Editorial: ISHR Newsletter November 2023
We are living in challenging times. There seem to be ever more new crises. This makes it all the more important that we do our work courageously and tirelessly.
Matthias Boehning speaks in front of the Federal Chancellery
The Secretary General of the ISHR, Matthias Boehning, speaks in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin and demands protection for the Armenian people.
Resolved: This House Prefers a Minimalist State
This ISHR Campus event focused on increasing awareness and understanding of social and economic Rights and the state’s obligation to provide public services as a way to realize the rights to health, life, and education.
Kenya: Paedophilia promotes a cycle of poverty for children
According to the Kenya Ministry of Health report, over 45,000 cases of pregnant girls aged between 10–18 years were handled in various hospitals countrywide in the months of January to February 2022.
Kenya: Kenyan politicians promoting sexual violence against women
Since Kenya promulgated the current constitution in 2010, the 47 counties within its borders have been until 2022 been headed by men.
Pakistan: Freedom on Bail for Christian Parents
The Christian couple Kiran and Shaukat Masih have been free again since 21 October 2023.
Pakistan: Report on Blasphemy case of Haroon Shehzad
Haroon Shehzad, a Christian man, aged about 49 years old was held accused of Blasphemy on 30th June 2023.
Nicaragua: Regime gets rid of Catholic critics
Twelve imprisoned Catholic priests were released from political prison in Nicaragua on October 18 and forced into exile.
China: House Church Preacher Detained at an Unknown Location
The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) and the Protestant news agency IDEA have named Chinese Christian Chang Hao from Yunnan province as the “Prisoner of the Month for November 2023”.
Asia-Pacific: Regional Updates
Regional Updates from Dr. Krmanji Othman, the ISHR Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region.
Swiss Human Rights Prize 2023 awarded to the co-founder of the International Criminal Court Philippe Currat
In 2023, the Board of Directors of the International Society for Human Rights – Swiss Section – will once again award the renowned Swiss Human Rights Prize
Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees too Deserve their Guaranteed Rights
The consequences of the refugee crisis have been dramatic for the European Union, which now sees itself drifting apart.
The Path to Lasting Peace
Embracing Holistic Youth Participation in Peacebuilding
A call to Tolerance
While on trial on 23 December 2009 Nobel Laurette Liu Xiaobo, looked toward the people who were part of the system that oppressed him.
