Read more Human Rights “Jaffna reflections and inspirations from abroad” May 22, 2015 2606 views Salma Yusuf, a Sri Lankan based human rights lawyer, lecturer and Commonwealth Correspondent, was the main author of the Jaffna Memorandum.…
Read more Human Rights "Xenophobia – a matter violating law and morality" May 19, 2015 3422 views With xenophobia making headlines in South Africa, Denise Juvane, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique now living in England examines the…
Read more Human Rights "Refugee children embrace opportunity to learn" April 1, 2015 2701 views Children brim with positive spirit and eagerness to learn in spite of dire surroundings, writes Geetha Kanniah, 18, a Commonwealth…
Read more Human Rights "Rethinking human rights in an African context" November 9, 2014 1 comment 3794 views The concept of human rights has been one of the most debated issues throughout the world in the last half…
Read more Human Rights "UN Human Rights Council and Sri Lanka" March 10, 2014 1 comment 2595 views UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva provide an opportunity for Sri Lanka to look carefully at how it will…
Read more Human Rights "Youth can take an active role in human rights" January 5, 2014 10695 views Thousands of youth took part in Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Day, writes Madusha Erandi, 21, a Correspondent from Colombo in…
Read more Human Rights “India’s shoot-to-kill policy defies human rights” September 11, 2013 1 comment 4214 views Over the past ten years, India’s shoot-to-kill policy at its borders has cost over 1,000 lives, most of them unarmed…
Read more Human Rights Commonwealth trains Pacific youth in human rights August 1, 2013 2411 views Young people from four Commonwealth Pacific countries have completed a one week Training of Trainers’ course in human rights and…
Read more Human Rights Educating young people about their human rights February 13, 2013 2599 views The Commonwealth is training Caribbean youth workers on educating young people about their human rights. The first regional workshop is…
Read more Human Rights “He was at the forefront of the Child Rights Act” December 6, 2012 3 comments 3120 views Nigeria’s foremost child rights activist has been named to a prestigious International Leadership program operated by the U.S. State Department.…