by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
International Day of Non-Violence marks the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the famous and much-loved leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. The Day is to disseminate the message of non-violence, and to...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
World Humanitarian Day is to commemorate humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and to honour all aid and health workers who provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. The Day marks the 2003 bomb attack on the...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
Torture and other forms of cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment seek to annihilate personality and deny the inherent dignity of a human being. Though prohibited under international law and totally unjustified, torture persists in all regions of the world. Its...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
Conflict-related sexual violence refers to rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, enforced sterilization, forced marriage and any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity perpetrated against women, men, girls or boys...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 29, 2020
The Graça Machel report drew global attention to the devastating impact of armed conflict on children and led to the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its Optional Protocol and the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for...
