social justice

Homeless man sleeps in a tunnel in Budapest, Hungary.
Unsplash/Mihály Köles

Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic policies 

30 April 2021
Human Rights

The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must “put human lives” above economic policy considerations, that privilege competition between EU Member States, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday. 

A man from Bosnia and Herzegovina is still looking for his missing relatives after the war (file photo).
UNDP Eurasia

Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Disability inclusion, minimum wage, and LGBTI rights in Botswana

11 June 2019
Human Rights

This Tuesday, we cover: a new strategy for disability inclusion; continued talks on social justice at the international labour conference; an update on Yemen; a historic Security Council resolution on missing persons in conflict; and same-sex rights in Botswana.