Daily Briefs

Human Rights | Social Protection | Dignity | Public Responsibility Today’s focus: What happens when a lifetime of work is not enough to survive old age? Quote of the Day…

Human Rights | Environmental Justice | Community | Civic Responsibility Today’s focus: When a community’s environment is threatened, its people deserve to be heard. Quote of the Day “I have…

Human Rights | Justice | Human Dignity | Public Accountability Today’s focus: A prison sentence should never become a sentence to neglect. Quote of the Day “All prisoners shall be…

Human Rights | Democracy | Disability Inclusion | Civic Participation Quote of the Day “We need the leadership of persons with disabilities, particularly women, and their representative organizations.” — António…

Human Rights | Public Accountability | Children’s Rights | Community Quote of the Day “We are starting something here in Durban.” — Mary Robinson, 2001 Mary Robinson said these words…

Human Rights | Peace | Protection | African Solidarity Quote of the Day “There are no humanitarian solutions to humanitarian problems.” — Sadako Ogata, former United Nations High Commissioner for…

Education, dignity and the right to a second chance. Quote of the Day “There is vast potential to be tapped in the dreams, aspirations, abilities and determination of girls and…

African Human Rights Day | 40 Years of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Quote of the Day “I have always believed that solutions to most of our…

Quote of the Day “Justice is not a cloistered virtue.” — Lord Atkin, 1936 Lord Atkin made this observation in Ambard v. Attorney-General for Trinidad and Tobago, a case concerning…

Quote of the Day “Labour is not a commodity.” — International Labour Organization, Declaration of Philadelphia, May 10, 1944 These five words appear in the Declaration of Philadelphia, adopted by…