Freedom House, a New York based, non-profit NGO, has been monitoring threats to human rights from as far back as 1980. Its 2009 annual report discloses that at the commencement of 2009, 54% of the world’s population is still forced to live under brutal authoritarian rule.
· 89 (46%) of the world’s 193 countries are rated as Free, where the people have the freedom of a wide assortment of political and [Read more...]
Adoption of a “human rights perspective” in all measures taken to prevent and end trafficking in women and children.
Development of standard minimum guidelines for all officials and service providers with regard to pre-rescue, rescue and post-rescue operations including rehabilitation, repatriation and reintegration of trafficked victims. These guidelines should be [Read more...]
It is unfortunate that workplace human rights issues have not been properly understood by the managers and supervisors because of its complex nature. The onus of preventing human rights violations is the responsibility of management professionals in charge of workplace.
The third report to the UN Human Rights Council, submitted earlier this year, outlines a new policy framework for human rights at work place that comprises three core p [Read more...]