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Our response to the US leaving the UN Human Rights Council the day before an important session
Posted on June 20, 2018 Leave a Comment
President Trump has announced the United States will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council a day before the 38th Human Rights Council session on the human rights of women. We agree with Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General “while the Human Rights Council is by no means perfect and its membership is frequently under scrutiny, it […]
Human Rights Day: Freedom of Expression is not a pass to be an online troll
Posted on December 10, 2017 Leave a Comment
It is possible have a robust debate, and sometimes it is necessary to in order to get to the core of the main points, challenge held beliefs and draw similarities and conclusion. It is important to go through this process in order for society to grow in tolerance and understanding, to evolve and recommit to core beliefs.
Young people take over the UN in the name of quality education for all
Posted on July 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Here is an article I wrote for the European Youth Forum about #MalalaDay Today marks the day of a young brave girl’s birthday, Malala Yousafzai. An attempted assassination was made on her life last year because she advocates for young female rights to education in Pakistan. Today, on Malala’s 16th birthday, hundreds of students from […]
34 Million!
Posted on November 15, 2012 1 Comment
Sadly on the 9th October, news broke around the world that 15 year old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a member of the Pakistani Taliban. Her crime? Bravely advocating girls’ right to an education in her country. Two of Malala’s class mates also suffered injuries in the attack. Malala has been in […]