2 YAZIDI WOMEN WIN PRESTIGIOUS EU HUMAN RIGHT PRIZE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13Dec
Iraqi Yazidi Islamic State survivors and activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar receive the EU Parliament’s 2016 Sakharov Prize during a ceremony in Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 December. After escaping sexual enslavement by Islamic State they both became spokespeople for women affected by the terrorist group's campaign of sexual violence and for the persecuted Yazidi minority

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Dynamic Borderlands: Livelihoods, Communities and Flows 5th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network starts today

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
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A very interesting conference is starting today in Kathmandu with scholars with an incredibly diverse background attending from all over the world. The conference is organized by Social Science Baha; International Institute for Asian Studies and the Asian Borderlands Research Network (ABRN).
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO THE COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT SANTOS: Presentation Speech by Kaci Kullmann Five, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
The speech of Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, deputy chair of the Committee, Oslo, 10 December 2016. Prize motivation: "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"
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International Human Rights day: EU and USA pushes CHINA to free political prisoners ( from the Guardian)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
Surely the EU and USA have a lot to improve themselves and they should not preaching other countries but China needs to find other ways to assert itself and win over its fears. Oppressing activists is not a way for China to claim global leadership.
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Stand up for someone’s rights today Human Rights Day 2016

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
Many of us are fearful about the way the world is heading. Messages of intolerance and hatred prey on our fears. But we can change the course by reaffirming our common humanity and taking action to support everyone’s human rights.
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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016: Message from the United Nations Segretary General Message

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
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"Upholding human rights is in the interest of all. Respect for human rights advances well-being for every individual, stability for every society, and harmony for our interconnected world" sats Ban Ki Moon
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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016: Stand up for someone's rights today!

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
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Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.

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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime: statement of EU FEREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF, FEDERICA MOGHERINI

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime 9 December

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
Find here some background info and the message from the UN Secretary General
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WAYS TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 06Dec
In occasion of International Day of Volunteerism, here some ideas on how to be part of a fantastic global movement focused to help those in need. The article first published on Perspective of the Himalayan Times.
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