In 1997 and 1998 Lisa Young Larance pursued a Fulbright funded research project in rural Bangladesh. During her stay in Bangladesh Nagorik Uddyog provided technical assistance for her work. Her current research, a collaboration with Rubena Malik, ―Creating Community in a United States City: Bangladeshi Women Share Their Immigrant Experiences”, attempts to demystify the immigration…
New York: In a significant step toward achieving equality and justice, the NGO forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has successfully passed a groundbreaking resolution aimed at “Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (CDWD)” in Africa. This resolution marks a significant milestone…
The Non-Governmental Organization forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has passed resolution to Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent in the continent. This resolution marks a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle to address discrimination based on work and descent and to protect…
Traditional and modern forms of slavery and slavery-like practices remain prevalent in Cameroon, despite its criminalisation in its Penal Code, the country report of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Cameroon and Status of Modern Slavery has revealed. This report, which was launched on November 3 is informed by research on discriminated communities on…
In a significant step toward achieving equality and justice, the NGO forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Hereafter referred to as ACHPR) has successfully passed a groundbreaking resolution aimed at “Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (Hereafter referred to as CDWD)” in the…
