Three decades have passed since the Chinese capital hosted a landmark women's conference. Now it plans to do it again
The country's unity remains intact, but incidents fuelling racial debates highlight the need for more interfaith dialogues, according to a study.
PETALING JAYA: Despite Malaysia's progress in fostering unity and peace, racial discrimination and xenophobic sentiments persist, says the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
PETALING JAYA: Human rights organisation Suhakam stated that despite Malaysia's progress in fostering unity and peace, racial discrimination and xenophobic sentiments persist.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that artificial intelligence (AI) must never replace the essential human elements of learning and called on states to keep humanity at the centre of education systems
VIENTIANE: (Bernama) Thailand has been elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term, a position the country is deeply honoured to undertake, said its Foreign Ministry.
A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
According to the Education Ministry's Student Database Application System, marriage was among the main reasons for rising dropout rates from 2019 to 2023.
FROM SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE (SERI) Seri is a is a non-partisan think-tank dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based public policies.
FROM OUYANG YUJING Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: Access to quality education will allow refugees to contribute meaningfully to their host country, says the Myanmar Ethic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation Malaysia (Merhrom).
From Azril Mohd Amin, CENTHRA Founder and Chairman.
BANGKOK: Amnesty Thailand condemns Thai government for deporting 40 Uyghurs to China, calling it an act of unimaginable cruelty and a grave human rights risk.
Safeguarding children's rights is the responsibility of adults, says a child rights activist.
Suhakam's new 'fangs' are a good development but we need more progress in other areas too.
LONDON (Reuters) -The global response to AIDS is "under threat" because of an unprecedented backlash against human rights that is stigmatizing the groups most at risk of HIV infection, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme has warned.
JAKARTA: Indonesia must address "systemic racism" against indigenous groups in the restive Papua region and uphold human rights standards in the province, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday (Sept 19).
MOGADISHU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Somalia and the United Nations (UN) agencies joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day of the Girl Child on Wednesday by pledging to continue promoting the rights of Somali girls.
KUALA LUMPUR: It is mandatory for children who reach six years old to be provided with primary education, from Standard One to Six, and parents who fail to adhere to this will be subjected to action under Section 29A of the Education Act 1996.
UNTIL a few days ago, Antonietta Moccia, a 61-year-old housewife, had little hope that Italian authorities would ever tackle the illegal waste disposal that had long plagued her town and others just north of Naples.