by Cody Mitchell The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has recently expressed deep concern with an “escalation of intimidation and threats” against women and girls on matters of sex, gender, and gender identity. It comes as debate rages in Australia over the ongoing conflict between transgender activists and …
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What did we actually do with Women’s Month 2026?
April 23by Ruhamah Ifere Every March, the world pauses to celebrate women. Social media fills with affirmati …
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Applications Open for the Executive Committee Members for The Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network (CCYDN)
April 18Applications are now open for young leaders to join the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Chil …
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Invisible Lines: The Ethics of Structural Exclusion
March 22by Lilian Elochukwu Terna-Ayua Everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights, as stated in A …
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The Empty Chair: Reclaiming Democratic Space for Cypriot Youth
February 23by Katerina Panagi When Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 u …
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Read moreby Samara Ali Access – a complicated term which is often simplified to help everyone understand the importance of being able to practice choices. As it is, it simply means ‘to enable’, and yet the debate around this term gets more crucial with every passing day, as we try to understand the significance of it …
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by Sarmad Shahbaz Pakistan has been in a vitriolic tornado for quite some time now. Though the country has been dependent upon International Financial Institutions (IFIs), friendly countries, and strategic-war-aided pouring of finances for the past three decades, the unprecedented turmoil we are seeing today is rock bottom, if not a complete catastrophe. The country …
Just a few things we’ve got planned in the months ahead: 7th-9th February: CABOS (Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sports) Meeting, Delhi – India Discussions on how Sports can be better utilized as a tool for Peace and Development. 14th-18th February: Commonwealth Youth Sub-committee on Human Rights and Democracy Training, London. Commitment Create a Commonwealth Youth …
As the Commonwealth Youth Programme hosts a summit of youth leaders in London, Azhar (Ali) Fateh reflects on a month that has seen despots toppled in the Middle East and a resurgence in respect for human rights and democracy. As we have seen in Tunisia and Egypt, it is young people who are the main …
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Young people from around the Commonwealth are trained in human rights and democracy to prepare them for their role as youth election observers A group of twenty young people from around the Commonwealth became the first trained Commonwealth youth election observers last week, after completing their training in human rights and democracy at the Commonwealth …
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Child Rights Governance (CRG) sets out to strengthen state institutions and mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of children’s rights, and increase awareness and capacity among civil society and children to promote children’s rights and hold duty bearers to account. It is also about recognising children as right holders and citizens by listening to their …
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As Jamaicans prepare to go to the polls on 29 December, Commonwealth Correspondent Meeckel Beecher, 25, urges his countrymen and women to consider how important human rights are to the nation. As the world celebrated International Human Rights day on 10 December, I couldn’t help but reflect on the progress that Jamaica has made as it …
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As Jamaicans prepare to go to the polls on 29 December, Commonwealth Correspondent Meeckel Beecher, 25, urges his countrymen and women to consider how important human rights are to the nation. As the world celebrated International Human Rights day on 10 December, I couldn’t help but reflect on the progress that Jamaica has made as it …
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons met with youth activists in Melbourne, Australia, last month and praised them for their campaign work. The visit comes ahead of the publication of a highly anticipated report on government anti-trafficking efforts, writes Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane. For young members of World Vision …
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