Human rights

U.N. makes history with first-ever resolution supporting intersex rights

April 5, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

The U.N. Human Rights Council has issued its first-ever resolution supporting the rights of intersex people. An estimated 1.7% of infants are born intersex — many are forced to undergo irreversible surgeries to “correct” their anatomy and are subject to stigma and discrimination. The resolution directs the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the challenges intersex people face and the best ways to ensure intersex people’s “highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.”

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Germany to take in 1,000 at-risk Afghans every month

October 19, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Germany’s new program will support Afghans suffering persecution at the hands of the Taliban, including women’s and human rights advocates and people who have persecuted because of their religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

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U.N. General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

July 28, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

The resolution, based on a similar text adopted last year by the Human Rights Council, calls upon States, international organizations, and business enterprises to scale up efforts to ensure a healthy environment for all.

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Brazil’s High Court first to declare Paris Agreement a human rights treaty

July 7, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

As a result of the ruling, if Brazil’s Congress passes a law that conflicts with the Paris Agreement, the Paris Agreement should take precedence.

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U.S. Congress passes bill named after Emmett Till to make lynching a hate crime

March 8, 2022 | By Tanatchapoom (Tony) Mueantonthian | -, Change Milestones

The bill would make it possible to prosecute a crime as a lynching when a conspiracy to commit a hate crime results in death or serious bodily injury.

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The Philippines raises the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16

March 7, 2022 | By Tanatchapoom (Tony) Mueantonthian | -, Change Milestones

Prior to the new law, the Philippines had the second lowest age for sexual consent worldwide, next to Nigeria’s age of 11, according to Child Rights Network.

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U.S. officially enacts Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act into law

March 4, 2022 | By Tanatchapoom (Tony) Mueantonthian | -, Change Milestones

The law is retroactive, freeing individuals who have been bound by arbitration language to pursue legal action against their harassers.

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‘Landmark decision’ gives legal teeth to protect environmental defenders throughout Europe

October 25, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

It is the first ever internationally-agreed tool to safeguard environmental defenders and marks an important step in upholding the universal right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

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Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council

October 11, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

According to World Health Organization, 24% of all global deaths, roughly 13.7 million deaths a year, are linked to the environment, due to risks such as air pollution and chemical exposure.

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Belgium court deems inadequate climate policy a human rights violation

June 21, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

Climate campaigners claimed a “historic victory” after a Brussels court on Thursday condemned Belgium for its climate policy that breaches the country’s duty of care and human rights obligations.

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