Ajamu Baraka (2024-12-13). A discussion with Ajamu Baraka on people(s)-centered human rights, a framework born of struggle and crisis. mronline.org The Black Alliance for Peace just launched its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley discussed why this project is so necessary. | December 13, 2024…

Human Rights Watch (2024-12-13). Saudi Arabia: Hosting UN Internet Conference Amid Crackdown. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A message is typed on a smartphone, July 2022. | © 2022 Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images | (Beirut) — Saudi Arabia is hosting a major United Nations conference on internet governance while dozens of people remain imprisoned for peaceful online speech, Human Rights Watch said today. Many are charged under the country's abusive counterterrorism law, and the authorities conduct invasive surveillance of civil society members at home and abroad. The 19th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held from December 15 to 19 in Riyadh, un…

Human Rights Watch (2024-12-12). Worldwide, Policies Leave Health Care Inaccessible for Too Many. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain, January 26, 2024. | © 2024 David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images | Twelve years ago, on December 12, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution calling on all countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), while also establishing a day to reflect on our collective progress towards this goal. But this year's International Health Coverage Day comes amid global failures to dedicate adequate public resources to health care, undermining the right to health for people around the world.UHC, a framework developed by the…