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Category: Global Justice

World closer to ending modern slavery as UN-backed protocol on forced labour comes into force

November 11, 2016

10 November 2016 – An international protocol on forced labour has entered into force, a major milestone in the fight to end the practice, which the United Nations labour agency estimates victimizes 21 million people worldwide. The International Labour Organization Forced Labour Protocol “requires countries to take effective measures to prevent and eliminate forced labour, […]

Posted in Global Justice, Human Rights, People Trafficking

On International Day, UN calls for end of impunity for crimes against journalists

November 3, 2016

Warning that impunity for crimes against journalists is rampant, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for immediate action to secure justice in cases here journalists have been attacked or killed and for concrete steps from all countries to ensure that media professionals are guaranteed space to operate free from harassment and intimidation. Today, 2 […]

Posted in Global Justice, Human Rights

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