The international community has made progress in grasping the experience of people with disabilities and safeguarding their rights. This article looks at the situation of children with disabilities in Latin America and Caribbean (UNICEF, 2013). Understanding the context Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups in society. Facing daily […]
This Friday 15 March school strikes are going global. Students in over 70 countries across the globe are going on strike: for the climate, and for our future. What first started as a one-person protest by Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, has now gathered momentum and spread all across […]
On International Women’s Day, we at Humanium have decided to speak up about the urgency of female slavery around the world, and most particularly in Nepal where a community of young girls are exploited and whose rights are neglected and scorned every day. Modern slavery impacts lives on a daily basis, everywhere across the […]
An interview with Humanium CEO Arndt Soret on the 10th February 2019 Question: Hi Arndt, it is great that you found time to talk to us on the phone. Where are you exactly? I’m at Zürich Airport. Today we are starting a two week ‘camp’ in Rwanda. I’m very excited, I feel like a child! […]
Today the world celebrates the non-governmental organisations. Why? Because YOU are important. When I was only 7 years old I heard that 42,000 children die every day for reasons that are avoidable. I went on food strike until my parents threatened me to admit me to hospital and made me understand that even them were […]
Today you might see Switzerland as a successful and safe country with regards to its commitment to equal rights for all. Most importantly, you might think of Switzerland as a role model for the occidental world. All this is true. However, it has not always been this way – especially when it comes to equal […]
Our local partner for over 10 years Hand in Hand India, has been awarded with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Kalyan Puraskar from the Honorable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. This award recognises Hand in Hand India’s work in the field of alleviating child labour having mainstreamed over 300,00 children into Government Schools. […]
On the 24th of January 2019, and for the first time, the world is coming together to celebrate Education. Education to most, represents the idea of going to school and learning about different subjects. However, it could be argued that the meaning of education lies in the eyes of the beholder. No future for […]
Since October 2018, the country of Madagascar has become the victim of a new sanitary crisis and is suffering from a terrible measles outbreak. The Ministry of Public Health has declared over “19,000 cases of infection including 67 deceases from the October to December period”. 63 districts and 22 regions of the island are reported […]
A recent publication by the Advocacy Director of the children’s rights division at Human Rights Watch shows signs of progress for children during the last years (Human Rights Watch, 2018). Child Soldiers At the beginning of August 2018, more than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan, resulting in a […]
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