17th December 2025 Belgrade, Serbia
Last week, I spoke at the Equality Commissioner’s annual conference about the importance of gender equality. I said that, as a father, I want to live in a world where my two daughters have exactly the same chance to shine as my son. Where their potential is recognised and nurtured, and where they can find […]
6th December 2017 Holy See
To mark the UN-led 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls, the British Embassy to the Holy See is delighted to introduce you to Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, whose network of religious sisters in Nigeria is trying to make a reality of the UN’s theme “Leave no-one behind” for modern slavery victims […]
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7th December 2015 Khartoum
25th November marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 days of activism against gender based violence. Globally one in three women are subject to violence. That represents one billion women worldwide-which is where the global campaign ‘One Billion Rising’, to address violence against women, gets its name. […]
10th December 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Today is International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is the importance of civil society, with the hashtag #365 signifying what civil society does for us all, day in, day out. It’s been a difficult few months in Sri Lanka and the Maldives for civil society, so I wanted to use this blog to celebrate […]