights infrastructure was built nearly 80 years ago. Human rights need defending now more than ever, which is why the United Nations...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:New Canadian Prime Minister Should Prioritize Rights
Click to expand Image Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his victory speech in the Canadian Federal Election in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 28, 2025. 2025 Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP Photo On April 28th, Canadians voted to elect a Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The election took place amidst a looming trade war and threats by United States President Donald Trump to turn Canada into...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment
Click to expand Image Nickel mining in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 29, 2023. 2023 Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters Governments around the world are increasingly competing for so-called “critical” minerals. The United States, the European Union, and China have all recently negotiated agreements with producer countries seeking the lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and other minerals used inrenewable...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Civil Rights Watchdog under Assault by Trump Administration
Click to expand Image People pass the Department of Justice during a march against Trump administration policies in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. 2025 Allison Bailey/NurPhoto via AP Photo One of the most effective and enduring institutions won by the Civil Rights Movement – the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice – is under assault.The Trump administration is attempting to remake the...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Rights Groups Spotlight Russia’s Abuses in Crimea
Click to expand Image Crimean Tatars holding their flag during rallies near the Crimean parliament building on February 26, 2014, in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Crimea. 2014 Baz Ratner/Reuters A series of policy discussions and events in Brussels between May 12-16, 2025, will spotlight the grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian law Russia has committed since it began occupying...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:US Nonprofit Sector Documents Its Own Powerlessness, but What Will We Do?
Study after study has documented how the nonprofit sector has failed to engage in effective advocacy to preserve the public good. Now we are paying the price. Will we do something about it?
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:The Plan and the Pivot: Embracing Ambivalence in Leadership
Strong leadership requires balancing strategic clarity with adaptive responsiveness—and embracing ambivalence as a powerful tool for deeper insight, humility, and informed decision-making.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Torture, Death of a Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Custody
Click to expand Image A commemoration for Ukrainian journalist Victoriia Roshchyna who died in Russian custody, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 11, 2024. 2024 Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian investigative journalist,disappeared in the Russia-occupied part of the Zaporizka region of Ukraine in August 2023. A year...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Top African Rights Court to Consider States’ Climate Obligations
Click to expand Image Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole during a drought in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, July 2, 2024. 2024 Aaron Ufumeli/AP Photo A coalition of African lawyers and civil society groups has askedthe African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for an advisory opinion on 55 African Union member states’ human rights duties in the climate emergency.Led by the Pan African Lawyers Union and the African...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Bangladeshi Women’s Rights Opposed by Hardline Religious Groups
Click to expand Image A candlelight vigil marks International Women's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 8, 2021. 2021 Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via AP Photo On Saturday,nearly 20,000 supporters of the Islamist organizationHefazat-e-Islam rallied in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to protest, among other issues, proposed government reforms to support gender equality and women’s rights.The protesters, who...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Mali’s Return to Democracy Suffers New Blow
Click to expand Image People protesting the junta's decision to ban political parties at the Palais de la Culture in Bamako, Mali, April 29, 2025. 2025 Private In yet another blow to democracy in Mali, the country’s Council of Ministers on April 30, 2025, effectivelybanned all political parties. The previous day, a national conference organized by Mali’s military junta hadrecommended that Gen. Assimi Goïta remain as...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Cancer Research in the US Is World Class Because of Its Broad Base of Funding—with the Government Pulling Out, Its Future Is Uncertain
Without federal support, the lights will turn off in many labs across the country.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:How Interior Design Can Improve Health Justice
Interior design can be a powerful tool for health justice when it centers BIPOC values, thus creating spaces that feel safe, welcoming, and culturally affirming.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong: Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families Escalates
Click to expand Image Anna Kwok at a candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. 2024 Alex Wong/Getty Images (Taipei)– TheHong Kong police arrested the father of a prominent US-based activist, Anna Kwok, on April 30, 2025, and charged him with a national security crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrest of Kwok Yin-sang was the first such...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Malaysia: Wood Products Tainted by Abuse, Deforestation
Click to expand Image Matek Geram, a geospatial expert for the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) which supports Indigenous communities to map their ancestral territories and defend their land claims, walks through the rainforest in central Sarawak, Malaysia, September 8, 2024. 2024 Luciana Téllez-Chávez/Human Rights Watch Malaysia’s Sarawak state has failed to protect an Indigenous community from a company that...
