On December 10, 2023 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be 75 years old. As a benchmark of democracy, we rightly celebrate observance of its Article 19 on...
Gender-based violence on and through digital communication technologies is arguably the most pervasive human rights violation on the Internet.
It is clear that technology — once considered an agent for gender...
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Media Development 2023-4
Migrant Rights Are Human Rights
Communication with, from, and by migrants and refugees is fundamental to their wellbeing and to strengthening their sense of...
Media coverage of migration and migrants has been subjected to intense scrutiny by human rights activists, who see that news reporting has ranged from fair and balanced to biased and...
In 2020, there were about 281 million international migrants in the world, according to a recent report.1 That figure equates to 3.6% of the global population. Displaced persons accounted for...
The world the media paint becomes the face of the societies we live in. The under-representation, or outright exclusion, of certain communities from the media, makes them invisible. And when...
The Global Compact for Migration is the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. The global compact is non-legally binding. It is...
Choose the language you use carefully. Consider the ideologies and connotations behind the words you use.
Challenge stereotypes, and avoid sweeping generalisations. There is no one single migrant/Muslim/Jewish/Roma “community”, but...
Rey Asis
For the more than 95 million international migrants in Asia Pacific, many of whom are temporary migrant workers, exercising communication rights is vital for them to navigate their new...
Doris Falcón
La crisis en Venezuela se ha profundizado durante los años 2021, 2022 y lo que va de 2023, con lo cual se afirma que aún se mantienen las condiciones...