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Meet the Maker: I am Char Wong
“I am grateful for organizations like the Solidarity Center, who teach us about our rights. I am learning to speak up more. I want my story and my colleagues’ stories to spread to people throughout the world.”
“We Are Nothing but Machines to Them”
Solidarity Center’s director of Bangladesh programs, Alonzo Suson, comments on union organizing efforts following the Rana Plaza collapse.
8 International Organizations Condemn Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe
In a joint statement to mark Human Rights Day, several human rights organizations, including the Solidarity Center, said Zimbabwe should respect and protect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, participation in political and governmental affairs, and personal integrity.
Women Human Rights Defenders: Targeted for Identity and Activism
AWID’s 5th online tribute to Women Human Rights Defenders who have died in recent years commemorates 60 feminists and activists. A 2016 report by AWID and the Solidarity Center shows that the rising power of corporate interests is an urgent challenge to defenders of human rights and justice.
The Human Rights of Labourers
Shawna Bader-Blau, Solidarity Center Executive Director, shares her insights on the significance of the fourth report of the UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, presented to the UN General Assembly on 21 October 2016.
Political Justice Is not Enough to Rebuild Sri Lanka
A healthy, more equitable economy is key to any society emerging from a war as bitter as Sri Lanka experienced, and is crucial to mitigating future conflict. A critical element to address discord is equal treatment under the law. Yet there is rising concern that, across a broad range of issues, this equality has yet to be realized.