Published on: May 04, 2025 | Source:Endowments Aren’t Blank Checks—but Universities Can Rely on Them More Heavily in Turbulent Times
A nonprofit legal scholar lays out the opportunities and limitations of higher education endowments.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Women’s Participation Has Proven Worth in Bringing Peace
Click to expand Image Bineta Diop from the African Union Special Envoy on Women and Peace and Security briefs the Security Council in New York, October 20, 2022. 2022 Rick Bajornas/UN Photo At least, we thought ruefully, the women, peace, and security agenda—backed in the United States by the first Trump administration—is safe. We thought this could remain true even amidst the current Trump administration’s assault on...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Progress on Addressing Violence against Women in Africa
Click to expand Image People demonstrate against rising cases of violence against women during International Human Rights Day, Nakuru, Kenya, December 10, 2024. 2024 James Wakibia/SOPA Images/(Sipa via AP Photo On May 2, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) is scheduled to meet for its first public session since the African Union adopted the Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Saving AmeriCorps: What’s at Stake and Why We Must Act Now
AmeriCorps, the leading national program for community service and a critical resource for many nonprofits, faces massive cuts. Advocates are marshaling support in its defense.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:UN Rights Review of Laos Spotlights Lack of Progress
Click to expand Image The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022. 2022 Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP Photo A United Nations review of Laos’ human rights record showed little progress since the last review about five years ago.In its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on April 29, Laos received 271 recommendations from other countries, most of which echoed those of past...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Street Vendors Are Workers – They Should Have Workers’ Rights
Click to expand Image Street vendor arranges oranges at her stall in a women-led street market in Diyarbakir, Turkey December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar From a hot dog vendor in the United States to a girl selling vegetables in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a woman running a tea stall in Bangladesh, street vendors are an integral part of the urban fabric around the world.They boost local economies, supplying...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Stand With Civil Society – Sign the open letter
As funding for global civil society shrinks, we're urging funders and policymakers to #StandWithCivilSociety The post Stand With Civil Society – Sign the open letter appeared first on Peace Direct.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Sudanese peacebuilders share their calls for peace
As Sudan enters the third year of war, local peacebuilders continue to raise their voices offering critical analysis, frontline response, and concrete solutions. Yet their calls remain unanswered. The post Sudanese peacebuilders share their calls for peace appeared first on Peace Direct.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:New Field Study Highlights the Need for Resources for Black Literary Organizations
A recently released field study shines light on the need for resources for Black literary organizations.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:US Colleges and Universities Have Billions Stashed Away in Endowments—a Higher Ed Finance Expert Explains What They Are
An expert in higher education finance explains college and university endowments.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:US: Repeal Alien Enemies Act
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in New York City protest outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations on April 24, 2025, demanding the release of Venezuelan detainees deported by the Trump administration and jailed in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center or CECOT prison. 2025 Sipa via AP Images The Trump administration is the first in US history to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:For ‘Bread, Work, Freedom,’ Afghan Women Are Still Resisting
Click to expand Image Afghan women work in a sewing workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 6, 2023. 2023 Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo It has been over three and a half years since Afghan women from all walks of life first took to the streets chanting “Bread, Work, Freedom,” a fierce assertion of their right to work and to be free from the Taliban’s systemic oppression. This International Workers’ Day, their call is more...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Türkiye: Don’t Deport Turkmen Activists
Click to expand Image Caption: Turkmen activists Alisher Sakhatov (left) and Abdulla Orusov (right). 2025 THF (Berlin, April 30, 2025) –Turkish migration authorities should immediately suspend any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists toTurkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said today. If deported they would be at grave risk of torture and arbitrary imprisonment.On the morning of April 28, 2025, migration...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Deadly Attack on Tourists in Jammu and Kashmir
Click to expand Image Kashmiri boatmen protest the deadly militant attack on tourists at a famous tourist resort Pahalgam, Srinagar, India. April 24, 2025. 2025 Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images via AP Photo The April 22 attack by gunmen that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in the town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir state has heightenedtensions between India and Pakistan. The Indian authorities say the assailants...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Trinidad and Tobago Nationals Remain Stranded in Northeast Syria
Click to expand Image A Trinidadian boy, then 16, looks out a window in the Houry detention center in northeast Syria on June 18, 2019. He was one of eight family members brought to Syria by his stepfather in 2014. 2019 Sam Tarling Trinidad and Tobago’s newly elected prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, should act quickly to repatriate more than 90 of the country’s nationals, including at least 50 children, who...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Advocates Respond to Civil Rights Rollback at National Conference
At a gathering of 1,300 racial and economic justice advocates in Washington, DC, participants sought to build a stronger movement amid a hostile political environment.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:The Long List of Trump’s Harmful Reproductive Rights Restrictions
Click to expand Image Abortion rights demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Washington DC, April 2, 2025. 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A report compiling harmful actions taken by US President Donald Trump against reproductive rights was released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), a legal...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Organizing for the Long Haul: How to Build a Network for Land and Liberation
Even as movement groups face multiple defensive battles, the People’s Network for Land & Liberation offers an expansive vision of how to win a new world.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: