This Week in Human Rights News

MwanaSayansi is the first Swahili science newspaper aimed at making knowledge accessible for communities

Activists march for sex workers’ rights in Cape Town

Alejandra Campollo discusses the risk and dire need to provide comprehensive sex education podcast in Guatemala

Las Patronas observes 28 years of aid for migrants en route in Guadalupe

Japan’s museum for Indigenous Ainu culture ignores human rights issues still faced today

Residents of Dharavi, India’s biggest slum, voice concerns over expensive renovation project

Investigative report reveals illegal detainment, torture and deportation of migrants across EU borders

Tens of thousands excluded from voting in Bahrain’s November election due to certain laws

Free and fair elections not upheld as Nicaragua’s President Ortega expands total control of federal & local government

Tunisia’s gender parity law revoked ahead of December election

In the UK, housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa raises awareness for unlivable housing conditions

The ‘narrow definition’ of homelessness

Banjiha & Seoul’s housing crisis

Hungarian state report targets women in higher education

Students around the world still impacted by Covid-19 disruptions to education

Research finds that ICTs make sex work safer, but legislation & online harassment hinders improvements

The impact of the digital gender divide

Climate change, drought & the impact on food security

Hawai’i faces water shortages, water contamination by US military

Water as a human right and the privatisation of water in Mexico

Oman is the 100th country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, but maritime workers not entirely protected

Cambodia’s construction workers face issues of labour rights

Sindicalismo con Nosotras marks the launch of first feminist trade union platform in Chile

Reproductive rights for disabled people lack visibility

Latin America’s ‘green tide’ of abortion rights increases human rights in the continent

Global access to reproductive health care is gaining traction with technology

Amsterdam sex workers speak out against Red Light District relocation proposal

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of Indigenous land rights.

In India, journalist Rana Ayyub continues to face online harassment and violent threats for her reporting.

In Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Wildlife Park, indigenous Maasai people continue to resist eviction from the government.