Citizens for Justice and Peace
Mexico to host Intergovernmental Conference on Migration
04-Dec-2017
From December 4 to 6, Mexico will host a meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which will take place in Puerto Vallarta, El Universal reported. The meeting is a key step in the process to formulate the Global Compact for Migration, an intergovernmental agreement that will…
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
02-Dec-2017
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. According to ILO estimates, 40.3 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery, with 15.4 million in forced marriage and 24.9 million in forced labour. One out of every four modern slavery victims are children. Forced labor disproportionately impacts women and girls, as they…
Indian Cabinet green-lights National Nutrition Mission
02-Dec-2017
The cabinet has approved the establishment of a National Nutrition Mission (NNM) to tackle malnourishment and stunted growth, LiveMint reported. The government is aiming to cut undernutrition, stunting, and low birthweight by 2% per year among 100 million people. It also hopes to cut anaemia among women, adolescent girls, and young children by 3% every…
End “forced sterilisation” of transgender people: HRW to Japan
01-Dec-2017
In Japan, people wishing to change their legal gender are required to appeal to a family court under Law 111. Under the law, to qualify for a legal gender change, applicants are required to be single, without children under age 20, be diagnosed with “gender identity disorder” and “permanently lack functioning gonads,” The Independent reported…
4 billion people have no social protection: ILO
01-Dec-2017
A recently released report from the ILO contains data indicating that only 45% of the world’s population “is effectively covered by at least one social benefit”. The rest, 55% or 4 billion people, lack any sort of coverage. Just 29% of the world’s population has “access to comprehensive social security”, up from 27% in 2014-15.…
World AIDS Day: Right to health
01-Dec-2017
December 1, 2017 is World AIDS Day, and the theme for this year is the right to health. According to UNAIDS, the right to health involves not just “access to quality health services and medicines”, but also “assurances” such as gender equality, adequate sanitation and housing, health education, and being able to make choices regarding one’s…
“Inflection Point” in Battle against Hunger: FAO
29-Nov-2017
FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva told British legislators this week that the battle to end hunger is at an “inflection point” and that it is crucial to back family farmers to successfully tackle hunger. “The main cause of hunger nowadays is not the lack of food, but the lack of access to it,” he…
UN panel asks Myanmar for report on violence against Rohingya women
29-Nov-2017
The UN committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has asked Myanmar’s government to supply “an exceptional report” regarding sexual violence perpetrated by its security forces against Rohingya women and girls in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, The Indian Express reported. The panel has asked Myanmar to furnish details on women and girls who have been…
1,300 Myanmar tribals take shelter in Mizoram
29-Nov-2017
Mizoram’s government has taken in 1,300 tribals, most of whom are Buddhist or Christian, who fled violence in Myanmar’s Arakan state and are in southern Mizoram, The New Indian Express reported. The district’s police chief told IANS that “the Myanmarese fled their homes after the Army clashed with the outlawed ‘Arakan Army’ militant outfit cadres…
UNICEF, Norway sovereign wealth fund form child rights network
28-Nov-2017
The United Nations children’s agency and Norway’s $1-trillion sovereign wealth fund, along with some leading fashion companies, are forming a network to bolster the rights of children working in the garment and shoe industry, as well as those affected by the industry, Bloomberg reported. More than 10 companies, including H&M and Gucci owner Kering, have…