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Abolish slavery – now

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We sometimes speak about the abolition of slavery as though it’s already been achieved. But there are more than 50 million victims of slavery today – right now. One in four of them are children...

Trafficking survivor wants to “make human rights mainstream”

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Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman and his service dog (right), sitting for a conversation with UN High Commissioner Volker Türk, 29 November 2023, Geneva, Swizterland © OHCHR/Philippe Liondjo
Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman went from being a teenage survivor of sexual exploitation and trafficking to a fervent advocate for the rights of victims. Now the Chair of the UN Slavery Fund, he wants everyone to “vote for human rights.”

Human Rights 75 – Meet the Winners!

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Winners of the 2023 Human Rights Prize. © OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Prize is celebrating its five winners – two individuals and three organizations – for their outstanding contributions within their fields of human rights. The winners are: Julienne Lusenge of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Julio Pereyra Sánchez of Uruguay and the organizations Viasna, The Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, and the Global Coalition of civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, social movements and local communities for the universal recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.